Interesting Facts about Austria

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3 curious facts about Austria.

• In 1991 a mummified body from the Stone Age was found in the ice of the Otztal Alps between Austria and Italy. Tattoos, thought to have been for medical purposes (a form of acupuncture), were found on the body.
• The German name for Austria is Osterreich which means "Eastern Empire". This refers to the time when Austria was part of the Holy Roman Empire.
• The popular belief of chasing away the evil spirit whilst welcoming the guardian angel with the forthcoming year is ideally observed with the firing of the morters known as boller on the first day of the year.