Mathias Kneißl was a true bandit legend who continues to inspire countless films and books to this day. This last bandit of Bavaria was born on May 12, 1875, in Unterweikertshofen. Mathias was the eld...
Everyone knows the saying: “You have to eat the soup you’ve made for yourself.” This idiom, used when someone is to blame for something, originates from an old dining custom. In the past, people often...
The Chorinsky case was a sensational crime that kept the international press in suspense for months and occurred during a highly volatile political period in which the old feudal system clashed with t...
To this day, the ruins of Weibertreu Castle in Weinsberg—which the famous senior physician Justinus Kerner saved from ruin by founding the Weinsberg Women’s Association together with six women on Dece...
After the end of World War II, there was great hardship in Vienna, the metropolis on the Danube. There was a shortage of food, consumer goods, and housing. During these hard times, 27-year-old textile...
On the morning of September 1, 1928, a shootout straight out of a Western movie took place on Rilkeplatz in Vienna’s 4th district, Wieden. This was because the shooter, Gabor Bodony, was a well-known ...
