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'Frozen' Austrian village awaits tourists' return

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'Frozen' Austrian village awaits tourists' return
'Frozen' Austrian village awaits tourists' return

A tiny Austrian lakeside village so picturesque it had to limit throngs of tourists is now longing for visitors to return to its empty lanes.

This Austrian village is 'frozen' but not in terms of its temperature Everything has ground to a halt here In a normal year 1 million tourists would come to visit Halstatt: population 780 (SOUNDBITE) (German) RESTAURANT OWNER MARKUS PAUL DERBL, SAYING: "We rely on foreign tourists for about 95 percent of our income.

They mostly come from Asia, America and England and neighboring European countries.

If the borders are closed it will be very difficult for us to keep any sort of business ticking over." Many visitors come to see the picture-perfect postcard village made famous by a South Korean TV series Austrian restaurants are set to reopen at the end of May But borders remain essentially closed leaving locals with an anxious wait for life to return to normal

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