https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Passengers are eager to get to their destination during the peak holiday season in Germany and Austria. But severe disruptions on a key route between Munich and Salzburg are causing problems this week. https://www.thelocal.at/20250812/train-passengers-face-major-disruption-between-munich-and-salzburg Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:59:41 +0200 train-passengers-face-major-disruption-between-munich-and-salzburg Separated by less than 150 kilometres, Munich and Salzburg are cultural destinations attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. However, when it comes to Christmas, which puts on the better performance?   https://www.thelocal.at/20231129/munich-versus-salzburg-which-city-does-christmas-better Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:03:57 +0100 munich-versus-salzburg-which-city-does-christmas-better Adolf Hitler's top hat, Eva Braun's dresses and a silver-covered edition of "Mein Kampf" are among the items being put up for sale by a German auction house, prompting protests from Jewish leaders. https://www.thelocal.at/20191114/hitler-memorabilia-auction-in-munich-sparks-protest Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:22:28 +0100 hitler-memorabilia-auction-in-munich-sparks-protest The CSU, the Bavarian allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, is preparing a “seven-point emergency programme” including reinstating border controls with Austria to limit the number of refugees entering Germany from the south. https://www.thelocal.at/20140909/bavarias-csu-wants-border-closure-against-refugees Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:57:00 +0200 bavarias-csu-wants-border-closure-against-refugees Police have launched a murder investigation after cleaners found the body of a newborn baby in the toilet of an Austrian Railways train in Munich. https://www.thelocal.at/20140521/cleaners-find-dead-baby-in-munich-train-toilet Wed, 21 May 2014 18:55:00 +0200 cleaners-find-dead-baby-in-munich-train-toilet