What happens when a mountain biker takes on the legendary Hahnenkamm downhill course on the back of his bike? That's what Max Stöckl traveled to Austria to find out. As you'll see in the video below, he got everything he could ask for, even hitting speeds as fast as 106 km/h (65 mph) in the process. This is one fast and wild ride down slopes that average a 27% gradient. Who says mountain bikers can't have fun in the winter?
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Showing posts with label Austria. Show all posts
Vienna Through Time
Urban Change In Time is a great mapped visualization of how the city of Vienna has changed through time. The site uses a combination of building age data and vintage maps to show how Vienna has developed since the 1600's.
To a large extent Vienna is a modern city. 42% of current buildings in Vienna were built after World War II. However around a third of Vienna's buildings were built in the
Austria Parliamentary Elections -- News Updates October 15, 2017
Daily Mail: Austria is set to be run by the world's youngest leader as right-wing 31-year-old who wants to cut all benefits for foreigners and halt EU meddling declares victory in the election
* Conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, is set to take power and form far-right alliance
* His People's Party is forecast to reap more than 30 percent of the election vote
* Wants to cut benefits for all foreigners and slash Austria's red tape with Europe
* In a move that will alarm Brussels he wants to keep the EU out of national affairs
The leader of Austria's right-leaning People's Party has declared victory in a national election that puts him on track to become the world's youngest leader.
Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, claimed the win on Sunday night after projections gave his party a comfortable lead with more than 90 percent of the ballots counted.
He fell well short of a majority, but has not ruled out the possibility of forming a minority government once the final result comes in.
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WNU Editor: Another blow to the EU? .... Austria election RESULTS: Eurosceptic Sebastian Kurz declares VICTORY in nightmare for EU (Express). Facebook and dirty campaigning are being blamed for this result .... How dirty campaigning and fake Facebook sites came to dominate the Austrian election (Washington Post). The media narrative is also claiming that Putin is the big winner from this election result .... 'Putin's friends' in Austria's right-wing FPÖ achieve strong election result DW). What's my take .... a candidate who ran on a platform of cutting benefits to immigrants and to lessen the power of the EU has won, and has already indicated that he will form an alliance with another conservative group to form a majority government.
Austria Parliamentary Elections -- News Updates October 15, 2017
The Latest: Election tally shows Austria turning right -- Washington Post/AP
Austrian elections: Young, conservative Sebastian Kurz's People's Party wins poll -- DW
Austria shifts to right as conservative star seals election win -- Reuters
Austria's Kurz: Europe's youngest leader in waiting -- AFP
Election produces likely right turn, young leader in Austria -- AP
Austrian Vote Nudges Europe's Balance to Right as Populists Gain -- Bloomberg
Austria's next chancellor a 31-year-old conservative, early results show -- CNN
Austria's Conservatives Show Few Qualms About Teaming up With Far Right -- US News and World Report/Reuters
TABULA IMPERII BYZANTINI (TIB)
TABULA IMPERII BYZANTINI (TIB)
Research on the Historical Geography of the Byzantine Empire at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna is conducted by the Tabula Imperii Byzantini (TIB). This renowned project was accepted by the Union Académique Internationale in Brussels in 2015 (Project 87), and at the same time included into the scheme of Long-Term-Projects at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, based on independent excellent international evaluations. The TIB carries out systematic research in the historical geography of the Byzantine Empire, from the beginning of the 4th century to the mid-15th century. The aim of the project is to create a historical atlas of the Byzantine space from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern period.
Individual regions are represented on maps on a scale of 1 : 800,000. A separate accompanying volume provides the results of further research in each region. Each volume contains detailed introductory chapters on geography and climate, borders and territorial designations, history, administrative history, church history and monasticism, traffic routes, economy and demographic trends. The main part of each volume consists of an alphabetical catalogue of all toponyms, hydronyms etc. that were known in Byzantine times. Also included are the historical places, whose historical names are unknown, but for whose existence there is (or there was) archaeological evidence. Written sources (from Late Antiquity to Early Modern Times) and archaeological materials elucidate the history of individual places, along with brief descriptions of monuments, both those that are known to have existed and those that are still preserved. The aforesaid results are enriched by systematic field research in order to verify, modify or complete the information of the sources.
Since 1986 new methods have been included into the scholarly work of the TIB, namely: studies of Palaeo-climate and settlement theories (for example the modified "Central Place Theory"), as well as the regular use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) during field missions and surveys. Digital Humanities, e.g. in the form of Historical Geographical Information Systems (HGIS), further contribute to the analysis and interpretation of the research data.
Austrian Presidential Election Overturned. A New Election Has Been Called
BBC: Austria presidential poll result overturned
Austria's highest court has annulled the result of the presidential election narrowly lost by the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party.
The party had challenged the result, saying that postal votes had been illegally and improperly handled.
The Freedom Party candidate, Norbert Hofer, lost the election to the former leader of the Greens, Alexander Van der Bellen, by just 30,863 votes or less than one percentage point.
The election will now be re-run.
Announcing the decision, Gerhard Holzinger, head of the Constitutional Court, said: "The challenge brought by Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache against the 22 May election... has been upheld."
He added: "The decision I am announcing today has no winner and no loser, it has only one aim: to strengthen trust in the rule of law and democracy."
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WNU Editor: I was surprised by the election result when it was announced in May. Before the absentee votes were counted The Freedom Party candidate, Norbert Hofer was ahead of the polls, and for him to lose more than 60% of the absentee votes had to go against him. As it turned out .... the absentee votes were entirely against him .... hence his defeat. Will a second vote be any different .... considering what is happening in the EU right now, and that more information on former leader of the Greens, Alexander Van der Bellen has come out on his views on Austria, immigration, etc. .... I am willing to bet that there is going to be a different result.
More News On Austria's Presidential Election Being Overturned
Austrian far right gets second chance at presidency with vote re-run -- Reuters
Austrian court overturns presidential elections, calls rerun -- AP
Austria Orders Rerun of Presidential Vote That Nationalist Lost -- Bloomberg
Austrian court annuls presidential election result -- The Local
Austria Investigating Into Alleged Presidential Election Postal Vote Fraud
Euronews: Austria launches probe into alleged postal vote irregularities
Five voting districts are being investigated in Austria over postal vote irregularities in the close-run presidential election, the interior minister has announced.
Allegations of fraud arose from the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) of defeated candidate Norbert Hofer, after the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen just scrapped ahead with 31,000 votes when the postal ballot was counted.
The Villach branch of FPÖ lodged a complaint with the country’s corruption prosecutor over the Carinthia council counting votes on Sunday and not Monday like in the rest of the country.
Speaking on Austrian TV, Freedom Party leader Heinz Christan Strache said, “The democratic result has to be respected. There are many hints from the people, these will be checked by lawyers, and independent people and we have to evaluate that.”
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Update: Austria Launches Probe Into Alleged Presidential Election Postal Vote Fraud (Zero Hedge).
Previous Post: Norbert Hofer Of The Freedom Party Is Projected To Win The Austrian Presidential Election (Update: Left-Winger Vvan der Bellen Wins Austrian Presidential Election) (May 23, 2016).
WNU Editor: This is raising a few eyebrows.
Norbert Hofer Of The Freedom Party Is Projected To Win The Austrian Presidential Election (Update: Left-Winger Vvan der Bellen Wins Austrian Presidential Election)
BBC: Austria presidential vote: Postal ballots to decide result
Postal ballots will decide Austria's presidential election after polling station results from Sunday's vote gave the far-right candidate a slender lead.
Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party was slightly ahead of his rival, Alexander Van der Bellen, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
If elected, Mr Hofer would be the first far-right head of state in the EU.
A key campaign issue was Europe's migrant crisis, which has seen asylum-seeker numbers soar.
About 90,000 people claimed asylum in Austria last year, equivalent to about 1% of the Austrian population, and the Freedom Party ran an anti-immigration campaign.
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WNU Editor: The media is saying that this election is too close to call .... I disagree. Norbert Hofer has won almost 52% of the regular vote, and will only need 40% of the postal ballots to clinch the election. And while the Presidency holds limited powers, he does have the power to call an election which in turn will most likely result with his party forming the next government. What is happening in Austria also portends on what may be happen in Germany next year when they have their elections. If trends continue .... German Chancellor Merkel's will not be in power and her coalition allies will probably be wiped out.
More News On Austria's Presidential Election
Far-right candidate holds narrow lead in Austria presidential vote -- AP
In Austrian Election, Far-Right Candidate Is Deadlocked With Rival -- NYT
Austria: Tight presidential election reveals a split nation -- AP
EU braces itself for its first Far-Right president: Austrian ballot goes down to the wire with postal votes set to decide if anti-immigrant candidate is elected -- Daily Mail
Austria Presidential Election Results 2016: Candidates Tied In Runoff Race -- IBTimes
Far-right candidate slightly ahead as Austria vote-counting continues -- USA Today
Austria’s Razor-Edge Vote Means Absentees to Decide Presidency -- Bloomberg
Results of Austrian presidential vote too close to call -- DW
Austria’s presidential race: Far-right Hofer wins with 51.9%, intrigue with postal ballots uncounted -- RT
UPDATE (10;30 EST): It looks like I was wrong. Some media reports are now projecting that Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party will lose the Austrian Presidential election.
Update 11:00 EST: Norbert Hofer has lost the election .... Left-winger van der Bellen wins Austrian presidential election (The Local)
Austrian Election: Right-Wing Freedom Party With Its Anti-Immigrant Stance Tops Presidential First Round
AFP: Austrian government in shock as far-right triumps
Vienna (AFP) - Austria's government was licking its wounds Monday after a historic debacle that saw the opposition anti-immigrant far-right triumph in a presidential ballot two years before the next scheduled general election.
According to preliminary results, Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPOe) came a clear first with 36 percent of the vote, while candidates from the two governing parties failed to even make it into a runoff on May 22.
The result means that for the first time since 1945, Austria will not have a president backed by either Chancellor Werner Faymann's Social Democrats (SPOe) or their centre-right coalition partners the People's Party (OeVP).
"This is the beginning of a new political era," FPOe leader Heinz-Christian Strache said after what constituted the best-ever result at federal level for the former party of the late Joerg Haider, calling it a "historic result".
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More News On The Austrian Election
Austrian Presidential Vote Gives Edge to Right-Wing Candidate -- NYT
Austrian law-and-order presidential candidate wins 1st round -- AP
Austria far right freezes out coalition in presidency race -- Reuters
Austria election: Far-right tops first round of presidential vote -- BBC
Anti-immigrant candidate wins first round of Austria election -- USA Today
Austria's Right-Wing Freedom Party Tops Presidential First Round -- Bloomberg
Austrian Voters Deal Blow to Mainstream Parties in Election -- WSJ
Gun-Toting Immigration Foe Wins Austrian Presidential Vote -- Daily Caller
Video: Tempus Fugit - Time Flies in this Timelapse Video
Shot in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and California, Utah, Washington and Oregon in the U.S., this video takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the most beautiful and iconic landscapes at those destinations to show us how they look in an amazing timelapse fashion. This is four minutes of incredible beauty that shouldn't be missed. A perfect way to wrap up the week.
TEMPUS FUGIT 2 from Dr. Nicholas Roemmelt on Vimeo.
Austria - Gjeografia dhe Historia e Austrisë
Austria - Gjeografia dhe Historia e Austrisë
Vienna
Gjeografia: Sipërfaqja: 83.859 km ². Koha lokale: +4 h. Klima: kontinental butë (më së shumti), mal (SO). Capital: Vienna. Qytetet: Vienna (1.550.123), Grac (226.244), Linz (183.504), Salzburg (142.662), Innsbruck (113.392) (2016).
Popullsia: 8.000.000 (2016); Kombësia: Austriake; Përbërja: Austriakët 93.4%, jugosllavë 2.5%, turq 1.5%, Gjermanisht 0.7%, të tjerë 1.9%. Gjuha: gjermanisht (zyrtare), slloven. Feja: Christian 89,8% (75,5% katolikë, të tjera 14.2%), nuk ka fe 6.8%, të tjerë 2.5%, 0.8% ateist.
Politikë e Jashtme: Organizata: Banka Botërore, FMN, OECD, OBT, OKB, BE-ja.
Qeveria: Republika Parlamentare. Div administrativ: 9 provincat. Palët: People Austriak ÖVP), të austriak Social Demokrate (SPO), liria e Austria FPO), të gjelbra (GA). Dega legjislative: dydhomëshe - Këshilli Kombëtar me 183 anëtarë, të Këshillit Federal, me 62 anëtarë. Kushtetuta: 1920.
Austria ndodhet në qendër të Evropës, pa rrugëdalje në det. Me më shumë se dy të tretat e territorit të marra nga ana e gamë të Alpeve, vendi ka vendpushimet e skive të shumta në Tirol dhe Vorarlberg. Në veri është luginën e Danubit, të bujqësisë ku organizuar. Rëndësia strategjike e këtij rajoni, i cili punon për mijëvjeçarë si një korridor në mes Lindjes dhe Perëndimit të kontinentit, shpjegon ekzistencën atje e qindra kalatë, kështjella dhe manastire. Kapitali, Vjenë, sjell së bashku muzeume dhe ndërtesa stilit barok, të dëshmitarëve në fuqinë e Perandorisë Austriake, e cila, nën udhëheqjen e Habsburgët, lulëzoi në Evropë deri në fillim të shekullit të njëzetë. Qyteti ishte qendra botërore e muzikës klasike në shekujt e tetëmbëdhjetë dhe nëntëmbëdhjetë, në sajë të pranisë së kompozitorëve të tillë si Mozart. Me përfundimin e Luftës së Dytë Botërore, Austria bëhet kufi në mes të bllokut Sovjetik dhe botës kapitaliste. Duke theksuar standard të lartë të jetesës dhe zhvillimin, vendi pajtohet, në vitin 1995, Bashkimi Evropian (BE), duke thyer 40 vjet e jo të shtrirjes. Perspektiva e një emigracioni masiv - sidomos nga Evropa Lindore - merr të drejtën e skajshme në pushtet në vitin 1999, duke krijuar konflikt me bashkësinë hebreje dhe qeverive evropiane.
Historia e Austrisë
Pushtua nga Celts e lashtë, të cilët vijnë në Alpet lindore rreth 400 pes, rajoni është pushtuar nga romakët rreth vitit 15 pes Me shpërbërjes së Perandorisë Romake në shekullin e pestë, territori i pushtuar nga popujt gjermanike rradhazi bavareze , gotëve, Huns, të lombardëve dhe Avaret. Pas një stabilizimi të shkurtër nën Charlemagne francez Perandorit, mosmarrëveshje ndërmjet fisnikëve gjermanë të çon në krijimin e Dukatit të Austrisë në 1156. Në shekullin e gjashtëmbëdhjetë, sipas Charles V, monarkët Habsburg për të arritur kulmin e Perandorisë Romake të Shenjtë, me Austrinë si qendër. Vjenë bar paraprakisht e Perandorisë Turke Osmane në Evropë në shekullin e shtatëmbëdhjetë. The domains austriake të zgjeruar në shekullin e ardhshëm. Luftërat me revolucionare Francë, midis 1791 dhe 1814, duke shkaktuar humbjen e territoreve dhe të nënshkruar në fund të Perandorisë së Shenjtë Romake.
Austro-Hungareze - restaurimit konservativ në Francë kontribuon në forcimin e Perandorisë Austriake. Përveç të Prusisë, vendi bëhet fuqia më e madhe e Konfederatës Gjermane. Me Metternich Klemens kancelaren simbolit 1809-1848), arrin zhvillimin industrial. Në vitin 1848, vala nacionaliste dhe liberale revolucionare knocks Metternich. Në fushën e perandorit Franz Joseph I 1848-1916), Austria është dëbuar nga Konfederatën Gjermane. Unifikimin e Italisë dhe Gjermanisë dobëson Austrinë, në 1867 Hungaria bashkohet për të formuar Perandorinë Austro-hungareze, me autonomi të brendshme politike, por me e zakonshme sovran dhe të huaj, financiare dhe ushtarake. Perandoria bashkon një mozaik të njerëzve - gjermanët, hungarezët, çekët, italianët, sllovenëve, polakët lituanezët, serbët dhe kroatët, ndër të tjera.
Republic - Më 28 qershor 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, trashëgimtar i fronit austriak, është vrarë nga një student serb, një fakt që fillon Luftën e Parë Botërore. Me aleancat ushtarake formuar, Austria, Gjermania dhe Turqia (Central Powers) fytyrë Rusia, Franca dhe Britania (aleatët) dhe pastaj Shtetet e Bashkuara (SHBA). Humbja e Fuqive Qendrore në vitin 1918, të çon në shpërbërjen e Perandorisë Habsburg dhe shpalljes së Republikës. Traktatet e paqes të kërkojë caktimin e territoreve në Itali njohu pavarësinë e Hungari, Çekosllovaki, Poloni dhe Mbretërisë së Serbëve, Kroatëve dhe Sllovenëve (më vonë Jugosllavia), si dhe ndalimin e bashkimit të Austrisë me Gjermaninë. Në vitin 1934, konservator kancelari Engelbert Dollfuss është vrarë në një grusht shteti në tentativë të nazistëve austriake. Në vitin 1938, Adolf Hitleri (i lindur në Austri) Gjermani aneksuar nga vendi, vendimin e miratuar nga austriakët në një plebishit.
Pasluftës - Me disfatës naziste në Luftën e Dytë Botërore, kombi është i ndarë në katër zona: amerikane, britanike, franceze dhe Bashkimit Sovjetik. Forcat pushtuese tërhiqet dhjetë vjet më vonë, dhe Austria u bë një shtet neutral. Në vitet e mëvonshme, vendi është duke përjetuar rritje të madhe ekonomike. Në vitin 1966, fitorja e Partisë austriake Popullit (ÖVP), të konservative, i jep fund 20 viteve të qeverisjes Social Demokratike. Plagët e Luftës së Dytë Botërore janë rihap në vitin 1986 me shpalljen që i përgjithshëm ish-sekretari i Kombeve të Bashkuara (OKB) dhe presidenciale kandidati Kurt Waldheim kishte marrë pjesë në krimet në Ballkan si një oficer nazist. Megjithatë, Waldheim është zgjedhur. Një referendum të mbajtur në vitin 1994 miratimin anëtarësimin e Austrisë në Bashkimin Evropian, i cili ndodh në vitin 1995. Këtë vit, pas fitores në zgjedhjet parlamentare, ÖVP dhe Partia Social Demokratike e Austrisë (SPO) të formojë një qeveri koalicioni.
Far drejtë - Në tetor 1999, SPO fitoi zgjedhjet parlamentare me 33.2 për qind të votave. Frika nga një valë e emigrantëve, të tërhequr nga prosperitetin e vendit, i bën jehonë Partinë ksenofobe Freedom e Austria FPO), të ekstremit të djathtë, udhëheqësi i Jörg Haider. Njohur për të pasur mbrojti politikën e punës e Hitlerit dhe vlerësoi veteranët e SS, trupat elite naziste, Haider merr 26.9% të votave dhe partia e tij u bë i dytë kombëtar forcë politike. ÖVP, e cila gjithashtu fiton votën e 26.9 për qind, bashkohet partinë e Haider në shkurt të vitit 2000 për të formuar qeverinë e re. Wolfgang kreu ÖVP Shusel merr postin e kancelarit (kreu i qeverisë) dhe FPO merr gjysmën e ministrive, por Haider është jashtë. Kjo është hera e parë që e drejtë larg erdhi në pushtet në Evropë që nga fundi i Luftës së Dytë Botërore. Qeveria e re është një çështje e protestave në vend dhe jashtë vendit. Në një përpjekje për të kontrolluar presionin e jashtëm, Haider jep dorëheqjen, madje edhe në shkurt, kreu i Fpo. BE-ja miraton sanksione diplomatike kundër Austrisë, por konkludon se masat janë kundërproduktive dhe të pezullohet në shtator, duke mbajtur vendin nën "mbikqyrje".
Komuniteti çifut - Qeveria jep me të presionit nga udhëheqësit hebrenj dhe SHBA njoftoi në korrik 2000, krijimi i një fondi prej 438 milionë euro për të kompensuar për rreth 150.000 mbijetuarit e Holokaustit të cilët kanë punuar si skllevër për të regjimit nazist. Një tjetër marrëveshje parashikon pagesën e 500 milionë dollarë në kompensim të pronës së konfiskuar nga hebrenjtë.
Dallimet në mes Haider dhe anëtarë të tjerë FPO të çojë në dorëheqjes së katër ministrave të partisë në shtator të vitit 2002. Situata kërkon Shusel për të shpërndarë qeverinë e koalicionit. Në zgjedhjet e përgjithshme për fillim të nëntorit, FPO është kryesor mundi, duke marrë vetëm 10% të votave. ÖVP pavarësisht votës së 42.3%, ka nevojë qeveria për të ndërtuar aleanca. SPO merr 36.5%. Në shkurt 2003, Shusel përsëri bashkohet FPO në formimin e kabinetit, të partisë duke i dhënë tri ministritë.
Presidenti i ri - Në maj të vitit nuk është greva e parë të përgjithshme në vend në më shumë se pesë dekada, kundër projektit të qeverisë për reformën e sigurimit shoqëror, i cili ngre moshën minimale për pension dhe zvogëlon vlerën e pensioneve. Një ligj i ri mbi azilin, i miratuar në tetor, është konsideruar më kufizuese në Evropë. Në prill 2004, Social Demokrate Heinz Fischer fiton zgjedhjet presidenciale me 52.4% të votave, duke mundur kandidatin e qeverisë Benita Ferrero-Valdner simbolit ÖVP). Më 6 korrik, dy ditë para inaugurimit të Fischer vdes pastaj Presidentin Tomas Klestil simbolit ÖVP).
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Video: Bluetopia - Adventure in the Blue Mountains of Australia
If you needed more proof of the wonderful adventure opportunities that can be found in Australia, this video will certainly provided it. The 15-minue long short-film follows a group of friends as they travel two hours outside of Sydney to visit the amazing Blue Mountains, an outdoor playground that offers climbing, BASE jumping, trail running, camping, and more. The group captured some amazing shots of the beautiful landscapes there, while also experiencing all of the fantastic adventures that this place has to offer. The result is this fantastic video, which I think you'll enjoy as much as I did.
BLUETOPIA from Mission Control Collective on Vimeo.
Video: 55-Year Old Female Mountain Biker Finds Adventure in Austria
How about a bit of inspiration for your day? Check out this video, which features 55-year old Uta Philipp off on a mountain biking adventure in Austria. She rides like someone half her age, and has a spirit that deserves to be applauded. She couldn't have picked a more beautiful location for her ride either. It looks like a fantastic place to explore on two wheels.
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Video: Adventures in Salzburg
Situated on the northern border of the Alps, the Austrian city of Salzburg is rich in history and culture. It also happens to have some excellent opportunities for outdoor adventure, as you'll see in this short video below, which was produced by American Express as part of a series of travel videos designed to show some of the lesser known, yet still great, things to do at popular destinations. In the case of Salzburg, that includes fantastic mountain views, active pursuits, and even a visit to ice caves.
Innsbruck Easter Eggs
Innsbruck has Easter eggs. Or rather what passes for Easter eggs. The city has twelve, big, themed Easter eggs on display.
Each egg is 2.2 meters (~7.25 feet) tall and has a diameter of 1.3 meters (4.25 feet). All are sponsored by various organizations and companies.I can honestly say that I haven't been in a good Easter egg hunt in years so this version was kind of fun. Here are a few of the ones we spotted.
Liechtensteinklamm
The liechtensteinklamm, in St. Johann im Pongau, is a nine-hundred-foot deep cleft in the Austrian Alps. Intensely blue water cuts through the layers of limestone and slate, hollowing out a twisting, undulating path. There's a walkway, and a lot of tourists, and the whole thing is very much worth an hour of your time.
The tunnels and bridges were constructed in 1875 by the Alpine Association, with the help of Johann II, prince of Liechtenstein. The prince had a hunting cottage nearby and supposedly became quite excited about the project. A gift of six hundred guilders made the walkways possible, and got the chasm named after Johann.
It takes, maybe, twenty minutes to walk the length of the boardwalk - it's very easy and secure, with gentle uphill grades and handy railings. In reality, nobody does the walk that quickly. It's a stroll, really, with lots of places to stop and look up at the distant sliver of sky, down at the rushing water and around you at the hollows and layers of rock. The air is cool and misty, which was refreshing on a hot, May day.
As the path heads upstream, the water noises get louder and deeper. The current quickens and the passageway narrows. Finally, the walls fall away and the gorge opens up into a round, green bowl. A waterfall spills from somewhere above, joining the stream with a crash. There are some picnic tables here, and a nice platform to sit on.