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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
in Society, on the 15th of January 2010
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

Snowbound country lane near Mariazell.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

Even though the weather is now quite warm, it will take time to melt over a meter (3 ft) of snow.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

Winter 2010 is still far from over, but from what we have seen it is one of the most severe in recent memory. Country inn in Mariazell buried under snow.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

Sometimes the masses of snow are simply breathtaking...

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

People are not afraid to walk on the frozen Danube in Vienna, behind tower the skyscrapers of the UN offices.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

The Danube freezes only rarely in Vienna, boat landings are used by skaters.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

Winter 2010 is still far from over, but from what we have seen it is one of the most severe in recent memory. The frozen Danube River in Vienna.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.

Winter 2010 in Vienna, the Danube carrying ice floes.

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Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.
Winter of 2010 has hit Austria quite severely. Pictures from the Alps near Mariazell in Styria and from the frozen Danube in Vienna tell the story.