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The new timetable takes effect on 13 December in the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR), bringing extra commuter trains, an hourly service from Vienna Hauptbahnhof to Bratislava and a partial closure of the Franz-Josefs-Bahn in spring 2027.
The main registration period for Vienna's municipal kindergartens for 2027/28 has begun. Parents who register their child by the end of December have a better chance of getting a place at their preferred kindergarten.
Vienna's Hirschstetten Flower Gardens open their 23rd Christmas flower exhibition and an Advent market from 12 November to 20 December, featuring a new light trail, Thursday to Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00.
Mountain rescuers in Mühlbach am Hochkönig saved an exhausted, hypothermic 20-year-old German stranded at around 2,600 metres, in a 14-hour operation during a snowstorm.
Caritas in Burgenland launched its winter aid programme with the cold-weather hotline for homeless people on Sunday, running until 31 March. Passers-by are urged to call if they see someone in need, and 144 in life-threatening situations.
Police in the Leibnitz district of Styria carried out checks on Halloween night, removing the licence plates of 5 cars over serious technical defects and seizing 40 fireworks, marijuana and banned stimulants.
GeoSphere Austria recorded a magnitude 2.5 earthquake north of Mautern in Styria at 6:37 a.m. on Sunday. Residents near the epicentre felt it, but no injuries or damage were reported.
