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Bad Ischl is the stage all weekend long, the city center will be closed to traffic on Saturday and belongs entirely to the audience. Around 15,000 visitors are expected at the opening events. In addition to Bad Ischl, 22 other communities in Upper Austria and Styria are part of the Salzkammergut cultural capital region. The annual program developed under the direction of Elisabeth Schweeger includes around 300 projects.
The OÖN are there live at the opening and provide the best impressions:
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- Beautiful, poor, rich country: The Salzkammergut can be described as the most diverse region in Upper Austria.
We report live from the opening weekend:
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