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Language Guide

“Do you speak German?” This language guide helpsyou to use the most important words and sentencesin German.

Yes. No. Maybe.PleaseThank youExcuse me!PardonI don’t understand youI only speak a little…Could you please help me?I want …I do (not) like this.Do you have …?How much does this cost?What’s the time?Good Morning!Good Afternoon!Good Evening!My name is …What’s your name?How are you?Thank you. And how are you?Goodbye!Left/rightStraight aheadPlease, where is …?Help!There happened an accident!Please, call …- ambulance- police- fire brigadePlease book a table for us tonight forX persons.

Ja. Nein. VielleichtBitteDankeEntschuldigen Sie bitte.Wie bitte?Ich verstehe Sie/dich nichtIch spreche nur wenig …Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?Ich möchte …Das gefällt mir (nicht).Haben Sie …?Wie viel kostet es?Wie spät ist es?Guten Morgen!Guten Tag!Guten Abend!Mein Name ist …Wie ist dein Name?Wie geht es Ihnen / dir?Danke. Wie geht es Ihnen / dir?Auf Wiedersehen! Tschüss!Links/rechtsGeradeausBitte, wo ist …?Hilfe!Ein Unfall ist passiert!Bitte rufen Sie …- Krankenwagen- Polizei- FeuerwehrBitte reservieren Sie für uns heuteAbend einen Tisch für X Personen.


SURVIVAL GUIDECopyright © 2012 by Valerie Semorad and Michael Zimmermann

All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning orotherwise, without the permission in writing of the publisher.

Number of copies: 1300; third edition 01.09.2012, Krems an der Donau, Austria

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Table of content

Krems 49 General information 50 Sights 51 Transportation 53 Shopping 54 Cinema 56 Accommodation 57 Events 59 Restaurants & Cafés 60 Nightlife 61 Nightlife specials 62 Fun sports 64 Wine & Heurigen 65Vienna 67 General information 68 Sights 69 Transportation 71 Shopping 72 Restaurants 73 Bars 75 Nightclubs 76 Cafés 77 Accommodation 78 Map 79Short remark 80

Language guide 2Introduction 5 Welcome to Austria 6 Students for Students 7 Austrian Student Union - ÖH 8IMC FH Krems 9 Libraries 10 Sports 12Map of Krems 14General Information 16 Transportation 17 Finances 20 Insurance 27 Healthcare 29 Mobile Phone 33 Internet 34 Important phone numbers 35Austria 37 General information 38 Public holidays 40 Major sights 41 Good to know 45


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Welcome to Austria - Welcome at the IMC FH Krems

Dear students,

We are very pleased that youhave chosen the IMC FHKrems as your partner in edu-cation either for a full degreeprogramme or an exchangeperiod. After some excitingpreparations (on your and ourpart) we are delighted to fi-nally welcome you to our Uni-versity of Applied Sciences.

With the great support of“Students for Students” andour many dedicated profes-sors and committed staff inthe various institutes and de-partments we are convincedthat your study time in Kremswill be a most profitable aca-demic and personal experi-ence.

May this “Survival Guide” be-come your practical “road-map” to enjoy Krems andAustria on your path to your“final destination”, i. e. achie-ving your targeted learningoutcomes and qualifications aswell as gaining new horizonsand making friends for life.

Take care and “viel Erfolg(FH) Mag. Eva WernerRector

Piaristengasse © IMC FH Krems

Campus © IMC FH Krems


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Students for Students

The main purpose ofour community is toenhance the positive cli-mate among students atthe IMC FH Krems andto extend possibilitiesfor interaction betweenstudents.

Students for Students(SfS) is a non-politica,ldynamic community,open to all people inte-rested in active coope-ration.

One of the most im-portant tasks of SfS isthe integration of ex-change students arrivingat the IMC FH Krems.As most of the mem-bers of this communityhave spent at least onesemester studying ab-

road they know aboutproblems occurring du-ring this time and arelooking forward to helpour new colleagues indealing with them. SfSsees itself as a partnerof all buddies to sup-port them in making theexchange students timea special one.

Furthermore SfS repre-sents a bridging link.We are working onmore interaction bet-ween colleagues of dif-ferent study programsto support furthercompanionship of stu-dents.Therefore Students forStudents is organizingevents, activities andmeetings to connect

students sharing thesame interests and gi-ving them an opportu-nity to be part of apermanently growingcommunity.

We believe that studiesare a special time of ourlives and that this timeshould be spent cons-ciously and with asmany good experiencesas possible.

So, let’s spend a goodtime together!

Students for Students –Connecting students at the IMC FH Krems

Students for Students [email protected] www.facebook.com/studentsforstudents


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Austrian Student Union - ÖH

The student union inAustria is called “Öster-reichische Hochschüle-rInnenschaft“, short“ÖH“, and is managedvoluntarily by studentsfrom all over the coun-try. National Austrianlaw regulates our stu-dents’ representationand the membership iscompulsory at all highereducation institutions.Thus, ÖH representsover 250.000 studentsin Austria, including ex-change students thatonly spend oneterm/year in our coun-try.

Students at universitiesof applied sciences cal-led “Fachhochschulen”have also been repre-sented by ÖH since

December 2007. At themoment we are focu-sing our energy on buil-ding up an excellentlocal representation andmotivating younger stu-dents to pick up ourwork.

The student union lawrequires that everymember pays a mem-bership fee of 16,86Euro per semester. Thislaw is also applicable toincoming students likeyou, so we kindly askyou to do so as well.Payment is organized bythe university manage-ment, so please askyour respective interna-tional coordinator /de-partment about thedetails of the proce-dure.

Your membership feeincludes a liability andan accident insuranceoffered by Allianz Ele-mentar VersicherungAG, covering almost allpossible cases of acci-dents and damages du-ring and around youruniversity activities.

The Austrian studentunion is also offering anadvisory service to stu-dents regarding legal,social and financial mat-ters. For further infor-mation on services,please do not hesitateto contact us by mail.

We wish you a pleasantstay in Austria and an in-teresting study term.

First of all the Austrian student union would like towelcome you in Austria!

ÖH - Austrian Students UnionPiaristengasse 1

3500 Kremswww.oeh.ac.at

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Libraries

You might need a library for writing your papers, stu-dying or solving case studies. Unfortunately the li-brary in Krems is not that big so it is quite likely thatyou need books from Vienna as well. Here you getall the information you need concerning the twomost important libraries for your studies.

KremsThe library is situated atthe Campus. It is possi-ble for IMC students toborrow up to fivebooks for two weeks.All you need to bring isyour IMC student ID.There is also a readingroom and special studyrooms with computerswith internet whereyou can work on yourtasks. A further possibi-

lity is the interlibraryloan (Fernleihe). Withthis service you canorder almost any bookfrom any Austrian andinternational library.

You may access this ser-vice online via the li-brary homepage. Thecosts for the interli-brary loan service isfrom about 3.50 € perbook to 9.00 €. The

loan period depends onthe sending library andis from 1 up to 6 weeks.

Further informationabout loan period andsending costs you willreceive at the librarycounter.

Opening hours: Monday 08:30 - 13:00 Tuesday - Friday 08:30 - 21:00

Saturday 10:00 - 14:00Closed on Sundays and holidays

www.donau-uni.ac.at/library


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ViennaA library rather closeholding more books atyour disposal is the WU(Wirtschaftsuniversität)library in the ViennaUniversity of Economicsand Business. This li-brary is situated next tothe train stop „WienSpittelau“ which can bereached by direct trainfrom Krems. To use the

PC work stations andborrow library materialyou will need a librarycard.You can apply for such alibrary card at the circu-lation desk. You need tobring your IMC studentID (or a photo ID) ANDyour residence registra-tion form (Meldezettel).

Standard opening hours: Monday – Friday: Reading area:09:00 – 22:00

Loans: 09:00 – 19:00Info Center: 09:00 – 19:00

Interlibrary loans: 09:00 – 12:00www.wu.ac.at/library

The library is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, bankholidays and Christmas. During holidays and Easterbreak the library has shortened opening hours.

Library at the Campus © IMC FH Krems


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Sports

The whole program isdivided into eight diffe-rent divisions:-Gymnastics-Relaxation-Ball Games-Outdoor-Dance-Water Sports-Family Sports-Martial Arts

Almost every coursewithin the programs issupported by professio-nal instructors. The pla-ces are limited andsince the demand forthe courses is increa-sing every semester it is

highly recommended toregister as soon as pos-sible. You can registerwith the applicationform at the office ofCampus Sport duringthe office hours as longas there are vacancies.

The office is situated inthe basement of theDanube University(middle wing L) on thecampus. The prices forthe course vary bet-ween 15€ and 60€ de-pending on theprogram. For some pro-grams you need to payextra charges for ren-

tals. If you take the“sport package” (3courses) you get a dis-count of 10%.

You can find further in-formation on the web-page of the DanubeUniversity under Ser-vice / Campus Sports.The webpage and all theinformation are availa-ble in English.

Campus Sport offers about 40 different sport pro-grams exclusively to students and staff members ofthe IMC Krems and the Danube University Krems.


SfS InsiderIf you indicate your

student ID at the firstregistration you will

get another 10€ backfrom the student

union (ÖH)

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Danube-University KremsUniversity Sports and Health

sport office, basement, middle wing TRAKT LDr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30

3500 Krems

[email protected]

+43 (0)2732 / 893 2038 or 2039Monday 08.00 – 15.30, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 08.00 – 12.30


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1. Piano Bier Lokal2. Danube University Krems3. Filmbar4. IMC FH Krems5. Kolping Campus Student housing6. Path from new to International FH Campus7. Ulrich Café8. Steiner Tor Shopping Center9. Outdoor swimming pool10. Ice rink11. Heuriger Müllner12. International Campus Piaristengasse13. Piccolini Italian Restaurant14. Amadeus Pub15. Veit Bar16. Irish Pub17. XO Bar18. Quba19. Q-Stall20. Gozzoburg Restaurant21. Marquee Bar22. Al Capone Pizzeria

Access this map also through short URLhttp://goo.gl/maps/9hTIr

or scan the QR code with your phone

Map of Krems


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Transportation

The public transportation system in Austria is well organized and known for itsreliability. The flip side of this is that many connections stop their service in thelate evening hours. The prices are reasonable and the transportation networkis well developed.

CabsCabs or taxi’s are ratherexpensive in Austria. Ifyou get in a cab, you willbe automatically chargeda start fee. This fee variesin each city. Also the pri-ces for the kilometer canbe quite different, depen-ding on the taxi com-pany. In general it is agood advice to negotiatea fixed price before youstart your journey withthe cab.

BusThe bus system in Aus-tria is mostly designedfor local transportation.Therefore buses are notthat interesting for ex-change students.

The train offers a moreattractive and good valuealternative to travel inAustria.


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Flights and airportsThe main airport ofAustria is the Vienna in-ternational airport.From there you will beable to get a flight to al-most every destinationin Europe. The airport islocated to the east ofVienna in a town calledSchwechat. The bestway to get to the air-port is by car. At theairport you will find suf-ficient, safe but very ex-pensive parking space.Also a very popular wayto get to the airport isby train. Departing fromthe Viennese Train Sta-tion “Wien Mitte” youwill find the Airporttrain called CAT whereyou are also able tocheck in directly.

The trip by regular trainfrom Krems to the air-port will take you ap-proximately 2 hoursand costs about € 17,60regular and 8,80 withthe “Vorteilscard” (as of2/2010). Please notethat you will need tochange trains 2 to 3times on your way to

the airport since thereis no direct connectionfrom Krems.

Airport Viennawww.viennaairport.com

In addition to the mainairport in Vienna, theairports in Linz andSalzburg are also wortha look. These smallerairports in the westservice mostly low-costcarriers and therefore itis very likely that youcan catch a good offer.Both of these airportsare quite easy to reachwith public transporta-tion.

To the airport in Linzyou need to take thetrain from Krems to St.Pölten. From St.Pöltentake a regular train toLinz central station(Linz Hbf). From thecentral station there isa shuttle service to theairport. The trip willtake you approximately2 ½ hours and will costyou € 23,60 at the regu-lar price and € 11,80with the “Vorteilscard”.

Airport Linzwww.flughafen-linz.at/

If you decide to take offfrom Salzburg airport,you will as well need totake a train from Kremsto St.Pölten. From theretake a regular train toSalzburg central station(Salzburg Hbf). At thecentral station in Salz-burg you need to go tothe bus terminal. Fromthere shuttle busses de-part for the airport.

The trip will take youapproximately 3 to 4hours and will cost you€ 38,70 at the regularprice and € 19,40 withthe “Vorteilscard”.

Airport Salzburgwww.salzburg-airport.com


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TrainThe train will be very li-kely the most frequenttransportation possibi-lity on your travelsthrough Austria. Takingthe train to discoverAustria is a very popularthing among exchangestudents. You can enjoythe beautiful landscape,and that the prices arequite moderate. Someti-mes you even might belucky to catch somespecial offers, such asCity trips e.g. to Venice,Florence or Munich for€ 29. The train also re-presents one of the bestpossibilities to get toairports of Austria.

In general Krems is agood starting point fortrips to Prague, Brati-

slava or Budapest. Ofcourse all interesting ci-ties in Austria such asVienna, Salzburg, Inns-bruck or Graz are alsoquite easy to reach bytrain from Krems. Toplan your trip, pleasevisit the official site ofthe Austrian FederalRailways This site is ofcourse also available inEnglish.

ÖBBwww.oebb.at

SfS InsiderGet as soon as possiblethe “ÖBB Vorteilscardunder 26”. This dis-count card was desig-ned especially forstudents and will helpyou to save a lot of

money. You just need togo to the train stationand ask for a form.Please also bring apassport picture withyou. The picture is ne-cessary for the applica-tion form. The card

itself will cost youabout € 20, but if youjust go to Vienna twice,you already saved that!


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Finances

CurrencyThe currency in Austriais the Euro. The Euro isthe official currency of22 European states (16member states plus 6 EUcountries).

It was introduced in1999 and became the of-ficial currency in 2002.Besides the Dollar theEuro is the most impor-tant currency in theworld.

BanksKrems itself has manybanks. The city houses 9banks (with 23 bran-ches) of many differentlocations (also withATMs) throughout thecity.

In Austria paying cash isstill very popular. CreditCards are rarely usedand most of the shopsusually don’t acceptthem due to high costsfor the shop itself. Ne-vertheless Austrians douse debit cards. Debitcards are plastic cardswhich are linked to adebit account (“Giro-konto”) at an Austrianbank and can be used innearly any shop (also towithdraw money atATMs). This gives you abetter cost control than

paying with a credit cardwith a higher withdra-wal limit.

Paying abroad withthose debit cards is usu-ally possible as they sup-port maestro cardfunctions (if you find the“maestro”-symbol onyour card it is valid towithdraw money in fo-reign countries). There-fore you can use themto withdraw money inother countries (addi-tional costs apply here).Nevertheless youshould contact yourbank advisor for moredetailed information asthose might vary frombank to bank.

SfS InsiderStudent accounts areusually for free. Fur-

thermore most banksoffer special assis-

tance for internationalstudents.


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The most importantand largest banks inKrems are:

Bank Austria CreditanstaltAG

Obere Landstraße 19Steiner Landstraße 82

BAWAG PSK BankRingstraße 12

Hypo Bank Niederöster-reich

Obere Landstraße 14

Kremser Bank & SparkasseAG

Ringstraße 5-7Untere Landstraße 3

Raiffeisenbank KremsDreifaltigkeitsplatz 8

VolksbankUntere Landstraße 1

Gartenaugasse 5

SfS InsiderWithdrawing moneyis free of charge in

Austria. Requirementis an Austrian bank

account.

Saving accounts (“Spar-buch”) is a very popularway of saving in Austriawhich offers the custo-mer a safe investment ofmoderate interest rates.Investment in funds orshares is not as com-mon as in other coun-tries. Saving accounts forexchange students whostay in Austria for 1 or 2semesters are not veryuseful. Therefore a che-cking account is suffi-cient.

Studying in Krems willquite likely require anaccount at a local bank.Choosing a bank is nota crucial issue. Mostbanks are offering equalservices also due to mi-nimum regulations fromthe state. Applicationprocesses for getting anaccount are similar aswell. Usually you have toprovide the following in-formation:

-A valid Passport-A valid address inKrems

Most banks have nocancelation period forstudents. Neverthelessoverdrawing an accountis usually not possible. International moneytransfers can be madevia the IBAN (interna-tional banking accountnumber) and BIC (ban-king identifier code).Those bank wire trans-fers entail costs whichwill be covered by theremitter. If the bank ofyour choice has notcommunicated you anIBAN and BIC automa-tically you can contactyour bank adviser.


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Payment slips / Zahl-scheineNot relevant in manycountries the paymentslip or also called “Zahl-schein” survived in Aus-tria. During your stay inAustria you might beconfronted with thispayment method seve-ral times.

You will get this slip forexample when you getan invoice for a maga-zine-subscription. Then

you fill out your name,address, account num-ber as well as the BLZ(bank code) of you andthe 2nd party as well asthe amount you want topay. This might be un-usual for some interna-tional students.

Imagine: Mario Bergerwants to transfer €200(for the rent Decem-ber) on Florian Rinnof-ner’s bank account. Theslip would look like this:

The red slip is moreimprtant. The blue slipwill stay in your poses-sion.

If you have problemswith the German onyour slip the bankagents are happy to helpyou with your request.


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Post office

Fees for letters canrange from € 0,65 / 1,40(EU/Worldwide). Thoseprices vary according totheir size (regular: 50g). Prices for parcels usu-ally include a basic fee(around €12) with addi-tional costs for each ki-logram (e.g. 0,75 - 6,50).Those Kilogram-pricesvary due to differentzones.

The postman alwaysrings twice… but incase you shouldn’t be

home by that time heor she leaves you a yel-low form which informsyou that you receivedmail, were absent andcan pick it up at thenearest post office. This,of course, just happensif you receive a parcelor a registered letterwhich cannot simply beplaced in your post box.By handing the paper inat the Krems office youwill receive your mail.

Sending money by mail

is a possibility to receivea larger amount ofmoney. NeverthelessSfS recommends using awire transfer via anIBAN number to yourAustrian account. Thisresults in additionalcosts but is safer.

The Austrian Post alsooffers a banking optionwith its PSK Bank. Thisis mainly attractive forsaving accounts andother saving plans.

Post OfficeÖsterreichische Post AG

Brandströmstraße 4-63500 Krems an der Donau

+43 57 7677 3500Mo-Fr 08.00-18.00

SA 09.00-12.00


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Cost of renting a

room

Rooms are a rare thingin Krems. Even thoughmore and more stu-dents come to Kremsthe city resists in buil-ding new homes. There-fore apartment prices inKrems are rather high.For a small room youmay have to pay bet-ween 180 and 300 €.The earlier you lookthe higher the chance ofgetting a decent and af-fordable room with niceflat mates.

Cost of renting an

apartment

As rare as rooms areapartments. A 70 m²

apartment can be ren-ted for 550 € +, 33m²for 300 € +. To get acheap and nice apart-ment careful and espe-cially early searches arerecommended.

Stikwww.stik.at

A student meal

A meal in the cafeteria“Mensa” is available foraround 4 Euros. Mealsin restaurants are usu-ally between € 5-7.Students vary in theirweekly expenditures.There are ways of spen-ding less and of coursethere are ways of spen-ding more. If you wantto save money it is su-

rely possible to live onaround 40 € a week.Nevertheless this justincludes food. To be onthe safe side calculatearound 80 € + if youare used to 3 meals aday.

Additional costs mayapply when you go tomovies, restaurants andmore. You should consi-der those study and lei-sure expenditures inyour budget.

Some (more) important information regarding money.


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How to tip

Compared to manyother states (like in theUSA) waiters get atleast a minimum wage.Therefore tips in Aus-tria usually lie around5% of the total amount.Also many Austriansjust round up to thenext higher amount(instead of 9.70 € theyjust round up to 10 €). Where to tipTipping in restaurants,bars or in service areas

in general is very com-mon. Tipping after gro-cery shopping on theother hand is very un-usual. Also in othershops (eg. buying shoes,clothing or electronics)giving tip is not com-mon and usually raises“weird looks”.

Paying on time

As mentioned before inthe Survival Guide Aus-trians are people whoare very into punctua-

lity. This fact can also beseen at the paying disci-pline. Paying on time is acommon practice.

Period of Payment

The period of paymentsin Austria varies fromoccasion to occasion. Aspecific deadline is usu-ally given in the invoice(if applicable) or in anyother confirmation.Average and also verypopular periods are 2or 3 weeks.


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1 kg apples 2.001 kg bananas 1.801 l Milk 1.101 kg bread 2.500,5 kg coffee 3.002 l Soft drink (e.g. Coke) 1.801 pack of cigarettes 4.00

Bus ticket Krems (one-way) 1.00 (for students)Day-ticket Krems 3.60

Tube/Subway Vienna 1 way (unl. switches) 2.2024-hour-ticket 6.7048-hour-ticket 11.70

Basic Taxi fee ca. 3.00Additional fee basedon km and time

One way train-ticket toVienna 13.90with Vorteilscard 7.00

To give you an overview of common prices in Euro(as of 8/2012) Austria we provide you with the fol-lowing chart.


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Insurance

ÖH InsuranceWith your membershipfee of 17.50 € for theNational studentsunion, which is manda-tory for all students inAustria including inco-ming students, a liabilityand accident insuranceby Allianz ElementarVersicherung AG is in-cluded, which covers al-most all possibleaccidents and injuriesduring and in con-nection with your uni-versity activities. Formore details, pleasecontact the local stu-dents union (ÖH).

Health InsuranceHealth insurance is ge-nerally required by theIMC and the state ofAustria. Therefore allthe students travel toKrems with a fully ack-nowledged health insu-rance. Nevertheless,especially when you arefrom outside the EU, anadditional private healthinsurance which coversall aspects your nationalinsurance does not sup-port might be a goodsolution should youever have an insurancecase. Therefore consul-ting one of the big insu-rance agencies in

Austria after you arrivewould be an option.

Household InsuranceHousehold insurancesare a way of ensuring,that you and your pos-sible flat/roommates arecoverd when actionsoccur like fire, water da-mage, burglary andmore. Austrian insu-rance agencies alsooffer special student in-surances which usuallycover most commoncauses of household ac-cidents at a lowmonthly rate.


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Accident InsuranceA temporary accidentinsurance while you stayin Austria would also bean option. With such in-surance you are on thesafe side when you getinto an accident whiletraveling in and aroundAustria (this should beexplicitly discussed withthe agent). Accident in-surances can often bepurchased in combina-tion with household in-surances at a specialstudent price.

Also most banks offerinsurances in coopera-tion with other large

agencies. Thereforeplease contact yourbank advisor for furtherinformation.

Insurance DataIf you decide for an ad-ditional insurance usu-ally the following data isnecessary:−Name−Date of birth−Address

Just to make sure everydata is available pleasetake your passport aswell as informationabout your apartment(address/Meldezettel)with you.


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Doctors

The Austrian health sys-tem as in any other statein the world can be avery complex thing. Ne-vertheless patients aretreated the same nomatter where they arefrom. So if you have anaccident (no matter if inthe kitchen or on thestreet) you get the sameprofessional treatmentas an Austrian. In case ofan accident you do nothave to get back home,get your passport or ID.This is not required byAustrian emergencyrooms. For EU-citizens costs willbe covered through themandatory health insu-rance. Therefore the hos-pitals need your EHIC(European Health Insu-rance Card).

Should you need to stayin the hospital a patient’scontribution of 10.78€/day has to be paid bythe patient. Neverthelesssome insurances (e.g.some travel insurances)can cover these costs aswell.

With Non-EU-Citizensthe cost issue gets a littlebit more difficult. Eventhough you might haveinsurance the Austrianhospitals are required toask you for paymentahead. In this case youhave to pay for yourtreatment which can berefunded by your healthinsurance at home.

Hospital

The Hospital of Krems isone of the best in LowerAustria. Important for

students is the outpa-tient unit (Ambulanz). Ifyou have any medicalemergencies, please donot hesitate to go there.Help in the “Ambulanz”will be provided withlittle administrative ef-forts. In case of an acci-dent the ambulance willalways take you here foremergency treatment.The costs for treatmentsin emergency rooms(“Ambulanzkosten”)range from 30 € forbasic treatment to morethan 400 € in case youneed x-rays or more.

The hospital also has ahelicopter at its disposal,so that in case of veryserious injuries anybodycan be taken to one ofthe big hospitals inVienna.

SfS TippIt might be a goodidea to take a Germanspeaking person withyou to the doctor orthe hospital. Most me-dical personnel just

have very Basic Englishskills, a local can alsohelp you with formsand administrative do-cumentation. Ask yourbuddy or one of theSFS-Team to help you,

if you do not feelcomfortable withgoing alone to any me-dical treatment!


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In what medical areas isthe hospital in Kremsspecialized?

Beside the outpatientunit you can also findinter alia specializedtreatment for the follo-wing medical issues inthe hospital:

- Ear, nose and throat- Internal medicine- Gynecology- Urology- Orthopedics- Casualty surgery- Doctors in the Area

If you prefer to consult adoctor, please note thatyou always have to bringyour insurance detailswith you. In general allthings explained aboveconcerning insuranceand costs apply here aswell.

It is always good to makean appointment beforeyou visit a doctor. Other-wise it might be possiblethat you have to wait

quite some time. Following you find a listof doctors for a varietyof medical treatmentswho practice here inKrems. The list is arran-ged according to the me-dical fields ofspecialisation.

General Medicine

Just for a brief explana-tion. The field of “Gene-ral Medicine” is verycommon in Austria andis mostly not known toforeigners. General Me-dicine, in German “Allge-mein Medizin”, weunderstand a Doctor,who has a broadknowledge of medicinebut is not specialized in acertain field of medicine.We go to this kind ofdoctors to seek adviceand treatment for ordi-nary illnesses like flu orheadaches. If the pro-blem is more serious,this doctor will forwardyou to a specialist.

HospitalMitterweg 103500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 804 0www.krems.lknoe.at


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General Practitioners

Dr. Birgit LindnerDr. Gschmeidlerstr. 43 3500 Krems0699 17613711

Dr. Hannes WinklerRingstraße 30 3500 Krems02732/824060

Dr. Liselotte WagnerHeinemannstraße 63500 Krems02732/83636

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Eduard WalchLangenloiser Straße 43500 Krems02732/77707

Dr. Arno SuntingerDreifaltigkeitsplatz 43500 Krems02732/853710

Dermatologists

Dr. Susanne SchätzHeinemannstraße 6a3500 Krems02732/83941

Dr. Heide Hochmiller-SpaunObere Landstraße 33500 Krems02732/85494

Dr. Ulrich GeppertRingstraße 570676/5340503

Dentists

Dr. Peter FuggerHeinemannstraße 4 3500 Krems02732/83344

Dr. Friedrich HöllererSchillerstraße 103500 Krems02732/84307-0

Dr. Irmgard TauberUtzstraße 11/53500 Krems02732/74646

Urology

Dr. Eberhard DittelBahnhofplatz 73500 Krems02732/85163

Dr. Eckart BreinlObere Landstraße 33500 Krems02732/77763

Ear, nose and throatspecialist

Dr. Helga FichtenbauerAlthangasse 23500 Krems02732/81616

Dr. Heinz JüngerLangenloiser Straße 23500 Krems02732/760200

Gynecologist

Dr. Maria Maissner-BognerKerschbaumerstraße 7Krems 350002732/85110

Dr. Doris LinsbergerMargarethenstraße 63500 Krems02732/860441

Dr. Hermelinde PutzLangenloiser Straße 43500 Krems02732/85860


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Healthcare

Drugstores in andnear to Krems

Apotheke WienertorUntere Landstraße 56

3500 Krems02732/828250

Adler Apotheke Obere Landstraße 3

3500 Krems02732/82001

Apotheke Zum Engel Steiner Landstraße 80

3502 Stein02732/845670

Drug stores

If you need any medicine,there are numerouspharmacies in Krems.The Pharmacies are cal-led “Apotheke” in Ger-man and always have thissign (see on the righthand side) hanging onthe outside. Please notethat most pharmacieshave lunch breaks andclose on Saturdays al-ready at 12 a.m.

Here are three addres-ses of good pharmaciesin Krems. Two of themare in the city center andthe other one is in Stein.


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Mobile phones

Mobile phones

and contracts are availa-ble from different provi-ders. The big players onthe Austrian mobilephone market are A1, T-mobile, Telering, Drei andOrange, further there isa growing number of lowbudget providers such asYesss and Bob.

The advantage of a bigplayer is that there is va-riety of information andsupport accessible. Youcan easily receive infor-mation about the diffe-rent offers and contractsthrough the providerstores, which are situa-ted in the town centeror in the Bühl Center. Toget overall informationabout the different pro-viders visit an electronicgadget store such asHartlauer, Niedermeyer

or Media Markt. Theseshops sell all contracts ofthe main providers andhelp you with informa-tion. Please be aware thatthe low budget providerYesss is only sold via thelow budget retailerHofer.

The decision between acontract with a minimumterm of subscription anda prepaid depends highlyon your requirements.Just be aware that theminimum term of agree-ment is normally about 2years, therefore the pur-chase price of the mobilephone is lower. In caseyou choose a long termcontract check if your fa-vored provider offers aneasy contract exit, incase you leave the coun-try.

Another important pointto consider is the roa-ming fee. Probably youplan to travel throughEurope in your sparetime, be aware that yourAustrian provider willcharge roaming fees forthe service abroad.

Last but not least askyour buddy for help. Yourbuddy assists you withadditional informationand guides you throughthis decision.

A1www.a1.net

Orangewww.orange.at

T-Mobilewww.t-mobile.at

Dreiwww.drei.at


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Internet

Cable internet

Different products areavailable from upc, Kauf-mann and AON. In addi-tion to the monthly feeyou have to pay for theconnection with thegrid and a deposit forthe modem. The depositwill be refunded lessdisconnection fee. Theproducts have a mini-mum term of agree-ment of mostly 12months. Please find de-tailed information onweb pages. They areonly available in Ger-man. You can get helpfrom your buddy.

UPCwww.upc.at

KTV Kremswww.ktv-krems.at

Telekomwww.telekom.at

Mobile internet

Is available at every mo-bile phone company(find a list at the mobilephone section). You canchoose between a con-tract with minimum

term of agreement orprepaid cards. Concer-ning the missing mini-mum term ofagreement there is adifference in price andconditions but still agood bargain when youjust stay for a shorttime.

To find the right Inter-net Service Provider itis always important tothink about your ownpatterns of use. A goodway to compare the dif-ferent providers is givenat www.geizhals.at. Un-fortunately this page isonly available in Ger-man. Ask your buddyfor help.

IMC W-LAN

You can get free accessto the IMC W-Lan if youare at the Campus or atthe Piaristengasse. Youonly need your studentnumber and your pass-word for the log in.

SfS TippAlways have a look at

the included dataamounts and the

small print. Exceedingthe included data

amounts can be reallyexpensive.


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Important phone numbers

Fire departmentPoliceAmbulanceEurope emergency

Inactivate your Credit Card-Central number-Diners Club-Master Card-VISA-American Express

Doctors in attendanceIMC KremsHospital KremsRegistration officeRegistration policeTaxiEuropa ZentrumKolping HausUnlock service

122133144112

+43 (0) 116 116+43 (0) 1 501 35 0+43 (0) 1 717 01 4500+43 (0) 1 711 11 770+49 (0) 69 97 97 1000

141+43 (0) 2732 802+43 (0) 2732 8040+43 (0) 2732 8010+43 (0) 2732 801501+43 (0) 2732 1718+43 (0) 2732 8510688+43 (0) 2732 83541+43 (0) 2732 83931+43 (0) 2732 70518


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Austria is a landlockedcountry in the center ofEurope. The form of go-vernment is a parliamen-tary republic consistingof nine provinces. The ca-pital city is Vienna. TheFederal President isHeinz Fischer and theFederal Chancellor isWerner Faymann. Austriahas a surface of about84.000 km² and 8 Milli-ons inhabitants.The highest mountain ofAustria, called Groß-glockner, is 3.798 m high.The largest lake, theNeusiedler See in Bur-genland, has 315 km². Theofficial language is Ger-man, furthermore theAustrian inhabitantsspeak many different dia-lects. About 85 % of thearea of Austria is agricul-tural and forest space.Moreover tourism is avery important econo-mic sector.

Climate

Austria has a continentalclimate. The four seasons(spring, summer, autumnand winter) are eachidentified by typical tem-perature and climatecharacteristics. Austria’sclimate is characterizedby the interaction of theoceanic climate and thecontinental / pannonianclimate. Eastern Austriais affected by cold win-ters and hot summerswith moderate precipita-tion.

General information

Austria and its inhabitants hold an enormous varietyof different cultural, geographical and climatic aspectswhich are good to know when living here. The follo-wing lines will therfore provide you with some ge-neral information.


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General information

Cultural aspectsVienna has always beena centre of music. Untiltoday theatres and or-chestras as well as thecoffeehouse culture arevery important for theinhabitants. Regionalcustoms are maintainedby regional societies.These customs containmusic, dancing, theatre,poetry, carving, embroi-dery, etc.

Austria’s cuisine is a re-sult of the Austro-Hun-garian Empire. It isfamous for its well-ba-lanced variations of beefand pork and vegetab-les. There is also the pa-stries, which compriseparticular delicaciessuch as Sachertorte,

“Krapfen” (doughnutsusually filled with apri-cot marmalade or cus-tard) and “Strudel” suchas “Apfelstrudel” filledwith apple and “Topfen-strudel” filled withsweetened sour cream.Please find out moreabout Austria’s cuisinein the “Vienna” chapter.

Furthermore Austriahas many different reli-gious feasts like Christ-mas, Whitsun, Easter orthe National holiday.Austrians celebratethese days with specialevents.

Because of the Alps theAustrians are wellknown for snow sports.Famous athletes are

Hermann Maier, RenateGötschl or Franz Klam-mer. Also in summeryou can do many sportsin Austria. Soccer andbeach volleyball are alsopracticed nationwide.


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Public holidays

German terminology

NeujahrHeilige Drei KönigeKarfreitagOstersonntagOstermontagStaatsfeiertag „Tag derArbeit“Christi HimmelfahrtPfingstsonntagPfingstmontagFronleichnamMaria HimmelfahrtNationalfeiertagAllerheiligenHeilige LeopoldMaria Empfängnis

Heiliger AbendChristtagStephanitagSilvester

English

New Year’s DayEpiphaniasGood FridayEaster SundayEaster MondayNational holiday “La-bour Day”Ascension DayWhitsundayWhitmondayCorpus ChristiAssumption DayAustrian National DayAll Saints' DaySt. Leopold’s DayFeast of the ImmaculateConceptionChristmas EveChristmas DaySt. Stephen’s DayNew Year’s Eve

Date

01. January06. January02. April04. April05. April01. May13. May23. May24. May03. June15. August26. October01. November15. November08. December

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Vienna

All sights of Vienna willbe described in detail inthe Vienna chapter. This isjust a short list of placesyou should visit whenyou are there.

-Schönbrunn-State Opera-Hofburg-St. Stephans cathedral-Belvedere Palace-Kunsthistorisches Mu-seum (Museum of finearts)

Salzburg

Old Town of SalzburgThe City of Salzburg isfamous for its old town.Most people know thecity as well as the birthplace of Mozart. The City

was founded on theruins of the lost Romancity Iuvavum. Since 1800Salzburg has been part ofAustria. Before that itwas an independent prin-cipality ruled by Archbi-shops. The city attractsmany tourists every year.The old town (“Alt-stadt”) is a UNESCOWorld Heritage site.

The best way to go toSalzburg is by train. Fromthe Krems train stationyou will need a littlemore than 3 hours to getthere. Take a train fromKrems to St.Pölten trainstation. From the trainstation in St.Pölten atleast every hour a train isdeparting to Salzburg. A

one way ticket to Salz-burg will cost you € 38,7regular prices and €19,40 with the “Vorteils-card”.

Hohensalzburg FortressThe mightiest fortress ofcentral Europe, a power-ful castle sitting in a pro-minent position,undoubtedly Salzburg’sprime attraction andmost dominant featureof the city’s skyline: "Ho-hensalzburg Fortress"should not be missed du-ring any visit in Salzburg.The first fortress on thehill was build from 1060to 1088. Over centuriesthe castle evolved in toits current appearance.

Major sights

Austria is a rather small country, but reveals manytreasures for those who want to discover them. Inthis chapter you will find some of those treasuresbriefly explained and how you get to them. On yourtrips to these sights you will see that the real sightis not some place or statue, instead the whole coun-try with its beautiful scenery is a big impressivesight.


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Birthplace of MozartThe house in Getreide-gasse 9 was the livingplace of the Mozart fa-mily between 1747 and1773. Wolfgang AmadeusMozart was born on the27th of January 1756. Themuseum in his birthplacenow hosts precious re-lics such as the violin thatMozart used to playwhen he was a child, hisconcert violin, his Clavi-chord, portraits, lettersand other memorabiliaof the Mozart family.

Mirabell PalaceThis Baroque master-piece was initially built in1606. Mirabell Palaceowes its present unassu-ming appearance toPeter de Nobile, thecourt's architecturalconsultant and directorof the Vienna School ofArchitecture. Detailssuch as the edging of thewindows, the capitals andstuccowork bear witnessto the palace's formersplendor. The famous Mi-rabell Gardens were re-designed around 1690and completely remode-

led. The Mirabell Gar-dens were opened to thepublic by Emperor FranzJoseph in 1854. Todaythey are a horticulturalmasterpiece and popularbackdrop for photogra-phers.The visit of the palace isfree of charge and possi-ble on Monday, Wednes-day and Thursday from 8am till 4 pm, on Tuesdayand Friday from 1 pm till4 pm. If you want to visitthe Mirabell Gardensyou can do that all yearlong from 6 am till dusk.

National Park Hohe Tau-ernThe National Park HoheTauern is the biggest ofAustria and one of thebiggest National Parks inEurope. It covers a totalarea of 1800 square kilo-meters and land in thethree provinces of Tyrol,Salzburg (biggest share)and Carinthia. The National Park inclu-des the Central Alpswith the highest moun-tain ranges of Austria, in-cluding MountGroßglockner (3798 me-

ters high) and MountGroßvenediger (3666meters high). The "Groß-glockner Hochalpen-straße" is an alpine roadto near the mountaintop and offers spectacu-lar scenery.

The GroßglocknerHochalpenstraße is Aus-tria’s second most popu-lar attraction afterSchönbrunn Palace inVienna. Beyond this busypart of the park, thereare plenty of areas thatoffer excellent hiking op-portunities. The impres-sive Krimml Waterfallsare another famous sightin the Hohe Tauern.

Upper Austria

City of GmundenGmunden offers every-thing you expect from aproper Salzkammerguttown: Pretty castles,churches and lakefrontswith promenades, as wellas 19th century villaswith wooden porchesand balconies. No won-der that Gmunden is po-pular both with touristsand domestic visitors

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from Austria. Gmundenand its scenic surroun-dings were frequently vi-sited by suchdistinguished guests asNikolas, the Tsar of Rus-sia and Wilhelm the Em-peror of Germany.

MauthausenGoing to a former con-centration camp (KZ) isa sharp contrast to thejoyful sightseeing thatyou might do elsewherein Austria. Mauthausenwas one of the most no-torious concentrationcamps in the Third Reich.Only a few kilometersfrom Linz, Mauthausenprovides an opportunityto dive from the peaks ofBaroque culture to thelowest point mankindhas been to.

Lower Austria

Wachau ValleyThe Wachau follows theDanube for 33 kilome-ters from Melk to Kremsand reaches into theside-valleys of the Wach-auer Gräben. The regionis a UNESCO WorldCultural Heritage Site,

due to its stunning baro-que architecture, atmo-spheric towns, vineyardsand orchards.

The Abbey of MelkIf there was any suchthing as a "NationalAbbey", the glorious Be-nedictine monastery ofMelk would be the oneof Austria. In the heart ofthe Wachau region inLower Austria, Melk wasthe centre of the medie-val county of Austria. Asan intellectual centre,Melk’s Annals and the„Breve chronicon" fromthe 12th century are im-portant scriptures forAustrian history.

Styria

Old Town of GrazWhen the Habsburgsconcentrated their fightagainst protestantsaround 1600, the for-mally widely protestantGraz became a centre oftheir interest. This led tothe erection of severalimpressive, Catholic buil-dings: a University wasfounded, a Catholic mau-soleum built and the Mi-

noriten Church wasmeant to show the do-minance of Catholic be-lieves.

ClocktowerThe clockworks in thetower have struck thehours accurately since1712. Standing at the ro-mantic landmark of Grazyou could be forgettingtime. The fortified medie-val tower got its presentshape around 1560 andits characteristic woodengallery as a fire station.

Tyrol

City of InnsbruckInnsbruck has a late me-dieval city centre. In the15th century, it wasmade a "Residenzstadt",a centre for representa-tion and administration,by Emperor Maximilian I.He built a balcony with agolden roof called "Gol-denes Dachl", which isstill the main attractionof the town. Explore thenarrow alleys and an-cient courts for a while,go down to the river andthe triumph arch ("Tri-umphbogen") that Em-

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press Maria Theresiabuilt in 1655. Austria′s"mother of the nation"was very fond of Inns-bruck.

Goldenes DachlThe Golden Roof is oneof the most characteris-tic landmarks in Inns-bruck. The Golden Roofactually is the three-story balcony on thecentral plaza at the heartof the Old Town. The lateGothic oriels are cappedwith 2,738 gold-platedcopper tiles. It was con-structed for EmperorMaximilian I to serve as aroyal box where hecould sit in luxury andenjoy tournaments in thesquare below.

City of KufsteinOf the many prettytowns that you will findnestled in the Tyrolean

Alps, Kufstein is amongthe prettiest. The mostdistinguished spots areconcentrated in thetown centre, so oursightseeing tour is bestenjoyed through a gene-ral stroll around the me-dieval alleys. The mainsquare is called "UntererStadtplatz" and nearbyyou will find the Dreifal-tigkeitskirche or "Churchof the Holy Trinity". Itsbase was built in Gothicstyle, but it was seriouslyextended several timessince the initial con-struction. Today, it unitesvarious architectural sty-les. Alternatively, you canhike straight up to themain attraction: The 13thcentury (extensively re-modeled in the 16th cen-tury) fortress of Kufsteinis among the most im-pressive military buil-dings of Austria

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Good to know

Alcohol

Drinking alcohol in Aus-tria is partially legal fromthe age of 16. Buyingand drinking “light” li-quids like beer and wineis allowed. Ensuringidentification is a requi-rement for every shopwhich sells alcohol.Hard drinks like Vodka(this includes also Alco-pops) are legal from theage of 18.

Smoking

Buying and smoking ci-garettes is legal from theage of 16. Smoking inbars and restaurants isbasically forbidden. Ne-vertheless the lawwhich is less strict thanin other Europeancountries the smokingad offers many possibili-ties for owners to getaround the smoking re-gulations. Thereforesmoking in most bars isstill allowed. Also manydiscos allow smoking.

You can buy cigarettesin tobacconist’s, at everypetrol station and at ci-garette machines. At ci-garette machines youcan pay with coins andnotes, but you need adebit card “Maestro”(prove that you are 16years old).

Drugs

Drugs are illegal in Aus-tria and are forbiddenby law. Regardless yourhome country or statusas international studenteveryone who getscaught with illegal sub-stances will be treatedequally according to theAustrian law.

SfS InsiderDon’t forget your ID.Shops which sell alco-hol or cigarettes arerequired to ask for

some kind of identifi-cation. The IMC-Stu-dent-ID helps you

here and also gets yousome benefits at some

occasions (e.g. ci-nema).

It is always good to know the legal rules of the coun-try that one lives in. Here are some important factsthat you should consider.


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Good to know

SfS InsiderVandalism is strictly pursued by Austrian police and will be dealt with accor-

ding to the Austrian law no matter your nationality.

Cultural Rules/Infor-

mal Rules

GreetingGreeting in Austria isvery common and isusually used more oftenthan in other states.Therefore don’t be sur-prised to get greeted bypeople you have neverseen before even in ele-vators.

Formality / InformalityAustrians, especiallyelder Austrians are verysensitive about how youtalk to them. German it-self has 2 forms of“you”. The formal “Sie”which you usually usewhen you first meet orif the counterpart didn’toffer you the “Du”-

word yet. “Du” is thesecond “You” and isused for friends orpeople you alreadyknow very well.

TitlesTitles in Austria are avery strange subject.Young Austrians careless and less aboutthem. Neverthelessolder Austrians (40+)and especially thosewho have honorary tit-les or are active in thegovernment love andfurthermore request tobe greeted with theirofficial title. So neverforget to greet a “Bun-desrat”, “Bürgermeis-ter” or a Doctor byher/his title.

Talking with AustriansIn nearly every culturethere are some thingsyou better not talkabout. Austrians don’tlike to talk about sala-ries and politics. Thetopic of salary is usuallyconsidered to be ratherpersonal and Austriansfeel uncomfortable tal-king about it. Politics it-self is not taboo as longas you don’t ask howAustrians vote. Austri-ans consider preferenceof parties also ratherpersonal and don’t wantto be confronted with itin a discussion.


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Good to know

S h o p p i n g / O f f i c e

Hours

Shopping hours are alsodifferent than in someother countries. Manyshops close betweennoon and 2pm forlunch. Also most ofthem close at 6 pmwhile most offices al-ready call it a day at 5pm. Banks are not openon weekends. Never-theless Saturday is themajor shopping day ofthe week. Sundays are a“national treasure“.Therefore just restau-rants, bars or museumsopen on Sundays.

Floors

Don’t be confusedwhen an Austrian meetsup with you at the 2ndfloor of the Piaristen-gasse. In Austria unlikein some other countriesthe 2nd floor is actually

the 3rd floor. Why? Be-cause Austrians have a“Ground Floor” the socalled “Erdgeschoss”which is the 1st floor ofevery building. The“Austrian” 1st floor isthe floor above the“Ground floor” – there-fore the 2nd floor.

Electricity

Austria’s electronic pro-ducts are made for 220-volt AC, 50HZ, which ispretty common forEurope. NeverthelessAustria uses plug-inswhich might not fit foryou cable in your home-town. Therefore we re-commend buyingadapters for your lap-tops or other devicesyou might want to takewith you.

Credit Cards

Credit Cards are widelyaccepted in stores inAustria. Please look forthe typical signs (e.g.VISA, MasterCard, ...) orask the cashier. In barsand restaurants it is alittle bit more difficult.Please ask before yourmeal if you can pay withCredit Card. Please alsoalways control your de-duction. If you need toinactivate your card,please have a look atchapter “Importantphone numbers”, whereyou can find your emer-gency number.


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General information

General DataCountryStateAreaElevationPopulationPostal CodeArea CodeWebpage

AustriaLower Austria51.61 km²203 m above sea23,919 (2009)350002732www.krems.gv.at

Krems an der Donau isthe eastern gateway tothe Wachau Valley, oneof Europe‘s loveliestriver landscapes. It isalso one of the oldestcities of the country.This history dating backmore than a thousandyears is evident everyw-here - in the streets andsquares, in the old mo-nasteries and churches,in the town houses andfortifications.The historical center ofKrems is one of themost beautiful inEurope. Over the centu-ries, builders and archi-tects have created aunique cityscape thathas been cared for andpreserved. These efforts

have not gone unnoti-ced. In 1975 Krems wassingled out as a „ModelCity for Historical Pre-servation“ and in 2000it was added to theUNESCO World Heri-tage List. With all thishistory, you might thinkthat the city is domina-ted by the past. In rea-lity, Krems is very opento modern life: Contem-porary art and cultureplay an important rolehere, adding variety andenergy to public areasthroughout the city.


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Sights

Steinertor

This gate is the only re-maining of the four me-dieval city gates. Thesurface illustrates a va-riety of inscriptions aswell as the Austriandouble eagle and thered-white-red shield.Daily at 11 a.m. and 4p.m. the well knownchime starts to play. TheSteiner gate is the mostimportant sight inKrems and is used be-cause of its position asa meeting point for stu-dents.

Göglhaus

This house is special be-cause of its main en-trance, the uniquegothic chapel bay andmural paintings.

Jüdischer Friedhof

(Jewish cemetery)

Located along the Wie-nerstraße East of thecity the Jewish ceme-

tery is an impressivesight, which representsthe importance of theJewish community inKrems before WorldWar II.

Kloster Und

The monastery Und hasbeen run by the Capu-chin monks in the pastand still offers a varietyof frescos for its visi-tors. Today the monas-tery is an event locationas well as a restaurantand tourist informationcentre.

Piaristenkirche

The Piarist church wasmentioned the firsttime in 1284. The baro-que interior contains anamazing amount of art-works by the most im-portant Austrianpainters of this time.

Pulverturm

This tower was built in1477 and used for mili-

tary purpose. Regardingits characteristic posi-tion the tower is a wellknown sight of Krems.

The most importantexamples of modern ar-chitecture in Krems areCampus Krems and theAustrian film gallery onthe premises of the for-mer Austrian tobaccomanufactory as well asthe Art Hall and thecartoon museum.


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Kunstmeile

The Kunstmeile is an areabetween Krems and Steinwhere a variety of diffe-rent cultural exhibitionsand museums are located.The Kunstmeile includesthe following museums:

-Kunst Halle Krems (ArtsHall Krems)- K a r i k a t u r m u s e u m(cartoon museum)-Forum Frohner (differentexhibitions of internationalartists)-Artothek

Museum SteinFranz-Zeller-Platz 3

3500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 [email protected]

www.kunsthalle.at

Motorrad-Museum (mo-torcycle)

Ziegelofengasse 13500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 41424 motorrad-

[email protected]/motor-

rad-museum/

Filmgalerie (Austrian filmgallery)

Dr.Karl-Dorrek-Straße 303500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 [email protected]

www.kinoimkesselhaus.at

WEINSTADTmuseumKörnermarkt 14

3500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 801 [email protected]

www.weinstadtmuseum.at

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Transportation

BusThe public transport sys-tem within Krems isoperated with busses.There are four busroutes with which everypoint within Krems canbe reached. Every busroute starts at the trainstation and runs in a cir-cle back to it again.

−Route 1 (Stein)runs to Stein every 60minutes

−Route 2 (Mitterau)runs to Mitterau every30 minutes

−Route 3 (Lerchenfeld)runs to Lerchenfeldevery 30 minutes

−Route 4 (Kremstal –Turnerberg)runs to the Turnerbergevery 60 minutes

CabsPlease always ask whenthe cab is arriving, howlong it will take to yourdesired place and howmuch it costs.

Cab companies

Taxi Funk Kremswww.rittner.at

+43 (0) 2732 1718

Hichri Rafik Taxi GmbH+43 (0) 664 9566 383

Gaby’s Taxi+43 (0) 2732 77661

Maria Fries+43 (0) 2732 85883


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Shopping centers

Steiner Tor center is asmall shopping center inthe middle of Krems.You can find the mostimportant goods thereon two floors. Theshopping center is loca-ted at Utzstraße whichis next to Steiner Tor.

SteinertorUtzstraße 13500 Krems

www.krems24.at/stei-nertor

The Bühlcenter is thebiggest shopping centerof Krems. Numerousshops and restaurantsare situated on fourfloors. The Bühlcenter isa great opportunity forshopping. You can reachthe Bühlcenter via bus(route 2 – stop Antoni-kirche or Wienerstraße41).

BühlcenterWiener Straße 96-1023500 Kremswww.buehlcenter.at

Pedestrian zone

Krems has one of themost beautiful and bust-ling pedestrian zones ofAustria. A lot of peoplecome to the city centerwith its picturesque oldtown for shopping. Inthe pedestrian zone youcan find almost every-thing you need, fromgroceries and electricor book shops to clot-hing and fashion bou-tiques. The pedestrianzone starts at the Stei-ner Tor and is about 1km long.

Food

There are groceries andsupermarkets all overKrems. The easiest wayto find out where theclosest one is, is takinga walk in the area ofyour flat. The most im-portant shops in Kremsare Spar, Billa and Hofer.They all offer groceriesand convenience goods.

HoferSteiner Donaulände 3JohannKeuschGasse 2

Wiener Straße 126-128

Gewerbeparkstraße 2

SparObere Landstraße 13

Ringstraße 20Wienerstraße 91

Wienerstraße 96-102(Bühlcenter)

BillaUtzstraße 1 (Steiner

Tor center)Dr. Gschmeidler-Straße

16Hafenstraße 53

MerkurLandersdorferstraße 8

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Shopping

These groceries are allopen from Monday –Sa-turday. If you needsomething beyond theopening hours there is ashop at the main stationwhere you can get themost important things(even though to a bit higher prices). This shopis also opened on Sun-day and in the evening.

Clothes

Clothing and fashionshops are situatedeverywhere in the citycenter (especially in thepedestrian zone) and inthe shopping centers.

Sport equipment

You can buy sportinggoods either atSport2000 (Steiner Torshopping center), Hervis(opposite Bühlcenter)or IntersportXL (Bühl-center). It doesn’t mat-ter which sport you do,you can find sportinggoods and equipmentthere.

Furniture

In case that you needfurniture for your flat or

additional equipmentfor your flat you can buythis at furniture shops.

Leiner:Lerchenfelder Straße18 (opposite of Bühl-

center)

Möbelix:An der Schütt 43

Dänisches Bettenlager:Gewerbeparkstraße 6b

MEGA bauMax:Altweidlinger Straße 4

Hornbach:Gewerbeparkstraße 5

XXXLutz:An der Schütt 43

SfS InsiderYou get a 10% dis-

count on everythingat Hervis sport shopwith your IMC stu-

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Cinemaplexx

The CinemaplexxKrems offers seats for1000 visitors in six halls.In front of the cinemayou can find parkingspaces. You can buy yourticket from Mo-Fr: 30minutes before the firstmovie, and Sa, Su and onholidays 60 minutes be-fore the first movie. Youcan reserve your ticketvia phone or online. Onthe webpage there isalso the program of thecinema.It is located inthe industrial park ofKrems. Furthermoreyou can find a widerange of restaurants andcocktail bars at the Ci-nemaplexx.

CinemaplexxGewerbeparkstrasse 22

3500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 700 100www.cinemaplexx.at

Kino im Kesselhaus

From Wednesday toSunday latest film high-lights, movies for chil-dren, breakfasts withmovies, etc. You can re-serve your tickets on-line, via phone or viaE-Mail.This cinema is located atthe Campus of Krems.

Kino im KesselhausDr.Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30

3500 Krems

+43 (0) 2732 90 80 [email protected]

www.kinoimkesselhaus.at

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Accommodation

Rooms

The Kolping CampusKrems has 145 singlerooms, 62 doublerooms, of which 7 dou-ble rooms are handicapfree and 1 bedroomwith 3 beds. The Koplingconsists of two buil-dings. Reception, cafete-ria and the hall are inthe main building. Thelaundry facilities and thegym are in the second(the cube) building.

Prices: -single room for onenight 37 €-double room for onenight 69 €

Kolping Campus KremsGmbH

Alauntalstraße 95&97Krems

+43(0)2732/[email protected]

www.kolpingkrems.at

Accommodation for103 students, all yearround. Single rooms anddouble rooms. Allrooms are equippedwith shower, WC, tele-phone, Internet and sat-TV connections. Somerooms have a balcony.Community kitchens onevery floor. 10 minuteswalking distance to theIMC University of Ap-plied Sciences, Piaristen-gasse 1. 15 minuteswalking distance to theIMC University of Ap-plied Sciences, Campus.

ÖJAB-EuropazentrumKrems

Student hostelArbeitergasse 5

Krems+43 2732 / 85106 - 88

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Hotels

Hotel KlinglhuberWiener Straße 10, 3500 KremsPhone: 0043 2732 / 82143E-Mail: [email protected]

Parkhotel KremsEdmund Hofbauerstraße 19, 3500 KremsPhone: 0043 2732 / 87565E-Mail: [email protected]://parkhotel-krems.profi-webdesign.at

Kolping Campus KremsAlauntalstraße 95 und 97, 3500 KremsPhone: 0043 2732 / 83541E-Mail: [email protected]

Unter den Linden***Schillerstraße 5, 3500 KremsPhone: 0043 2732 / 82115E-Mail: [email protected]

Orange Wings Hotel KremsHofrat-Erben-Straße 4, 3500 KremsPhone: 0043 2732 / 78010E-Mail: [email protected]/index.php

Steigenberger Avance Hotel Krems****Am Goldberg 2, 3500 Krems an der DonauPhone: 0043 2732 / 71010E-Mail: [email protected]

Accommodation

Apartments

At the following link youcan find flats, houses,apartments, rooms, etc. Ifyou need help to find aroom for you pleasecontact SfS ([email protected]). You will also find diffe-rent events, student jobsand the program of thecinema on this link.www.stik.at


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Events

Celebrations, mar-

kets and feasts

Starnight ClubThis is a well knownevent series in andaround Krems. StarnightClub (SNC) is alwaysorganized with a diffe-rent theme / motto. Asthe Starnight Club is re-ally popular among theyouth in Lower Austriait is highly recommen-ded to buy tickets in ad-vance. You can buytickets at UND Loungeand Vero Moda.

“Alles Marille…”

This feast is organizedin order to celebratethe harvest of the apri-cots. The feast is alwaystaking place in mid July.During the day festivitytakes place in the citycenter of Krems. From5 p.m. on the festivitycontinues at the shiplanding pier at Stein.

“Wachauer Volks Fest”

This event is a mixtureof a fair and a traditionalAustrian beerfest. It is

the biggest of its kind inLower Austria and takesplace in August and Sep-tember every secondyear. In the colloquiallanguage of Krems thisfeast is called “Ausstel-lung”. Each year thisevent is organisedaround a special topic.

“Open Air Kino”

This is the open air ver-sion of the „Kino imKesselhaus“ at theCampus. From the endof June till mid July agreat variety of culturalsophisticated moviesare shown. Some filmsare presented in theoriginal version. Theshows take place fromWednesday to Saturdayat 09:30 pm.

“Leopoldimarkt Stein”

The Leopoldimarkt is aspecial fair in honour ofSt. Leopold, the patronsaint of Lower Austriaand takes place on the15th of November. Thefair area is located inStein nearby the pier.Use this fair to bargain

with the street vendorsfor some junk goods,take some time, sitdown, eat a “Grillhen-derl”, drink a beer andget an insight into a tra-ditional part of the Aus-trian mentality.

„Wachau Marathon“

This well known eventis the annual sport high-light in the Wachau andtakes place on a week-end in mid September.Join the supportingcrowd along the trackor compete with theathletes on it.


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Restaurant Gozzoburg

Margarethenstrasse 143500 KremsDay off: Tuesday

Asia Restaurant Shang-

hai

Ringstraße 21 3500 Krems

Soho – japanese res-

taurant

Obere Landstrasse 363500 Krems

Mensa Donau Univer-

sität Krems

Dr. Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 303500 Krems Day off: Saturday andSunday

Pizzeria „Al Capone“

Untere Landstrasse 30-323500 Krems

Schnitzlhaus

Bahnhofplatz 133500 Krems

Westside RestaurantDr. Karl Dorrekt Strasse 233500 KremsDay off: Sunday

Tai-Yang – chinese

restaurant


Pizzeria Altonno

Hafnerplatz 113500 Krems

Hotel -Restaurant

„Alte Post“

Obere Landstraße 323500 KremsDay off: Tuesday andWednesday

Gasthof Klinglhuber

Wienerstrasse 23500 Krems

Gasthaus Schwarze

Kuchl

Untere Landstrasse 83500 Krems

Café Berger


Café Biedermeier-

Konditorei Raimitz

Kirchengasse 13500 Krems

Café.virginier

Dr. Karl Dorrek Strasse 303500 Krems

Stadtcafé Ulrich

Südtiroler Platz 73500 Krems

Pizzeria Due Fratelli

Schlüsselamtsgasse 63500 Krems

Cimbalino

Campus WestDr. Karl Dorrek Straße 233500 Krems

Café grün.

EKZ SteinertorUtzstrasse 13500 Krems

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Caislean Oir Irish Pub

Margaretenstrasse 13500 KremsMo-Sa 19.00-4.00Non-Smoking Area: NOSpecials: Wednesday Ka-raoke

Filmbar im Kesselhaus

Dr. Karl Dorrekstrasse303500 Kremswww.filmbar.atNon-Smoking Area: NO

Piano – the beer bar

Steiner Landstrasse 21,3504 Kremswww.piano-krems.atMo-Th: 17.00– 2.00, Fr-Sa: 17.00–3.00, Su: 17.00-00.00Non-Smoking Area: NO

Fifty Fifty

Gewerbeparkstraße 223500 Kremswww.discofiftyfifty .atThu-Sat 19.00, Su 17.00 pmNon-Smoking Area: NO

Bowlingcenter Krems

– X Bowl

Gewerbeparkstrasse ander Schütt3500 Kremswww.x-bowl.comMo-Sa 4.00 pm

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Nightlife specials

XO-BarMargarethenstrasse 103500 Krems www.xo-bar-lounge.comMo-Th: 6.00–00.00Non-Smoking Area: NOSpecials:Wednesday 2for1Music: Everything you need

QubaMargaretenstrasse3500 Kremswww.quba.atTu-Sa: 8.00 pm - Non-Smoking Area: NOSpecials: Shots and Longdrink spe-cials

Q-StallHoher Markt 123500 Kremsqstall.we-make.netTu-Sa: 6.00 pm - Non-Smoking Area: NO


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Nightlife specials

VEITPfarrplatz 153500 Kremswww.veitbar.atMo-Su 5pm–2amNon-Smoking Area: NOSpecials: “Nagelstock” Try it and have fun!Food: A very small but good menuMusic: Everything and nothing!

MarqueesHoher Markt 113500 Kremswww.marquee-krems.atWe-Sa 8pm-Non-Smoking Area: NOSpecials: see the website and flyerFood: SnacksMusic: Dj, house and charts


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Beachvolleyball

Each summer semesterthe IMC organizes ahuge beach volleyballtournament which of-fers an incredible atmo-sphere. This event isusually closed (1 or 2teams from IMC canqualify). Neverthelessbeach-volleyball courtsare also availablethroughout the city.

IMC Sportsday

The local studentsunion, SfS and the IMCorganize a sportsdayeach year in May. At thatday all study programsput together teams invarious disciplines (soc-cer, volleyball, basketball,etc) which compete in a

tournament. Traditio-nally also exchange stu-dent teams participate!ClimbingClimbing is offered byCampus Sports. Never-theless the ClimbingClub in Krems also of-fers other opportunitiesif you should fall for thissport. In summer thereare great possibilities toclimb the routes inDürnstein.

Bowling

Bowling in Krems isalso an attractive sport.A little bit outsidedowntown the bowlingcenter not only offersbowling but also enter-tainment with “disco-bowling”.

Paintball

Paintball is one of thebest examples of funsports. For 45 € you re-ceive equipment andbullets. You can playalone with other peopleor in a group (min. 10/max. 20 people).

Skydiving

If you are looking forsomething really specialcheck out skydiving atthe nearby airportGneixendorf. All infor-mation can be found onwww. f a l l s ch i rmspr i n gen -krems.at

Fun sports

Krems in general offers many opportunities to dosports. You have plenty of space for your own sports(jogging along the Danube, parks, etc) or enough op-portunities at Campus Sport. But besides there arealso some other chances of doing so called “funsports” which get more and more popular.


Wine

Lovers of good wineenjoy ready access tothe cellars of Krems wi-nemakers, the Buschen-schenken (anothername for the Heurigenwine taverns of easternAustria) and the winetasting shops run by topquality wineries, and ofcourse, to the city`sown wine estate.

White wines

Krems is a typical whitewine region. Approxi-mately 85% of the 1050hectares of vineyardsare planted with whitegrapes. Grüner Veltlineris the frontrunner witha share of 55%, followedby Riesling (25%), Mül-ler Thurgau (10%) and

then Neuburger, Weiss-burgunder and Char-donnay.

Grüner Veltliner Peppery and spicy, gene-rally dry.It accounts for onethird of total vineyardplantings in Austria, ma-king it the most wide-spread variety in thecountry.

Riesling Elegant nose, fine nuan-ces, racy.In good wine years, thenoble Riesling fromAustria`s top vineyardsis undisputedly one ofthe world`s best repre-sentatives of this classicvariety.

Red wines

About 15% of all viney-ards are planted withred varieties. The mainone, accounting formore than 50% of thetotal, is Blauer Zweigelt,followed by Blauer Por-tugieser and BlauerBurgunder.

If you want to inhaleAustrias wine cultureyou best visit one of thedozen of Heurigen inthe area. Either ask alocal for a hint or checkout:

www.krems.at>Heurigenkalender

Wine & Heurigen

With its more than 1000-year history, Krems is anage-old witness to Austria`s rich winemaking tradi-tion. Besides unique soils and ideal climatic conditi-ons, the quality of wine here is attributable first andforemost to the work in the vineyards. Krems wine-makers set great store by ecological, natural and en-vironmentally friendly methods of production..


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Vienna, the capital ofAustria will surprise youwith dozens of sights,,shopping possibilities andevents. On the nextpages you will find a de-tailed description aboutthe most interestingspots in Vienna.

SightsThe “Vienna Card” al-lows you to use most ofthe museums, guidedtours and other specialoffers at a discount. Youalso have the opportu-nity to use any under-ground, bus or tram for72 hours. With the cardcomesa Coupon Book. Inthis book you will find adescription of all bene-fits. You can purchase it inhotels, the tourist infor-mation (1st district, Al-bertinaplatz) and anypublic transport ticket orinformation counteroperated by Wiener Li-nien.

www.wien.info/en/travel-info/vienna-card

For bus tours check out:www.viennasightseeing.at

www.redbuscitytours.at

Walking guided toursA group of highly quali-fied professional guideswill show you the cityduring a walking tour. Inaddition to visits to im-portant sightseeingpoints they offer an ex-clusive program of the-med city walks all yearround. www.wien.info/en/sightsee-ing/tours-guides/expert-gui-

dance

Albertina The Albertina owns oneof the biggest and mostfamous collections of theworld with oeuvres ofDürer and Klimt.

Daily 10.00-18.00 Wednes-day 10.00-21.00 Adults € 9,50; Students(with studentID! < 26 years)€ 7,00U1 / U4 / U2 Karlsplatz

www.albertina.at

Belvedere PalaceAt the Belvedere you cansee paintings of the fa-mous Klimt, Schiele andKokoschka.

Daily 10.00-18.00 Orange-rie: Daily 10.00-18.00, Wed-

nesday 10.00 -21.00Adult € 9,50-€13,50; Stu-dents (<27 years) € 6,50-€ 9,50U 1 S ü d t i r o l e r p l a t zTram D: Schloss Belvedere

www.belvedere.at

Danube TowerIt is one of the most fa-mous landmarks ofVienna. The DanubeTower is 252 metershigh. If the weather isgood you have a won-derful view over the his-toric city and the ViennaWoods.

Daily 10.00-22.00Adult € 5,90U1 Kaisermühlen / VICBus: 20B Donauturm

www.donauturm.at

HofburgThe Hofburg offers manymuseums and collecti-ons. Today the Hofburg isthe residence of the Fe-deral President.

September-June 9.00 -17.30;July-August 9.00 -18.00Adult € 9,90-€22,50; Stu-

dents €8,90-€ 20,00U1 / U3 StephansplatzU3 HerrengasseU2 / U3 VolkstheaterBus: 48A Dr.-Karl-Renner-

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RingBus: 57A / Tram D, 1, 2: Burg-ring

www.hofburg-wien.at

House of MusicVienna is the city ofmusic. In this house yourears will be in for a sur-prise.

Daily 10.00-22.00

Adults € 10,00; Students(<27 years) € 8,50Karlsplatz / OperU1 / U3: Stephansplatz

www.hausdermusik.com

Museum of Natural His-toryIn this museum you cangain a fascinating insightinto the history of ourearth.

Thursday to Monday 9.00-18.30; Wednesday 9.00-18.00; Tuesday closed!Adult € 10,00; Students (<27years) € 5,00U2 / U3: Volkstheater TramD, 1, 2, 46, 49 / Bus 2A, 48A:Dr.-Karl-RennerRing

www.nhm-wien.ac.at

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MuseumsQuartierThe MuseumsQuartier isVienna’s famous artareal. Here you’ll find dif-ferent museums like theLeopold Museum, Mu-seum of Modern Art andthe Kunsthalle. Further-more there are many dif-ferent popular bars.

U2: MuseumsquartierU3:Volkstheater

www.mqw.at

State OperaThe State Opera is oneof the most famous ope-ras of the world.

U1 / U2 / U4: Karlsplatz /Oper

www.staatsoper.at0043 1 / 514 44 2250

PraterIn the Vienna Praterthere is a great variety of

leisure facilities. Just likethe Giant Ferris Wheeland its Square. You mightnot want to miss thisamusement park.

15.march-31.octoberentry is free, but you have topay for the single providersU1 / S 40: Praterstern

www.prater.atSt. Stephen’s CathedralThe St. Stephen’s Cathe-dral is Austria’s most fa-mous landmark.

Guided tours from Monday-Saturday at 10.30 am and15.00; Sunday at 15.00; Nightguided tours from June toSeptember€ 45,00 – €35,00 with sight€ 25,00–€15,00 withoutsight U1 / U3: Stephansplatz

www.stephanskirche.at

Schönbrunn PalaceHere you can visit Em-press Sisi’s former sum-

mer residence.

April to June 8.30-17.00; Julyto August 8.30-18.00Adults from € 9,50-€ 14,40;Students (19 – 25 years); €8,50-€ 12,90U4: Schönbrunn or Hietzing;Tram 10, 58 / Bus 10A:Schloss Schönbrunn

www.schoenbrunn.at

Schönbrunn ZooVienna’s Zoo is the el-dest zoo of the world.Today, it is also amongthe most modern zoosas far as animal keepingand research are concer-ned.

March 9.00-17.30; April –September 9.00 -18.30Day ticket adult € 14,00U4 / Tram 10, 58, 60: Hietzing

www.zoovienna.at

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Public transportThe previously mentio-ned “Vienna Card“ al-lows you to use theunderground, bus ortram for a period of 72hours to explore thecity. If you don’t want thiscard you have differentoptions to use publictransport:

Single fare ticket€ 1,80Usage is only for one di-rection.

Shopping ticket€ 4,60This ticket is only validon working days from8.00 am to 20.00.

24h ticket€ 5,70This ticket is valid in allpublic transportations,but only 24 hours fromthe voiding.

48h ticket€ 10,00This ticket is valid in allpublic transports for 48h

72h ticket€ 13,60This ticket is valid in allpublic transports for72h.

You can buy all tickets atall booking offices of theWiener Linien.

If you need further infor-mation please contactthe booking office, thecustomer center or thefollowing link.

www.wienerlinien.at

CabsTaxicab 10043 1 60 1 60

Taxicab 20043 1 31 300

Taxicab 30043 1 40 100Airport Taxicab0043 664 460 4380from € 25,00

Fares depend on yourroute. You may want tonegotiate prices before-hand.

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SHOPPINGIf you want to see Viennafrom its best side pleaseenjoy the diversity of thedifferent shopping miles.

Monday to Friday from 9.00-18.30; Saturday from 9.00-17.00

Well filled purse- Graben, 1. district (e.g.Meindl am Graben, ...)- Kohlmarkt, 1. district(e.g. Cartier, Armani,Gucci, Chanel, …)

Students purse- Kärntner Straße, 1. dis-trict (e.g. RingstrassenGalerien, H&M, Huma-

nic, …)- Mariahilfer Straße, 6.district (e.g. H&M, Thalia,Benetton, Bijou Brigitte,Levis Store, World of Ac-cessories.

Important shops- Manner Shop, Stephans-platz 2, 1. district- Demmers Teahouse,Mölkerbastei 5, 1. district- Confiserie Heindl, Ro-tenturmstraße 16, 1. dis-trict- Museums shopsYou can find at every mu-seum a shop, which youcan visit after the exhibi-tion. The selection rangesfrom reproductions of

he paintings and objectson display, art postcards,posters, catalogues,books and DVDs togames and jewelery.

Market places- Naschmarkt, 4. district,U4 KettenbrückengasseThis is a market place forgood and fresh food. Anabsolute MUST on everyVienna trip!www.wienernaschmarkt.eu

- Brunnenmarkt, 16. districtU6 Thaliastraße / Josefstäd-terstraße is also worth see-

ing!http://www.einkaufsstras-sen.at/brunnenmarkt.html

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Viennese Cuisine is fa-mous for its simplicityand tradition. Here aresome important mealsyou should try:

- Gulash soup: beef ra-gout with onions, paprikaand liquid.

-Tafelspitz: choice cuts ofboiled beef with classicside dishes like chivesauce, fried potatoes,applesauce or breadsauce with horseradish.

-Wiener Schnitzel: abreaded and fried vealescalope

-Kaiserschmarren: des-sert of roughly choppedpancake with stewedfruit

-Powidltascherl: dessertlittle potato pastry casesfilled with plum jam

-Topfenstrudel: wafer-thin pastry with a fillingof curd cheese and rai-sins

Its likely you can findthese dishes in the follo-wing restaurants:

AugustinerkellerAugustinerstrasse 1 1. districtU1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz

www.bitzinger.at

Figlmüller Wollzeile 51. districtU1, U3 Stephansplatz

www.figlmueller.at

PlachuttaWollzeile 381. districtU3 / tram 2 / bus 1A,74A: Stubentor

www.plachutta.at

SchweizerhausPrater 116,2. districtU2: Messe-Prater

www..schweizerhaus.at

SilberwirtSchlossgasse 215. districtU4: Pilgramgasse, bus13A: Margaretenplatz

www.schlossquadr.at

International cuisine andsociety hot spots:

Crossfield Australian Pub Maysedergasse 51. districtU1, U2, U4: Karlsplatz /tram D, 1, 2, 62: Oper

www.cafe-wien.at

WeltcaféSchwarzspanierstrasse159. districtTram 37, 37, 40 – 42:Schwarzspanierstrasse

www.weltcafe.at

Indian Restaurant DemiTassPrinz Eugen Strasse 284. districtTram D: Plösslgasse

www.restaurant-demitass.com

MargaretaMargaretenplatz 25. districtBus 59A: Margareten-platz

www.schlossquadr.at

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Spots you shouldnt misson the hunt for food:

Der Wiener DeewanLiechtensteinstrasse 109. districtU2: Schottentor

www.deewan.at

Zum BasiliskenSchönlaterngasse 3-5, 1.districtU4, U1: Schwedenplatz

www.tourist-net.co.at/lo-kale/basilisk/

HITOMI – Sushi WokNoodleMarxergasse 203. districtTram 0 , bus N75: MitteLandstraße Bf (Invaliden-straße)

Natsu Sushi BarGumpendorfer Straße45 6. districtBus 57A: Stiegengasse

WIRRBurggasse 707. districtBus 48A: Burggasse/Zieglergasse,U6: Burggasse

www.wirr.atLa Boule

Pfeilgasse 88. districtTram 2 / bus 13A, N71:Lederergasse / Josefstäd-ter Strasse

www.laboule.at

Café SperlhofGroße Sperlgasse 412. districtBus 80A: Taborstraße,U2: Taborstraße

SoupkulturWipplingerstraße 321. districtBus 1A, 3A: Renngasse

www.soupkultur.at

Die WäschereiAlbertgasse 498. districtTram 43, 44 / bus N43:Brünnlbadgasse

www.die-waescherei.at

KolarLaudongasse 8, 8. districtTram 5, 33 / bus 13A,N71: Laudongasse /Kochgasse

www.kolar-beisl.at

KunsthalleMuseumsplatz 217. districtHip café, restaurant and

bar; great breakfast se-lection available until 4pm; Garden in the cour-tyard of the Museums-quartier in summer;

www.kunsthallewien.at

Deli at NaschmarktStand 421-4364. districtU4:KettenbrückengasseNaschmarkt anyway aMUST for every Viennavisitor; popular amongthe young crowd fordrinks and dinner

www.naschmarkt-deli.at

Dots Experimental SushiMariahilfer Straße 1036. district

www.dots-lounge.com

FiglmüllerBäckerstraße 61. districtWord wide known forits Wienerschnitzl

www.figlmueller.at

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Lutz Bar & ClubMariahilfer Straße 36. districtU2: MuseumsquartierNice atmosphere andchic interior for havingcoffee or drinks, break-fast and brunch are ser-ved as well, at nights thebasement is opened forclubbing;

www.lutz-club.at

Tunnel Vienna liveFlorianigasse 398. districtTram 5, 33 / bus 13A,N71: Laudongasse / Le-derergasse

www.tunnel-vienna-live.at

Dick Mack’sMarc-Aurel-Strasse 7 1. districtBus 2A, 3A: Salzgries /U1, U4: Schwedenplatzwww.paddysco.at/dickmack

Werkzeug HSchönbrunnerstraße 61,5. districtBus 12A, 13A, 59A, N71:Schönbrunner Straße /Pilgramgasse

www.werkzeugh.at

Freiraum

Mariahilfer Straße 117,6.districtU6, U3: WestbahnhofClose to the West-Cen-tral Station, Restaurant,Café & Cocktailbar

www.freiraum117.at

Bermuda Dreieck U1: SchwedenplatzNext to Schwedenplatzwith a conglomeration ofpubs like “Roter Engel”and the famous “Ber-muda Bräu” which has aSchnapsbar in its cellar;

www.bermuda-braeu.at

Bar ItaliaMariahilfer Straße 19-216. districtU2: Museumsquartier,tram 2A, N49, N50: Kö-nigsklostergasseDelicious food and fa-mous for perfect cock-tails;

www.baritalia.net

Loos-BarKärnter Durchgang 101. districtU3: StephansplatzDefinitely a Viennese in-stitution in art-deco styleand famous for its wideselection of cocktails;

very small with few ta-bles;

www.loosbar.at

Café LeopoldMuseumsplatz 17. districtU2: Museumsquartier,U2, U3: VolkstheaterCosy place to have rela-xed coffee during the dayand drinks at night, greatterrace with view abovethe Museumsquartier,monthly DJ line up;

www.café-leopold.at

Stiegl AmbulanzAlserstraße 49. district – AKHTram 5, 33, 43, 44 / busN43: Lange Gasse

www.stiegl-ambulanz.at

1516 Brewing CompanySchwarzenbergstraße 2,1. districtTram 2, 71: Schwarzen-bergplatz

www.1516brewingcom-pany.com

Ost KlubSchwarzenbergplatz 104. districtTram D: Schwindgassewww.ost-klub.at

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PassageBurgring corner of Ba-benbergerstrasse1. districtU2: Museumsquartier,tram 1, 2, D & bus 2A,57A: BurgringOne of the most fashio-nable and popular partylocations in Vienna; musicfrom Pop, Funk and Soulto House; Rather high-end, wear proper shoes!

www.sunshine.at

FlexAugartenbrücke 11. districtU4: SchottenringAlternative Club in a for-mer metro tunnel; elect-ronic music mainlyDrum’n’Base, Jungle,Hardcore

www.flex.at

VolksgartenBurgring 11. districtU2: Museumsquartier,tram 1, 2, D & bus 2A,57A: BurgringOne of the hottest sum-mer locations with thepavilion outside;

www.volksgarten.at

PratersaunaWaldsteingartenstrasse135, 2. districtU2: Messe-Prater, tram 1:Prater HauptalleeNewly opened 2008; for-mer swinger club withoutdoor pool, posh al-ternative disco withelectronic music;

www.pratersauna.tv

Camera ClubNeubaugasse 27. districtU3: Neubaugasse, bus13A, N71: Neubaugasse(Amerlingstraße)Established after-hourclub which already existssince the 70s; music fromHouse, Deephouse,Electro to Minimal andDrum’n’Base

www.camera-club.at

ChelseaLerchenfeldergürtel/U-Bahnbogen 29-31, 8. dis-trictU6: Thaliastraße or Josef-städter StraßeGreat place for Indie-and Rock-lovers; oftenlive acts;

www.chelsea.co.at

SkykitchenRoßauer Lände 47-499. districtU4: Friedensbrückesupposably trendy newclub at Donaukanal onsome upper floor level;

www.skykitchen.at

Sass Music ClubKarlsplatz 11. districtU1, U4: KarlsplatzSmall electro club withgood DJs, don’t cometoo late – might be fullalready;

www.sassvienna.com

PlatzhirschOpernring 111. districtTram 1, 2, D & bus 59A,360, L, diverse Nightline:Oper (Opernring)Restaurant upstairs withhearty Austrian kitchen,club in the basement;

www.platz-hirsch.at

The Box@Hilton ViennaLandstrasser Haup-strasse 2, 3. districtU3, U4: Landstraße –Wien MitteElegant & stylish club,

www.thebox-vienna.at

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Don’t miss VienneseCafés!

Das MöbelGumpendorferstraße 116. districtBus 57A: Laimgruben-gasse

www.dasmoebel.at

Kleines CaféFranziskanerplatz 31. districtU1: Stephansplatz, bus1A: Zedlitzgasse/Riemer-gasseHidden in the first dis-trict the Kleines Caféwas one of the first artistvenues;

Café AfroTürkenstrasse 39. districtTram 37, 38, 40, 41, 42 /bus N41: Schwarzspa-nierstraße

www.cafeafro.at

Café HawelkaDorotheergasse 61. districtU1: Stephansplatz, bus3A: PlankengasseFormer venue for artistsand litterateurs;

www.hawelka.at

Café LandtmannDr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 41. district

U2: Schottentor, tram 1,43, 44, D: Schottentor

www.landtmann.at

Café SacherPhilharmonikastraße1. districtU1: Karlsplatz, tram 1, 2,62, D: Wien OperFamous hotel and cafénext to the opera, trythe original Sacher cake;www.sacher.com

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Hotels

Gartenhotel GabrielLandstrasser Haup-strasse 1653. district0043 1 7123205Tram 18 / bus 74A: Vieh-marktgasse

www.hotel-gabriel.at

Hotel KUNSThofMühlfeldgasse 132. district0043 1 2143178Tram 5: Mühlfeldgasse /bus 80A: Rueppgasse

www.hotelkunsthof.at

Hotel AllegroMatzleinsdorfer Platz 15. district0043 1 5442743Tram 1, 6, 18, 62: WienMatzleinsdorfer Platz

www.hotel-allegro.at

Hostels

A&O HostelLerchenfelder Gürtel 9–1116. district0043149304803900Bus 48A: Thaliastraße

www.aohostels.com/

AYHF BrigittenauFriedrich-Engels-Platz 24.20. district0043 1 3328294Bus 434, N29, N31:Friedrich-Engels-Platz

www.oejhv.or.at/quar-tier/1200/1200.htm

Kolpingfamilie Jugendgäs-tehaus Wien-MeidlingBendlgasse 10-1212. district0043 1 8135487bus 15A, 63A: Nieder-hofstraßewww.kolpinghaus-wien12.at

Strawberry Youth HostelMittelgasse186. district0043 1 59979660Tram 6, 18: MariahilferGürtel

www.strawberryhostels.com

Vienna City HostelDampfgasse 810. district0043 1 5058843Tram 18, 0 / bus 14A,267, 368, 467, 469: Laxen-burger Straße / Gudrun-straße

www.viennacityhostel.at

Westend City HostelFügergasse 3, 6. district0043 1 5976729U3, U6: Westbahnhof

www.westendhostel.at

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Short remark

Due to the heavyamount of informationthat we actually couldpost here about everycity, town area and soforth we decided to keepour focus on Krems andVienna.

If you really want to getinto it and want to ex-plore even the smallestpart of this country it isprobably a good idea togo for a professionalguide like „The LonelyPlanet“.

What we provided youwith were simply somemost important and inour view really good andnice spots that you actu-ally should see while be-eing here.

Of course if you have anyquestions feel free tocontact us at any time!

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