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Imperial Community => International => Topic started by: FialaFernbrugg on December 06, 2009, 12:59:28 AM
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The Republic of Austria
Some facts:
Capitol city: Vienna
Population: 8.36 million people
population density: 101 people/km²
population growth: 0.225% per year
life expectancy: 79.5 years
median age: 41.7 years
Languages: German(89%), Bavarian(84%), Schwyzerdütsch(3.6%), Turkish(2.2%), Croatian(1.2%), ...
President: Heinz Fischer
Chancellor: Werner Faymann
for more information about the austrian politic check out USD's international politics topic!!
Area: 83,872 km²
Bordering countries/regions: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland
currency name: Euro (€)
currency code: EUR
currency conversion: euro 1 (euro) = $ 1.45 (US dollars)
GDP: $413.5 billion per year
internet code: .at
Star Wars in Austria: Star Wars is not so popular here in Austria. We have only a few stores where you can buy figures and vehicles. I bought most of my figures at Toys R Us or the internet. (no Walmart or Target here).
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria
Austria Anthem:
Austrian military:
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Great info there!! I like Austria, too bad our gypsy people presented us in a bad light...
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I like how our country and yours gets other countries confused with the similarity in name..... ;)
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I like how our country and yours gets other countries confused with the similarity in name..... ;)
yeah Australia-Austria ???, that's cool
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Cool country all around! The Anthem is kind of catchy, lol.
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yeah that's right
same as the US-anthem
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Zirbitzkogel and Kreiskogel mountain hike
Hey guys. I just want to show you some pics from last summer. I made a mountain hike to my favorite mountain, the Zirbitzkogel. It is of course a part of the Austrian Alps.
Location: Austria, Styria
Range: Seetaler Alps
Elevation: Kreiskogel: 2306m
Zirbitzkogel: 2396m
I hope you like the pics:
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Nice mountain range views! I see why it's your favorite!
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Wow, Fila. Great info and truly gorgeous pics. You have a beautiful country.
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they are some wonderful photos Fiala i would love to go there one day....maybe if i stop buying SW stuff we could get there lol
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thanks guys, I'm glad that you like my mountain hike pics
btw I forgot to post the link of the YouTube video for this adventure. If you are interested:
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Great pics. Beautiful place.
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Great pics. Beautiful place.
thx mate some other adventures will follow in the next weeks
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Great video there!! Superb landscapes!
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Great video there!! Superb landscapes!
yeah I love it. Can't wait for summer, I miss the montain hikes in my area
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snow
We got a lot of snow in the last days here in the Alps. About 25-30cm. The weather was good today and so I made a long walk with my dog Mike.
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austria is a beatiful country FF
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Fantastic scenery, very peacefull looking
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thanks a lot guys. It was really a great day and Mike had a lot of fun in the snow.
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those shots are incredible, Fila!
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those shots are incredible, Fila!
Thanks a lot Clint. The snow shots are nice but I can't wait for summer. The frostiness sucks by and by sn1.
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I think the spring comes to Austria. It was really warm in the last days. I made a long walk with Mike and made some shots of the last snow in this winter.
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Kinda looks like where I live, but without the sun! Great shots.
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Those mountains are awe inspiring!
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We had a very nice day here in Austria.
I worked a little bit on my Revell Jedi starfighter and I made a walk with my dog Mike.
Here you have some pics:
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ilove austria , im an austrian citizen, i go to vienna almost every year, have family there , i remeber a shop i used to buy star wars from every time , they had so manny things i would look foward of goiing there every year.
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ilove austria , im an austrian citizen, i go to vienna almost every year, have family there , i remeber a shop i used to buy star wars from every time , they had so manny things i would look foward of goiing there every year.
thanks a lot ct360.
Vienna is a great city, my uncle lives there.
Do you also visit Styria once in a while?
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nah never been there
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Tow days ago I made a long mountain hike with my father in the Alps and I made some nice shoots of the area.
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Wow, that is some elevation! Makes my Mtns. where I live (Appalachian) look like little hills.
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Bärenschützklamm August 2010
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4922279057_5bcea2449e.jpg) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4922872260_51154eedcc.jpg)
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wow man, its a really beautiful place, really beautiful
Great shots!
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Awesome shots! I would love to go hiking there.
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thx a lot guys
A video with more pics and some information about the Klamm will be up in about two weeks.
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Love that bridge over the creek and falls. Incredible stuff.
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thanks Clint
here is a video with some more pics of the Bärenschützklamm:
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Fiala, those are some absolutely amazing shots! I hope to visit Austria, along with all of Europe, one day.
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today is Austria's national holiday
The Declaration of Neutrality was a declaration by the Austrian Parliament declaring the country permanently neutral. It was enacted on 26 October 1955 as a constitutional act of parliament, i.e. as part of the Constitution of Austria.
Formally, the declaration was promulgated voluntarily by the Republic of Austria. Politically, it was the direct consequence of the allied occupation by the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France between 1945 and 1955, from which the country was freed by the Austrian State Treaty of 15 May the same year. The Soviet Union would not have agreed to the State Treaty if Austria had not committed itself to declare its neutrality after the allied forces had left the country.
Since 1955 citation needed, neutrality has become a deeply ingrained element of Austrian identity. Austria's national holiday on 26 October commemorates the declaration. Legally, Austrian neutrality is both part of the Austrian constitution and of international law. There is an ongoing debate among legal scholars whether Austria could change this neutral status on its own account. This is a moot point, however, since there is no political or popular support for doing so.
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Austria is a winter wonderland at the moment.
We have about 35cm of snow.
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Pretty cool!
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beautiful
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Looks awesome! I would love to hit some trails with my snowboard!
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Incredible winter shots!
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Amazing pics fiala!
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Airpower 11
The Airpower is the biggest airshow in europe and the biggest open-air event in austria.
300.000 people
over 150 airplanes from 22 nations
location: airbase Zeltweg, Austria
01-02. July 2011
http://airpower.gv.at/en/programme/
Eurofighter Typhoon (Austrian Air Force)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6440.jpg)
Austrian paratrooper (Special Forces: Jagdkommando)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6510.jpg)
Black Hawk helicopter (Austrian Army with Jagdkommando soldiers)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6583.jpg)
Lockheed P-38 Lightning (Red Bull, Flying Bulls Austria)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6430.jpg)
Messerschmitt Me 262 (Messerschmitt Stiftung, Germany)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6425.jpg)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules (USAF)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6382.jpg)
Aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori (Italian Air Force)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSCF6637.jpg)
and a lot more
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looks awesome mate ,i am a big plane buff (especially WW2) and used to love going to Mildenhall Airshow
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looks awesome mate ,i am a big plane buff (especially WW2) and used to love going to Mildenhall Airshow
I hope you'll post some pics of the Mildenhall Airshow.
WW2 aircraft are really interesting. The Red Bull P-38 is my absolute favorite.
Unfortunately, the show was not entirely accident-free. Two paratroopers of the Austrian Army were injured (fractures in the legs).
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I have to say, I do think the P-38 is my favorite WWII aircraft. The F4U Corsair and the German Stuka are very close seconds, tho.
Great pics, FF - thanks for sharing!
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awesome pics man, really like the p-38 too!
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Anyone hear from Fiala lately? I wonder what my Austrian Friend has been up to?
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Red Bull Stratos
He did it. Felix Baumgartner is the first man who broke the sound barrier (Mach 1) without vehicular power 65 years after the famous flight of Chuck Yeager in his X-1.
Baumgartner broke three world records:
*highest manned balloon flight (39000m)
*the highest altitude jump
*highest speed in free fall
Date: 14. October 2012
Location: Roswell, New Mexico (USA)
Congratulations Felix, it was a great moment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Stratos
feature=related
(Pictures from Red Bull)
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Just a guess but I'm sure you are familiar with this site ? http://www.starwars-collectorbase.com/ (ftp://http://www.starwars-collectorbase.com/)
We (my wife) and I have a friend over there and are quite aware of SW collecting in Austria.
Without the internet it would be almost impossible if not even more expensive than it already is. :o
Michael doesn't seem short of money though. The amount and quality of SW items that arrive at our door that we send to him are phenomenal.
It's nice to enjoy them before they go.. ;D
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Hey ISY
I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
It was a pretty hard year for me. I'll do my best to make some reviews of the newest Revell easykits next year.
Eiblkogel (1834m)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/FialaFernbrugg/DSC_0020_zps9e157e38.jpg) (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/FialaFernbrugg/media/DSC_0020_zps9e157e38.jpg.html)
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Hey, its great to hear from you! Merry Christmas my friend.
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Just came accross this Video from Porsche here! They had an ice race at Zell am See in Austria. If you're a car enthusiast, this is definitely worth watching!
Porsche 2020 GP Ice Race Highlights
I saw their promotional video for the Superbowl and left a sub to their channel. The shape of the ice track strongly reminds me of a Carrera slot car track.
Yes, I'm talking About yours, Clint! ;D If you haven't seen it already, shift gears and check it out here:
http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=139.msg216619#msg216619
- Philipp