Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria

Getting around

Faster rail connections to Budapest

By 1900, the travel time for a direct train between Vienna and Budapest had been reduced to four and a half hours, down from the approximately six hours required when the line first opened.

Daily life

The multi-purpose kitchen stove

In rural kitchens, the stove was the central hub for cooking, drying laundry on an overhead pole, and providing heat.

What people wore

Swaddling infants for straight growth

To ensure babies grew up straight, they were placed in a swaddling cushion for several months, which prevented them from moving or kicking.

Music

Landler dance in the Wechsel region

The Landler was the dominant dance in the Wechsel region, often accompanied by instruments ranging from violins and clarinets to wind instruments and the Styrian diatonic harmonika. Thousands of Landler melodies were played at celebrations like harvest festivals or in local inns.

At the table

Limited meat consumption for poor families

Poor industrial workers and families often survived on dry bread, with meat, such as boiled beef, appearing on their tables only during holidays or feasts.