Public Holidays in Austria for 2010, 2011, 2012
Austria officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Italy and Slovenia to the south, and Hungary and Slovakia to the east. National borders – 2563 km. Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federal states (Styria, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Carinthia, Vorarlberg, Burgenland, Vienna). Government – federal parliamentary republic. President – Heinz Fischer.
Vienna – the capital and largest city. Official languages – german, locally also slovenian, hungarian and croatian. Most austrian lagest cities are: Graz (capital of Styria), Linz capital of Upper Austria), Salzburg (capital of Salzburg), Innsbruck (capital of Tyrol), Klagenfurt.
Austria is one of the 10 richest countries in the world . Human Development Index rankings for Austria is 0.948, (15th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Euro (€) (EUR). Gini coefficient – 29.1% (low). Fiscal year – Calendar year. Trade organisations – EU, WTO and OECD. Inflation rate (CPI) of Austria - 1.85% (11' 2010).
Main industries – oil, iron, steel, chemicals, tourism, agricultural sector, electricity.
"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).
| Austria TOP events in 2011: | |
| Vienna City Festival - May, 2011 |
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| Golden Roof Challenge - June, 2011 |
| Festival for Fashion & Photography - June, 2011 |
| Austria Skate Marathon - June, 2011 |
| Rainbow Parade, Arlberg Marathon - July, 2011 |
| Ironman Austria - July, 2011 |
| Vienna Jazz Festival - June - July, 2011 |
| International Choir Competition - July, 2011 |
| Life Ball - July, 2011 |
Pflasterspektakel - July, 2011
Beach Volleyball Grand Slam - July - August, 2011 |
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| Holidays | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 (Fri) | January 1 (Sat) | January 1 (Sun) |
| Epiphany | January 6 (Wed) | January 6 (Thu) | January 6 (Fri) |
Easter Monday*
Catholic or protestant | April 5 (Mon) | April 25 (Mon) | April 9 (Mon) |
| Labor Day / May Day | May 1 (Sat) | May 1 (Sun) | May 1 (Tue) |
Ascension*
40 days after Easter | May 13 (Thu) | June 2 (Thu) | May 17 (Thu) |
Whit Monday*
(7 weeks after Easter Monday) | May 24 (Mon) | June 13 (Mon) | May 28 (Mon) |
Corpus Christi*
Thursday after Trinity Sunday
60 days after Easter Sunday | June 3 (Thu) | June 23 (Thu) | June 7 (Thu) |
Assumption Day
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 15 August (Sun) | 15 August (Mon) | 15 August (Wed) |
Austrian National Day
| October 26 (Tue) | October 26 (Wed) | October 26 (Fri) |
| All Saints Day | November 1 (Mon) | November 1 (Tue) | November 1 (Thu) |
| Immaculate Conception | December 8 (Wed) | December 8 (Thu) | December 8 (Sat) |
| Christmas Eve | December 24 (Fri) | December 24 (Sat) | December 24 (Mon) |
Christmas Day
Catholic or protestant | December 25 (Sat) | December 25 (Sun) | December 25 (Tue) |
2nd Christmas Day
also St. Stephen's Day | December 26 (Sun) | December 26 (Mon) | December 26 (Wed) |
Bank holidays New Year's Eve
(banks are closed) | December 31 (Fri) | December 31 (Sat) | December 31 (Mon) |
* - the date changes according to the year (catholic or protestant);
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