In St. Oswald near Haslach (Upper Austria), the residents are literally taking hammer and chisel: they have founded a cooperative with 160 members that wants to convert an old school into an inn – the project is not an isolated project. Is this model the future of communities in times when landowners are dying?
Four inns in and around the 500-strong community of St. Oswald near Haslach used to invite people for social gatherings, but that was a thing of the past: the last one closed several years ago. Now the citizens themselves are literally taking the hammer and chisel to open a new one. They founded a cooperative around mayor Heidemarie Silber, who wants to convert the former school into a ‘Steilstufewirt’ from April.
Source: Krone
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