Public holidays in Europe

Public holidays influence in a significant way the economic and domestic activity of each country and consequently the consumption and the exchanges of electricity.

RTE takes them into account in its forecasts and wishes to inform the actors of these particular dates for the current year.

These data are available from the year 2003 for the following countries :
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, United-Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic.

Public holidays in Europe - Year 2011
Date Day GER AUS BEL DEN SPA FRA ITA LUX NOR NLS POR UK SWI CZE
01/01/2011 New Year's Day X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
06/01/2011 Epiphany X (1) X     X (1)   X              
21/04/2011 Maundy Thursday       X X (1)       X          
22/04/2011 Good Friday X     X X X (1)     X X X X X  
25/04/2011 Easter Monday X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
25/04/2011 National Day (Italy)             X              
30/04/2011 National Day (Netherlands)                   X        
02/05/2011 Early May Bank Holiday                       X    
17/05/2011 National Day (Norway)                 X          
20/05/2011 Prayer Day       X                    
30/05/2011 Spring Bank Holiday                       X    
02/06/2011 Ascension X X X X   X   X X X     X  
02/06/2011 Republic Day (Italy)             X              
05/06/2011 Saints Cyril and Methodius's Day                           X
06/06/2011 Jan Hus Day                           X
10/06/2011 National Day (Portugal)                     X      
13/06/2011 Whit Monday - Pentecost X X X X   X (1)   X X X     X  
23/06/2011 Corpus Christi X X                 X      
23/06/2011 National Day (Luxembourg)               X            
11/07/2011 Flemish Community Holiday - Belgium     X (1)                      
14/07/2011 National Day (France)           X                
21/07/2011 National Day (Belgium)     X                      
01/08/2011 National Day (Switzerland)                         X  
15/08/2011 Assumption X X X   X X X X     X      
29/08/2011 Summer Bank Holiday                       X (1)    
27/09/2011 French Community Day - Belgium     X (1)                      
28/09/2011 Czech Statehood Day                           X
03/10/2011 National Unity Day (Germany) X                          
05/10/2011 Republic Day (Portugal)                     X      
12/10/2011 National Day (Spain)         X                  
26/10/2011 National Day (Austria)   X                        
28/10/2011 Independance Day (Czech Republic)                           X
31/10/2011 Reform Day X                          
01/11/2011 All Saints Day X X X   X X X X     X   X (1)  
02/11/2011 All Souls Day   X           X            
04/11/2011 National Unity Day (Italy)             X              
11/11/2011 Liberation Day 1918     X     X                
15/11/2011 German Community Day - Belgium     X (1)                      
17/11/2011 Freedom and Democracy Day                           X
01/12/2011 Independance Day (Portugal)                     X      
06/12/2011 Constitution Day (Spain)         X                  
08/12/2011 Immaculate Conception   X     X   X       X      
24/12/2011 Christmas Eve       X                   X
26/12/2011 2nd Christmas Day / St Stephen   X   X   X (1) X X X X   X   X
31/12/2011 New Year Eve           X (1) X   X          
(1) Some areas/communities/governments/half-days…(for France : Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle)
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