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2008 In Austria
Events from the year 2008 in Austria Incumbents * President of Austria, President: Heinz Fischer * Chancellor of Austria, Chancellor: ** Alfred Gusenbauer (till December 2) ** Werner Faymann (from December 2) Governors * List of governors of Burgenland, Burgenland: Hans Niessl * List of governors of Carinthia, Carinthia: ** Jörg Haider (till October 11) ** Gerhard Dörfler (from October 11) * List of governors of Lower Austria, Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll * List of governors of Salzburg, Salzburg: Gabi Burgstaller * List of governors of Styria, Styria: Franz Voves * List of governors of Tyrol, Tyrol: ** Herwig van Staa (till July 1) ** Günther Platter (from July 1) * List of governors of Upper Austria, Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer * List of mayors of Vienna, Vienna: Michael Häupl * List of governors of Vorarlberg, Vorarlberg: Herbert Sausgruber Events March * March 1 – Austria and other countries in Central Europe are hit by Cyclone Emma (2008), Cyclone Emma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Voves
Franz Voves (born 28 February 1953) is an Austrian politician of the SPÖ and a former player in the Austrian ice hockey national team. From 25 October 2005 to 16 June 2015 he has been governor of Styria (Landeshauptmann der Steiermark). He was vice-governor of Styria from 12 March 2002 till 24 October 2005. On 2 March 2002 he was elected as the chairman of the SPÖ Styria (Steiermark). Sporting career *1967–1977: centre for ATSE Graz *1975: Austrian Ice Hockey Champion with ATSE Graz *1970–1977: 75 games in the Austrian Ice Hockey National Team, participation in 7 Ice Hockey World Championships and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck *Since 1995: president of the ASKÖ-Styria und vice president of the national ASKÖ-Association Vocational career *1972–1978: studies of social science and economics *1978: trained as a tax advisor *1979–present: in the Merkur Versicherung AG *1989–2002: Merkur board member, responsible for the financial sector Political career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ORF (broadcaster)
(ORF ; , ) is the national public broadcaster of Austria. Funded from a combination of television licence fee revenue and limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media. Austria was the last country in continental Europe after Albania to allow nationwide private television broadcasting, although commercial TV channels from neighbouring Germany have been present in Austria on Pay television, pay-TV and via Signal overspill, terrestrial overspill since the 1980s. History of broadcasting in Austria The first unregulated test transmissions in Austria began on 1 April 1923 by Radio Hekaphon, run by the radio pioneer and enthusiast (1887–1958), who applied for a radio licence in 1921; first in his telephone factory in the Brigittenau district of Vienna, later in the nearby TGM technical college. On 2 September, it aired a first broadcast address by Austrian President Michael Hainisch (1858–1940). One year later, a powerful transmitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Emma (2008)
Cyclone Emma was an extratropical cyclone that passed through several mainly Central European countries, on Saturday 1 March 2008, killing at least twelve people in Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Wind speeds reached up to in Austria and the Czech Republic. Major infrastructure disruptions and some injuries were also reported in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. A Lufthansa jet almost crashed attempting to land in crosswinds at Hamburg. Meteorological context On 28 February 2008, a low-pressure area formed near Newfoundland. The pressure in its center was around at the time of formation. Within a few hours, the depression had strengthened a lot, and had deepened to near the Faroe Islands. On the evening of 29 February, the warm front reaches the German coast, causing great amounts of rain. It is followed around midnight by a cold front, which was shortly followed by violent winds. Progression of the storm Germany and the Netherlands are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Europe
Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern Europe, Eastern, Southern Europe, Southern, Western Europe, Western and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; however, countries in this region also share some historical and cultural similarities. The region is variously defined, but it’s minimum definition could be considered of consisting of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, eastern France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. But also the Baltic States, the Alsace in north-east France, and South Tyrol, northern Belluno , and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in north-east Italy are culturally usually considered to be part of Central Europe. From the early 16th century until the early 18th century, parts of Croatia and Hungary were ruled by the Ottoman Empire. During the 17th century, the empire also occupied southern parts of present-day Slovakia. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 1
Events Pre-1600 * 509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the ''Quattuor Principes Mundi'' ("Four Rulers of the World"). * 350 – Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II. * 834 – Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. * 1476 – Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro. * 1562 – Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. 1601–1900 * 1628 – Writs issued in February by Charles I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Sausgruber
Herbert Sausgruber (born July 24, 1946) was governor of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and chairman of the Vorarlberg ÖVP. Education After the ''Matura'' (general qualification for university entrance), Sausgruber he studied law and Catholic theology at the University of Innsbruck and become a member of the fraternity “''AKV Tirolia''”. He graduated in 1970 in jurisprudence. As public servant After a year working in a court he was admitted to the public service. First he served as the chief of the youth welfare office in the counties of Bludenz, Feldkirch and Bregenz. After 1975 he worked in the office of the government of Vorarlberg. As politician From 1975 on, he was vestryman in Höchst, from 1978 on chief of the parish council. In 1979 he became a member of the Vorarlberg Landtag A ''Landtag'' (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Vorarlberg
This is a list of Landeshauptmann, governors of Vorarlberg, a States of Austria, state in Austria. List of officeholders {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Vorarlberg Governors of Vorarlberg, *List Lists of governors of Austrian states, Vorarlberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Häupl
Michael Häupl (born 14 September 1949) is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria, he served as mayor and governor of Vienna from 7 November 1994 until 24 May 2018. Early life and education Häupl was born in Altlengbach, Lower Austria. He studied Biology and Zoology at the University of Vienna and was an academic assistant at the Vienna Natural History Museum from 1975 to 1983. Political career He was the State Chairman of the Socialist Students of Austria, the student organisation of the SPÖ from 1975 to 1978, a member of the Viennese Municipal Council from 1983 to 1988, and from 1988 until 1994, Executive City Councillor for Environment and Sport. Häupl followed Helmut Zilk in 1993 as a state party chairman of the SPÖ in Vienna and on 7 November 1994, he became the mayor of Vienna. Häupl has won three elections since his appointment as mayor; each of them has led to increased majorities for the SPÖ. In the 1996 City Council elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Vienna
This is a list of mayors and governors of Vienna since 1282. Vienna is the capital city of Austria. Since 1920, it has also been an Austrian state, with its mayor doubling as the '' Landeshauptmann'' (governor or minister-president) of the State of Vienna. Since 24 May 2018, Michael Ludwig has served as Mayor of Vienna. Duchy and Archduchy of Austria * Konrad Poll 1282 * Heinrich Hansgraf 1285 * Konrad von Eslarn 1287 * Konrad Poll 1288–1305 * Heinrich Chrannest 1305–1307 * Dietrich von Kahlenberg 1307 * Heinrich von d. Neisse 1308 * Niklas von Eslarn 1309 * Niklas von Eslarn 1309–1313 * Heinrich von d. Neisse 1310 * Niklas Poll 1313–1315 * Hermann von St. Pölten 1316 * Niklas von Eslarn 1316–1317 * Hermann von St. Pölten 1318 * Otto Wülfleinstorfer 1319–1323 * Stephan Chriegler 1323 * Niklas Poll 1324–1327 * Stephan Chriegler 1327–1328 * Heinrich Lang 1329–1330 * Dietrich Urbetsch 1332–1333 * Hermann Snaezl 1333–1334 * Dietrich U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Pühringer
Josef Pühringer (; born 30 October 1949 in Traun) is a former Austrian politician. From 2 March 1995 to 6 April 2017 he was the governor (Landeshauptmann) of Upper Austria. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He is a member of several Roman Catholic student Fraternities and sororities, fraternities that belong to the Österreichischer Cartellverband, ÖCV and the Mittelschüler-Kartell-Verband, MKV. Pühringer is imperial Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George (Habsburg-Lorraine), Order of St. George. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Upper Austria ...
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Upper Austria: See also *Upper Austria {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Upper Austria *List Upper Austria Governors A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
