MFPL Welcome Guide

Package 1 Living in

Last update 2013/08/06 Table of Content

Willkommen in Wien! – Welcome to Vienna! 1

Facts about Vienna 1

Viennese Districts 2

Arrival 2 Travelling by Airplane 2 Travelling by Railway 2 Travelling by Car 3

First Steps to Settle Down in Vienna 3 Entry Requirements 3

Important Addresses and Phone Numbers 5

Living in Vienna 5 Communication 5 Eating & Drinking 6 Electricity 6 Finding a Flat 7 Health Insurance 7 Money, Money, Money 8 On the Road 10 Weights and Measures 12

Public Holidays and Events 13

German Language Guide 13

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna – Table of content 06/08/2013

Facts about Vienna Living in Vienna

Location

 in Eastern Willkommen in Wien! –  average altitude: 170 m  distances: 520 km to Berlin (), 250 km to Prague (Czech Republic), Welcome to Vienna! 55 km to Bratislava (), 215 km to Budapest (), 280 km to Ljubljana (), 765 km to Rome (), Austria Once the centre of power for the large 685 km to Bern () in Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was re- The ferry wheel Riesenrad in the Prater history duced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occu- Land Area pation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a dec-  414.67 sq.km ade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's inde- pendence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality". A prosperous, democratic coun- Urban Administration try, Austria entered the European Union in 1995 and the EU Economic and Mone-  23 districts ("Bezirk") tary Union in 1999.  head of urban administration: mayor ("Bürgermeister") Dr Michael Häupl (since 1994) Vienna, The capital of Austria is known around the world as a centre of Western sophistica- Inhabitants by comparison the tion. Renowned for its exquisite balls in the carnival season, impeccable concerts of  Tokyo 36.5 million capital of classical music, and culinary traditions that gave the world such delights as the Wie- Population  Mexico City 19.3 million Austria ner Schnitzel and Sachertorte, Vienna is an absolute must for people looking to  1,713,957  New York 19.3 million experience the spirit of traditional European elegance.  population density: 4,133 inh./sq.km  Cairo 10.9 million  London 8.6 million Vienna is Austria's largest city and home to a  Sydney 4.4 million population of more than 1.7 million people. Transport Situated in the very East of the country,  airport: Vienna International Airport Wien-Schwechat close to Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech  railway: 2 international railway stations, 6 regional railway stations Republic, Vienna is a major European centre  inner-city transport: metropolitan railway, underground, tramway, bus (about of economic, political, and cultural life. The 120 lines, 2.3 million passengers daily) MERCER Quality of Living Reports, a survey measuring the quality of life in cities around the globe, has listed Vienna as number 1 Addresses since 2009.  Every Viennese district has its own postal code composed of 4 numbers. The first number is always 1, the second and third number is the number of the dis- Church of St. Peter and Dome of St. Stephen’s trict, the fourth is always 0, e.g. the postal code for the 3rd district is 1030.

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 1 06/08/2013 Viennese Districts Arrival The MFPL is located in Where rd the the 3 district (Land- MFPL is strasse), surrounded Moving to a new city or even to a new country requires quite a bit of organization st nd th located by the 1 , 2 , 4 , and preparation. Take your time and prepare well before leaving your home town! 10th, and 11th districts. This will save you a lot of time and hassle once you are in Vienna. Time much better The 1st district is the spent getting started in the lab, meeting new colleagues, and enjoying your first oldest and most pic- impressions of living in this beautiful city. turesque part of Vi- enna. It attracts many tourists but living Travelling by Airplane there is almost always Vienna has one airport, the Vienna International Airport Wien-Schwechat, located in Airport unaffordable. The 2nd Schwechat, about 15 km South East of the city centre. district (Leopoldstadt) is perfect for joggers Metropolitan railway ("Schnellbahn", "S-Bahn"): line S7, every 30 min, daily from because the nearly 4.54am to 0.18pm, € 4.20 one way, 25 min running 15 km long Prater time park with the famous Bus: Flughafenbus, every 30 min 24/7, € 8.00 one way, ferry wheel Riesenrad about 30 min running time is located there. The CAT City Airport Train: every 30 min, daily from 11th is one of the 6.00am to 23.35pm, € 11.00 one way, 16 min running cheapest districts. The time (www.cityairporttrain.com) typical student dis- Taxi: € 30.00 – € 40.00 one way, running time 25 min to 50 min due to traffic jams tricts are from 6th – 9th during rush hours th th and from 16 – 18 .

Did you know…? Travelling by Railway The 21st and 22nd districts are called colloquially "Transdanubien", meaning "on the Vienna has 2 international railway stations (Westbahnhof and Hauptbahnhof) and 6 Railway other side of the Danube". These two districts and the 10th district have the most regional railway stations (Wien Mitte, Wien Nord, Wien Meidling, Franz-Josefs- inhabitants (10th 175,000, 21st 141,000, 22nd 156,000). Bahnhof, Wien Hütteldorf, Wien Praterstern). At the mo- ment the Hauptbahnhof is only partially in charge due to construction works, and most of the trains go via the re- gional railway station at Wien Meidling. ► Useful links

www.wien.gv.at: the official website of Vienna with answers to almost all Austria has one public railway company, ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen. If you questions you may have about living in Vienna are under the age of 26 years you can apply for the "ÖBB Vorteilscard <26" which www.wien.gv.at/stadtplan/en/: one of the best online maps for fast orien- costs about € 20.00 for 12 months. Vorteilscard holders are granted 40 – 50 % price tation that displays additional information such as public transport, current reductions on train tickets. If you are older than 26 years then you can buy the "ÖBB traffic situation, points of interest, and many others Vorteilscard Classic" which costs about € 100.00 and gives you equal reductions.

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 2 06/08/2013 Travelling by Car Car To drive a car in Vienna you need a driving licence. Toll stickers are required on all First Steps to Settling Down in Vienna vehicles on Austria’s motorways and highways. The drink-drive limit is 0.5 mg/ml. The speed limit on motorways and highways is 130 kph, on all other roads 100 kph, in towns 50 kph. Entry Requirements In Austria you are obliged by law to register where you are living. There are two breakdown service organisations in Austria: ÖAMTC (www.oeamtc.at) Every inhabitant has to fill out a "Meldezettel" and register it with the and ARBÖ (www.arboe.at). authorities.

Austria has been a member state of the Euro- The official emblem Useful links ► pean Union (EU) since 1995. Therefore, people of the city of www.viennaairport.com: the official website of the Vienna International with citizenship of any member state of the EU Vienna Airport Wien-Schwechat (except Bulgaria, Romania, and ) can www.oebb.at: the official website of the Austrian railway company enter, settle, and work in Austria without any former applica- The official www.austria.info/us/plan-your-trip/driving-regulations-in-austria- tion. They only need to register at the official authority MA35. homepage of the 1084578.html: information about the most important driving regulations in city of Vienna Austria People with citizenship from all other countries have to apply (www.wien.at). for a visa. Visa C allows you to enter Austria for 3 months, but you are not allowed to settle in Austria. The "Visum D" allows you to enter and work in Austria for at most 6 months. For any longer period of work in Austria you need a residence permit ("Aufenthaltsbewilligung").

Meldezettel Melde- You have to register your place of living with the authorities within the first three zettel days of your arrival ("Meldezettel"). To apply you need the following documents:  passport  completed form signed by your landlord/landlady, can be found at www.help.gv.at/Content.Node/documents/meldez.pdf You have to repeat this procedure every time you move to another flat. If you move, please bring the new "Meldezettel” to the Program Manager.

Registra- Registration for EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals have to register within the first four months of their tion for EU, EEA, arrival at the MA 35 – Einwanderung, Staatsbürgerschaft, Standesamt. For this regis- and tration the following documents are required: Swiss  nationals passport  certification of health insurance in Austria

One of the most visited places in Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace, former home of the Habs-  signed working contract Important address burg emperors (www.schoenbrunn.at)  completed form at MA 35 – Einwanderung, www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/personenwesen/rtf/an Staatsbürgerschaft, Standes- meldebescheinigung.rtf. amt Dresdner Straße 93, Block C MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 3 1200 Vienna06/08/2013 Visa and Visa and residence permit residence People who will work for more than 6 months in Austria need to apply for the resi- Did you know…? permit dence permit ("Aufenthaltsbewilligung") in their home country. At the same time The Austrian flag design is certainly one of the oldest – if not the oldest – national ban- the Austrian Embassy in your home country enters the visa for Austria directly into ners in the world. According to tradition, in 1191, following a fierce battle in the Third your passport. Crusade, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became completely blood-spattered; upon removal of his wide belt or sash, a white band was revealed; the red-white-red Please note that you must apply for a residence permit in your home country. colour combination was subsequently adopted as his banner. Please remember that it may take 3 to 6 months to get a residence permit and you have to wait for it in your home country. Important information Once you have accepted your job posi- Visa costs will be refunded by MFPL ► Useful links tion you will receive a letter confirming upon arrival. www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry/foreign-ministry.html: your admission to MFPL and that you will detailed information about visa application in your home country get a work contract including health insurance. To apply for the residence permit www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/personenwesen/: you will need the following documents and may be asked for more: the official homepage of MA 35  confirmation of job offer or signed working contract www.wien.gv.at/advuew/internet/AdvPrSrv.asp?Layout=stelle&Type=K&st  confirmation of accommodation or invitation letter ellecd=2006060816595207&Hlayout=personen&AUSSEN=Y: opening hours  criminal bureau check of MA 35  certificate of birth http://www.wien.gv.at/amtshelfer/dokumente/personenwesen/einwande  passport (valid at least 3 months longer then the end date of your journey in rung/anmeldebescheinigung.html: information on the registration for EU Austria and with at least two unused nationals, EEA nationals and Swiss nationals www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/pdf/meldeserviceenglisch.pdf: pages) Important information  information on the "Meldezettel" 2 passport photos Please ask in any case the Program  www.magwien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/stellen.html: list of all of- completed form "Aufenthaltsbewil- Manager about applying for the visa fices where you can apply for the "Meldezettel" ligung", to be asked for directly at and the residence permit. the Austrian Embassy in your home

country

Please remember that the embassy can ask for other papers, too. Check at the em- bassy about the need for a special appointment.

You have to collect your residence permit in person at the MA 35 – Einwanderung, Staatsbürgerschaft, Standesamt within the first three days of your arrival.

Please remember to apply in your home country for your family members as well.

A horse-drawn "Fiaker" and the Viennese city hall

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 4 06/08/2013 Important Addresses and Phone Numbers Living in Vienna

Country code: 0043, prefix for Vienna: (0)1 Communication

Emergency Numbers Telephone ("Handy") Mobile  Police: 133 Many students decide to just have a phones  Ambulance: 144 mobile phone. Check all offers be-  Fire brigade: 122 fore signing a contract! The most  On-duty medical unit: 141 popular providers are:  On-duty pharmacies service: 1550  www.a1.net  On-duty dental care service: 5122078  www.bob.at  European emergency number: 112  www.drei.at  Herold (Austrian online telephone book): www.herold.at  www.orange.at  www.t-mobile.at Emergency room in the General Hospital of Vienna (AKH)  www.telering.at Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna; phone: +43 1 40400-0; public transport: un-  www.yesss.at derground U6 station Michelbeuern-AKH, tramway 33 and 5 stop Lazarettgasse Of course all providers offer prepaid cards ("Handywertkarte").

Accident hospital Lorenz Böhler If you need to get a telephone line installed at Landline Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Wien; phone: +43 1 33110-0; public transport: your home, check www.a1.net or www.tele2.at. phones underground U 6 station Dresdner Straße, metropolitan railway station Traisen- Both offer special packages for telephone net- gasse, bus 5A and 37A work/internet/mobile phone.

Hospital Rudolfstiftung Radio/TV fees (Rundfunkgebühr, GIS) Radio/ Juchgasse 25, 1030 Vienna; phone: +43 1 71165-0; public transport: metropolitan Austrian residents must pay a fee for having a radio and TV set at home. Currently it TV fees railway station Rennweg, tramway 71 and 0 stop Rennweg, bus 77A is € 7.56 per month for radio only and € 24.88 per month for radio and TV set. So be prepared to receive a letter from GIS after a few months in which you are asked for information on whether you have a radio and/or TV set. Please note that by saying Information Desks you have neither you risk an inspector paying you a visit in order to check on this.  General Austrian information desk: www.austria.info  Tourist information desk of Vienna (in English): www.wien.info/en ► Useful links  Expat Center Vienna – social life for foreigners in Vienna: www.expatcenter.at www.mobilfunkrechner.de/akwien: calculator to check which offer from

mobile phone providers may fit you best

www.orf-gis.at: the official homepage from GIS for radio/TV fees Science and Universities www.orf.at: the official homepage of the Austrian radio and TV station  Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL): www.mfpl.ac.at www.atv.at: the official homepage of the TV station ATV  University of Vienna (Uni Wien): www.univie.ac.at www.puls4.com: the official homepage of the TV station puls4  Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien): www.meduniwien.ac.at  Austrian Science Research Fund (FWF): www.fwf.ac.at

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 5 06/08/2013 Recipes Eating & Drinking For recipes of typical Viennese meals see and re- www.aboutvienna.org/recipes/recipes.php staurant Traditional Eating A practical and informative restaurant guide you’ll find here: guide Viennese Viennese cuisine is a combination of www.falter.at/web/wwei/ cuisine Wiener Schnitzel – a speciality originating Bohemian, Hungarian, Italian, Jew- from the Italian "costoletta milanese" – ish, and other central European Drinking Viennese breadcrumbed and fried veal escalope influences, a heritage of the former Vienna is the capital of coffee. The tradition of Vien- coffee Frankfurter Würstel – the sausages the rest drinking Habsburg Empire. nese coffeehouses is widely known and the list of of the world calls “Wiener” tradition coffee-variations offered is sometimes longer than Tafelspitz – choice pieces of boiled beef Viennese the menu. The culture of Viennese coffeehouses with classic garnishes cuisine is even has its own homepage: www.wiener- Stelze – grilled shank from pork or veal especially kaffeehaus.at. Just avoid ordering a simple "coffee" Beuschel – sliced entrails in spicy gravy well-known in Viennese coffeehouses! In Vienna you order a Palatschinken – pancakes filled with jam, for its meat coffee with names like "Melange", "Einspänner", Wiener Schnitzel curd or ice-cream; a variation is spicy filled meals like "Brauner" or "Verlängerter". There are about 30 with vegetables, meat or fish "Wiener different coffee variations you can choose from. Apfelstrudel – apple slices, pine nut, and Schnitzel", Have a look on http://suite101.com/article/30- raisins in wafer-thin pastry, refined with "Tafelspitz", names-for-your-coffee-in-vienna-a55943 to learn, The Café Central, just one of sugar and cinnamon "Beuschel", what the differences are. the numerous Viennese Kaiserschmarrn – A legend says that this and for its coffeehouses dessert of shredded pancake and stewed desserts like Frankfurter Würstel Don’t be afraid of drinking tap water in Vienna! Vienna is in a very privileged posi- Water fruit was invented for Emperor Franz Joseph tion as its water comes through two pipelines directly from the Alps. The water is from "Apfelstru- Powidltascherln – a speciality originating conducted to Vienna through galleries (some of which are cut through sheer rock) the tap del", "Kaiser- from a Bohemian dessert – dumpling filled by exploiting the difference in altitude. No pumps are needed, and the gravitational schmarrn", with a reduced plum jam energy is even used along the course of the pipeline to generate electricity. Due to "Buchteln", Buchteln – barm pastry filled with jam and extensive spring protection, the water needs no treatment at all. It has no measur- "Palatschin- soused in custard able pesticide residues and tastes as good as any mineral water. Paradoxically, you ken", and Stelze Sachertorte – chocolate gateau made of will see many Austrians buying bottled water. the famous eggs, sugar, and flour, filled with apricot

"Sachertorte". jam and completely soused in chocolate

Electricity If you are importing any appliances, computers, stereos, clocks etc., you will need to ensure that their voltage and frequency are compatible:  voltage: 230V  frequency: 50Hz

Kaiserschmarrn Powidltascherln Original Sachertorte Austria uses two-pin europlugs. Adapters can be bought at elec- Two-pin europlag tronics shops or in larger supermarkets.

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 6 06/08/2013 Finding a Flat Health Insurance As in all cities, finding a nice and reasonably-priced flat is not the easiest task, but it

is not impossible. However, Vienna has some of the best and cheapest accommoda- eCard eCard tion available in any of the capital cities in Europe. Friends can be very helpful in The eCard is a confirmation of your health insurance and you should always have it securing housing, so if you already know a few people living in Austria, ask them for on you – especially when going to see a doctor (they will ask you for a security of help. If not, don’t worry – you’re certain to find something that fits your require- € 30.00 to € 60.00 if you forget it). ments! Your health insurance company will be the BVA (Versi- The city of Vienna is divided into 23 districts that are arranged in concentric circles cherung öffentlich Bediensteter) or the WGKK (Wiener around the 1st district. Numbers 2-9 are inside the Gürtel, a broad thoroughfare Gebietskrankenkasse). After the insurance company encircling the inner city. The VBC is located in the 3rd district. The tram and bus stop has received your details through the personnel office, is called "St. Marx". you will receive your eCard by mail. The insurance company also needs to know if you move to another Specimen of an eCard Renting If you choose to rent your own flat, you can do it via an agency or private landlords. flat. a flat The agency is the more expensive option, but on the whole they offer a larger num- ber of renovated flats while it is quite difficult to find a place in excellent condition On the eCard, you will find your social security number (Sozialversicherungsnum- with private rental. Agencies commonly charge fees of 1-2 months rent + 20% tax. In mer) which consists of 10 digits, the last 6 being your date of birth. Make sure to addition to that, you will have to make a deposit of 3 months rent. You will get this hand a copy of your eCard to your department secretary. money back when you move out leaving the flat in good condition and you are up to date with the rent. There are additional costs if you want to rent a flat: you have to European health insurance card (for EU citizens only) European pay the "Mietvertragserrichtungsgebühr", the fee to set up the contract and make it The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) offers access to medical care (state-run health legal. hospital, doctor’s surgery, dental practice) in 31 European countries. To be eligible insurance for a card, you must be insured by or covered by a state social security system in any card Dormi- For people coming from abroad it may be convenient to settle in a dormitory first. member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzer- tory The website of the Housing Agency of the Austrian Student Exchange Service (ÖAD) land. In Austria, you need to be insured for a certain time to get the EHIC. The Aus- offers the possibility of booking a room in one of the guest houses online. However, trian health insurance agencies accept insurance periods from health insurance these rooms are frequently oversubscribed, so check the offers well in advance. agencies from the countries mentioned above.

Please note that the services from the EHIC are only available for treatment of un- ► Useful links expected illness or chronic diseases during temporary visits in one of the other www.home4students.at: offers accommodation in dormitories, flat-share member states. If you travel to another European Country to get a special treat- communities and cheap flats ment, you will need a separate allowance from your health insurance agency. www.studieren.at/categories/wohnen: offers flats for students

www.wohnenboerse.at: offers accommodation for students Before coming to Vienna, contact your health insurance agency for form E104. If you www.easywg.at: offers flat-share communities already have an EHIC, send a scan of the card and the form from your health insur- www.123provisionsfrei.at: offers flats free of commission ance agency to your Program Manager. www.wohnnet.at/wohnungen-in-wien.htm: offers flats on the free market

www.housing.oead.ac.at: the official homepage of the Housing Agency of the Austrian Student Exchange Service (ÖAD)

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 7 06/08/2013 Pharma- Pharmacies Money, Money, Money cies Pharmacies usually close at 6pm, but there is always one phar- Austria has been a member of the EU Economic and Monetary Union since 1999. In macy on duty during the night ("Nacht-Apotheke") and on week- 2001 Austria introduced the Euro (€). Credit cards are usually accepted for pay- ends ("Wochenenddienst") in every district. Please note that you ments. will be charged an extra fee during night and weekend shifts. The official sign There is an international pharmacy at Kärntner Ring 17, 1010 of Austrian Getting an Austrian bank account pharmacies Bank Vienna. Banking institutions are open Monday to Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 3pm, accounts on Thursday from 9am to 5.30pm. Please notice that branch banks are closed be- tween 12.30pm and 1.30pm. ► Useful links Some of Austria’s major

www.bva.at: the official homepage of the health insurance company BVA bank institutions: There are numerous banks you can choose from and most offer with general information on the health insurance and social security sys- student accounts. Ask friends and colleagues in Austria for some advice tem in Austria on which bank offers the best conditions. www.wgkk.at: the official homepage of the health insurance company

WGKK with general information on the health insurance and social security Most banks offer special conditions for students under 30 years of age system in Austria Raiffeisenbank that include free banking and credit cards. As these conditions vary www.arztverzeichnis.at: offers the possibility to search for any doctor in www.raiffeisen.at periodically, we suggest you check the current offers before opening Austria your account. This website lists some of Austrian banks: www.apotheker.or.at: the official homepage of the chamber of pharma- www.banken.at. cists

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=559&langId=en: information In order to open a bank account, you must show your Meldezettel. about EHIC BAWAG PSK When opening the account, ask the clerk for a "Bankkontoerklärung" www.bawagpsk.com which is not handed out automatically. This document is neces- sary for the Universities to start the payment of your salary.

We strongly recommend you also apply for online banking Volksbank services. All bills paid online are free of charge, whereas a fee www.volksbank.at of € 2.50 or even more may be charged whenever you use a paying-in slip.

Please note that money transfers in the EU are free of charge up to the amount of € 50,000.00. Payments to all other countries Bank Austria and payments higher than € 50,000.00 in EU member states are www.bankaustria.at charged.

Erste Bank and Sparkasse www.erste-bank.at; www.sparkasse.at

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 8 06/08/2013 Income Income tax refund (Arbeitnehmerveranlagung, Steuerausgleich) Shopping Shopping tax You should by all means try to get at In general, shops are open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm and Saturday refund least part of your taxes refunded. You Important information from 9am to 6pm. Please note that apart from a few bakery stores, shops are closed can ask for a refund for the 5 preceding The income tax refund system is on Sunday. Some businesses and shopping centres extend their opening hours until calendar years. Since 2011 you can do it available only in German, so ask your 8pm on Thursday. online. Please register at colleagues and secretaries for help. https://finanzonline.bmf.gv.at/. Supermarkets generally open at 7.30am and close at 7.30pm (6pm on Saturdays). Super- Outside these opening hours, you can purchase food at the shops in train stations markets Church Church tax and gas stations. tax When completing your Meldezettel, you will also be asked about your religious affiliation. This data is not confidential, and will be forwarded to the respective The major supermarket chains are: religious communities. As a consequence, the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches will send you bills for church  ADEG, www.adeg.at taxes. For Catholics, it is 1.1% of your Important information  BILLA, www.billa.at monthly income. Note that in Austria the Remember to complete the  Hofer, www.hofer.at church tax is not a voluntary payment. Meldezettel saying "o.r.B." (without  Lidl, www.lidl.at The only way to avoid paying church tax religious affiliation) in the field "Re-  Merkur, www.merkurmarkt.at is to officially leave the church. Even so, ligionsbekenntnis" if you do not wish  Penny Markt, www.penny.at the churches will charge you for arrears. to pay any church taxes.  SPAR, www.spar.at  Zielpunkt, www.zielpunkt.at Costs of Costs of living living Compared to other capital cities such as London and Paris, Vienna is extremely af- fordable. That said, it’s not free! A typical student budget for one month in Vienna Did you know…? might look like: Vienna is the capital of tips. It is a sign of good manners to give tips in restaurants, ho- tels, taxis, hairdressers, and petrol stations. Usually the tip is between 5% and 10% of € per month the bill. Study materials (books, software, etc.) 50.00 – 100.00 Rent 300.00 – 500.00 Food (incl. Cafeteria) 400.00 Public transport 50.00 Total per month 800.00 – 1,050.00

You also have to think of expenses for clothing, phone, hygiene articles, and leisure activities depending on personal needs and interests.

Mariahilferstraße – the longest shopping street in Vienna

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 9 06/08/2013 On the Road Regular tickets cost: Ticket prices Public Public transport in Vienna Ticket € tran- Getting around in the city centre is easiest by means of public transport. In general, Einzelfahrschein 2.10 Single ticket (one way) sport daily services are in operation from ~5am to ~1am with intervals of only a few min- Wien-Karte 19.90 Valid for 72 hours, offers utes. NightLine buses run every 30 minutes. All price reductions in various 5 of Vienna's underground lines are available restaurants, shops, and mu- around the clock on weekends and the evenings seums of public holidays (15 minute intervals). The public transport in Vienna is 24 Stunden Wien-Karte 7.10 valid 24 hours after issued operated by "Wiener Linien" 48 Stunden Wien-Karte 12.40 valid 48 hours after issued The underground, buses, tramways, night lines (www.wienerlinien.at) 72 Stunden Wien-Karte 15.40 valid 72 hours after issued are operated by "Wiener Linien". Wochenkarte 15.80 valid from Monday (0.00) to Monday (9am) Tickets Watch out for these signs to get to the Tickets are valid on all means of trans- 8-Tage-Klimakarte 35.80 8 days on one sheet, when a public transport stations: portation within the city limits (= "Zone bar is stamped, it’s valid for 100" = "Kernzone"/core zone) which one day; the days do not includes everything in the 23 Viennese need to be used up in series districts. An additional fare is required Monatskarte 47.00 valid from 1st of a month until for all areas beyond the city limits and the 2nd of the following on the City Airport Train (CAT). month Jahreskarte 365.00 valid from 1st of a month Underground Metropolitan railway Tickets can be purchased at under- 365/366 days ("U-Bahn") ("S-Bahn") ground stations – either at machines or

personally at the "Wiener Linien Vorver- Students under 26 years of age can Semester- Important information kaufsschalter" – and at some tobacco- purchase a "Semesterticket" – valid for ticket Please note that your ticket may be for stu- nists. You also have the possibility to winter term (October to January) or checked by inspectors either during the dents buy a ticket in the tram or bus (machine, summer term (March to June). Check ride or upon leaving a station. If you do only coins), but the ticket is more ex- the prepaid desks ("Vorverkaufsstel- not have a valid ticket you have to pay a Local train Tramway pensive (€ 2.20 for a single ticket instead len") for more information. fine of € 100.00! ("Lokalbahn") ("Straßenbahn") of € 2.10). Tickets can be purchased online, too, paid by credit card and printed (webshop: http://shop.wienerlinien.at/de/). ► Useful links http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal/ep/tab.do/pageTypeId/9083: a com- plete list of all available tickets from public transport in Vienna www.wienerlinien.at/wl/ep/home.do?tabId=0: route planner for public transport in Vienna Bus Night line

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 10 06/08/2013

Underground ("U-Bahn") and Metropolitan Railway ("S-Bahn") map of Vienna

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 11 06/08/2013 Going by bike Weights and Measures Vienna is a good place to ride a bicycle. About 8% of the traffic in Vienna consists of Austria uses the same system of weights and measures as the rest of Europe, cyclists. Currently the city offers more than 1,223 km of cycle paths. Nevertheless, namely the decimal system: please note that you have to observe traffic rules and safety regulations when going  liquids: litre (l) by bike.  weights: gram (g)  length: metre (m) 2 Bike rental If you do not have your own bicycle, you may want to use the Citybike. This is a  areas: square metre (m ) service public bike rental system that allows you to explore Vienna at „citybike“ your convenience. The Citybikes may be rented out and re- Shoes Size turned at any of the 107 public rental stations (usually located A: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 A: 36 38 40 42 44 46 near subway stations or other public transportation). Informa- USA ♂: 5 6½ 7 8 9 10 11 USA ♂: 26 28 30 32 34 36 tion about how many bicycles are available at which stations USA ♀: 3½ 4½ 5 6 7 8 9 USA ♀: 4 6 8 10 12 14 can be obtained at the terminals and on the Internet.

The official logo Register on the Internet at www.citybikewien.at or directly at from Citybike any Citybike terminal with a credit card (Master Card, Visa, JCB) or a Maestro Card issued by an Austrian bank. One-time regis- tration fee: € 1.00. The duration of the rental starts with the removal of a Citybike from the bike box and ends when the Citybike is re- turned to a bike box. The rental fees are: The "Long Night of Museums" offers for st  1 hour: free of charge one night the chance to visit over 680  2nd hour € 1.00 museums in Austria with one ticket for rd In November and December in front of the city  3 hour: € 2.00 Citybikers at the Parliament, the home of the € 13.00 (http://langenacht3.orf.at) hall you can visit the biggest X-mas market  After the 4th hour: € 4.00 for each hour or Austrian Chamber of Deputies (www.parlament.gv.at) ("Christkindlmarkt") in Austria partial hour (maximum 120 hours) (www.christkindlmarkt.at)

► Useful links www.wien.gv.at/verkehr/radfahren/sicherheit/tipps.html: offers traffic rules and safety regulations for cyclists www.wien.gv.at/verkehr/radfahren/radnetz/index.html: offers a lot of in- formation about the cycle paths in Vienna

The Vienna International Film Festival "Viennale" takes place every year in October/November The "Donauinselfest", every year at the end of June, (www.viennale.at) is the biggest live music event in Austria - and totally free! (www.donauinselfest.at)

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 12 06/08/2013 Public Holidays and Events German Language Guide

Public Holidays and non Working Days in 2013 Basics Wichtiges New Year Tuesday January 1st, 2013 Yes. / No. Ja. / Nein. Epiphany Sunday January 6th, 2013 Perhaps. / Maybe. Vielleicht. Easter Sunday Sunday March 31st, 2013 Thank you. / Thank you very much. Danke. / Vielen Dank. Easter Monday Monday April 1st, 2013 You’re welcome. Gern geschehen. Labour Day Wednesday May 1st, 2013 I’m sorry/ Excuse me Entschuldigung! Ascension Day Thursday May 9th, 2013 Pardon? Wie bitte? Whit Sunday Sunday May 19th, 2013 I don’t understand. Ich verstehe Sie/ dich nicht. Whit Monday Monday May 20th, 2013 I only speak a bit of German. Ich spreche nur wenig deutsch. Corpus Christi Thursday May 30th, 2013 Do you speak English? Sprechen Sie englisch? Assumption Day Thursday August 15th, 2013 Can you help me, please? Können Sie mir bitte helfen? Austrian National Day Saturday October 26th, 2013 I’d like … Ich möchte … All Saints’ Day Friday November 1st, 2013 I (don’t) like this. Das gefällt mir (nicht). Immaculate Conception Sunday December 8th, 2013 Have you got …? Haben Sie …? Christmas Eve Tuesday December 24th, 2013 How much is it? Wieviel kostet es? Christmas Day Wednesday December 25th, 2013 What time is it? Wieviel Uhr ist es? Boxing Day Thursday December 26th, 2013 open offen New Year's Eve Tuesday December 31st, 2013 closed geschlossen toilet Toilette / WC

Events Did you know…?  www.vienna.at The standard time zone Austria belongs to Pleased to meet you! Schön, dich kennen zu lernen! Here you'll find a lot of differ- is UTC/GMT + 1 hour. This time zone is Good morning Guten Morgen! ent information on Vienna, also known as CET – Central European Good day Guten Tag! e.g. parties, restaurants, Time. Good evening Guten Abend! events, etc. During summer Austria switches to DST Hello! / Hi! Hallo!  www.wien-ticket.at/de/home (Daylight Saving Time, called CEST – Cen- My name is … Meine Name ist … / Ich heiße … Here you'll find a lot of events tral European Summer Time). What’s your name? Wie ist Ihr/dein Name? and the possibility to buy tick- In 2013 DST starts on Sunday, March 31st, How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen/dir? ets. 2am local standard time, and will end on Fine thanks. And you? Danke, gut. Und Ihnen/dir? Sunday, October 30th, 3am local daylight I’m very well. Es geht mir sehr gut. time. I feel ill. Es geht mir schlecht. This procedure is repeated every year. Goodbye! / Bye-bye! Auf Wiedersehen! See you! / Bye! Tschüss! See you later! Bis bald!

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 13 06/08/2013 Numbers Zahlen Weekdays Wochentage one eins Monday Montag two zwei Tuesday Dienstag three drei Wednesday Mittwoch four vier Thursday Donnerstag five fünf Friday Freitag six sechs Saturday Samstag seven sieben Sunday Sonntag eight acht nine neun ten zehn Seasons Jahreszeiten eleven elf spring Frühling / Frühjahr twelve zwölf summer Sommer thirteen dreizehn autumn Herbst fourteen vierzehn winter Winter fifteen fünfzehn sixteen sechzehn seventeen siebzehn Public holidays Feiertage eighteen achtzehn National Day Nationalfeiertag ninteen neunzehn New Year Neujahr twenty zwanzig New Year's Eve Silvester twenty-one einundzwanzig Labour Day Tag der Arbeit thirty dreißig Easter Ostern fourty vierzig Easter Sunday/Monday Ostersonntag/-montag fifty fünfzig Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt sixty sechzig Whit Sunday Pfingstsonntag seventy siebzig Whit Monday Pfingstmontag eighty achtzig Corpus Christi Fronleichnam ninty neunzig Assumption Day Mariä Himmelfahrt hundred hundert All Saints’ Day Allerheiligen one thousand tausend Immaculate Conception Mariä Empfängnis a half einhalb Christmas Eve Heiligabend a third ein Drittel Christmas Day Weihnachtstag a quarter ein Viertel Boxing Day Stephanitag Epiphany Heilige drei Könige

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 14 06/08/2013 Eating and drinking Essen und Trinken rabbit Kaninchen Location Ort turkey Truthahn / Pute hotel Hotel veal Kalbfleisch restaurant Restaurant venison Reh / Hirsch ham gekochter Schinken Breakfast Frühstück sausages Würstchen coffee (with cream / milk) Kaffe (mit Schlag / Milch) chop Kotelett decaffeinatec coffee koffeinfreier Kaffee gravy Fleischsoße hot chocolate heiße Schokolade tea (with milk / lemon) Tee (mit Milch / Zitrone) Dessert Nachspeisen scrambled eggs Rühreier apple pie Apfelkuchen bacon and eggs Eier mit Speck brownie Schokoladeplätzchen bread / rolls / toast Brot / Brötchen / Toast cream Schlagobers butter Butter fruit salad Obstsalat honey Honig ice-cream Eis jam / marmalade Marmelade / Orangenmarmelade pastries Gebäck yoghurt Joghurt fruit Obst Vegetables and salad Gemüse und Salat cabbage Kohl Starters and soups Vorspeisen und Suppen carrots Karotten clear soups Fleischbrühe cauliflower Karfiol cream of tomato soup Tomatensuppe cucumber Gurke vegetable soup Gemüsesuppe lettuce Kopfsalat mixed / green salad gemischter / grüner Salat peas Erbsen potatoes Kartoffeln Fish and seafood Fisch und Meeresfrüchte pumpkin Kürbis salmon Lachs spinach Spinat lobster Hummer sweetcorn Mais tuna Tunfisch tomatoes Tomaten oyster Auster garlic Knoblauch squid Tintenfisch leek Lauch onions Zwiebeln Meat and poultry Fleisch und Geflügel mushrooms Pilze spare ribs Schweinerippchen mashed potatoes Kartoffelpüree beef Rindfleisch chicken Hähnchen Fruit Obst duck(ling) (junge) Ente apples Äpfel lamb Lamm apricots Marillen mutton Hammelfleisch banana Banane pork Schweinefleisch blackberries Brombeeren

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 15 06/08/2013 cherries Kirschen rent Miete grapes Weintrauben monthly rent Monatsmiete (MM) lemon Zitrone to rent mieten oranges Orangen purchase, to buy Kauf, kaufen peaches Pfirsiche to look for, to search Suche, suchen pears Birnen real estate agent Makler pineapple Ananas (agent’s) commission (Makler-)Provision plums Pflaumen Free of commission provisionsfrei rasperries Himbeeren deposit Kaution strawberries Erdbeeren one-off payment Ablöse heating Heizung Beverages Getränke gas heating Gasheizung beer Bier central heating Zentralheizung cider Apfelwein electric heating Elektro-Heizung red / white wine Rot- / Weißwein heat from district heating network Fernwärme dry / sweet trocken / süß oil Öl sparkling wine Sekt hot water Warmwasser (WW) soft drinks alkoholfreie Getränke fruit juice Fruchtsaft lemonade Limonade On the road Unterwegs milk Milch left / right links / rechts mineral water Mineralwasser straight on geradeaus near / far nah / weit Where is …? Wo ist …? Finding a flat Auf Wohnungssuche … the bus stop … die Bushaltestelle dormitory Studierendenheim … the airport … der Flughafen flat Wohnung … the next underground station … die nächste U-Bahn-Station room Zimmer How far is it? Wie weit ist das? accessible separately getrennt begehbar Entrance Eingang surface area Fläche Exit Ausgang number of rooms Zimmeranzahl attic storey, top floor Dachgeschoss ground floor Erdgeschoss Traffic Verkehr old building Altbau (AB) bicycle Fahrrad new building Neubau (NB) car Auto furnished, non-furnished möbliert, unmöbliert underground U-Bahn partly teilweise railway Zug flat share Wohngemeinschaft (WG) airplane Flugzeug room in flat-sharing community WG-Zimmer petrol station Tankstelle suitable for flat sharing WG-tauglich

MFPL Welcome Package – Living in Vienna 16 06/08/2013 Accident Unfall Help! Hilfe! Attention! Achtung! Look out! Vorsicht! Danger! Achtung! / Gefahr! Please call… Rufen Sie bitte … … an ambulance. … den Krankenwagen. … the police. … die Polizei. … the fire fighters. … die Feuerwehr. It was my fault. Es war meine Schuld. It was your fault. Es war Ihre/deine Schuld. doctor Arzt

Did you know…? Most inhabitants of Vienna speak the typical Viennese idiom, which sounds quite different from written German and includes a huge vocabulary of typical words only used in Austria and Vienna. For quick and funny guides to the Viennese German language see www.buergmann.net/vie/ (with acoustic samples) or http://members.chello.at/lightning/wienerisch/.

The Belvedere Palace shows a collection of paintings from Middle Ages to contemporary art including Klimt’s painting "The Kiss" from 1907/08

(www.belvedere.at)

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