Belgian chosen to live in one of Europe’s last hermitages in Austria

Vienna (dpa) – A Belgian retiree has been selected to become a hermit in Saalfelden in Austria, in one of Europe’s last inhabited hermitages, local mayor Erich Rohrmoser announced Wednesday. At the end of April, 58-year-old Stan Vanuytrecht will move into the St George hermitage, a 350-year-old place of solitude and religious reflection that is nestled…