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Vienna – the federal capital of Austria, and one of the federal states of Austria, the sixth largest city in the EU. Like most European capitals, it has a Roman past.
The capital of Antwerp was founded in 881 on the River Dunay. The city has no access to the sea. Vein is located in eastern Australia at the tip of the Alps, 60 kilometers from Slovakia. The city was first built south of Dunei, but later it was developed on the north bank of the river. The highest point of the city was at Germanskogel – 542 m, and the highest point at Esling – 155 m. From the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava is only 60 km away. Except for Vatican City and Rome, it is the closest distance between the two capitals. The ecology of Vienna is favourable to the life and leisure of many tourists.
For centuries, Vienna has been the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the home of the royal family of the Gábersburgs. Vienna is steeped in the greenery of its parks, with 30\% of the citys land occupied by gardens and parks: Prairie, Dunay and Augearthen. Also, to the southwest is the Vienna Woods. The city has a great number of theaters and museums. In the Museum of Art and History, there are works by Ruebrandt, Reynaers, Faurail, Tiziano, Düssier, Michaelangelo and Bosch. In the Picture Gallery are works by Leonardo de Vinci, Rafael, Riccardo Reynaert, Michelangelo. The great composers who made classical music are associated with this city: Wolfgang Amadeus Mochart, Leeuwig van Bettichowen, Franz Peter Schubert, Johannes Strauss E. Brahms, E. Gheiss. Here is the opera house – the Vienna State Opera, where the classy music is heard. Every year on the first of January, the opera in Vienna brings together music lovers from around the world for a concert of the philharmonic orchestra. Among the concert halls, the Music Philharmonic Society and the Opera Concert Hall are considered the most popular. Of course Venna is not just about the old classics, there are many clubs and a few jazz cafes, such as Jazzland and Porgy & Bess, which are the most famous. They were the place where jazz was born and developed. No doubt everyone who has been to Vienna has their favorite places in the city.
The majority of people in Vienna are Austrians, – 95 percent. The remaining five percent are Germans, Slovakians, Czechs. A special category of the citys residents are students from all over the world.
According to the most recent population survey, the citys religious breakdown is as follows: Catholics 49.2\%; Atheists 25.7\%; Muslims 7.8\%; Rightists 6.0\%; Protestants 4.7\%; Jews 0.5\%.
The menu is full of meat dishes. The most popular of these is the Chicken of the Pointe, made with young veal, crumbled in breadcrumbs and deep-fried in butter. Wench people like potatoes very much, so they cook anything they can, and there are many potato salads, Bakkahun, etc; , &quo;kayezersøhmarðen», goulash, ôåâðîëlé, lamb with cheese &quo;kasnokkön» cheese soup, serbian-style carp, dried wieners. The main Viennese dessert is the apple pirooge or roulet. In addition to this, there are many other dishes: rum pie &lángelhaupf» sauces &lángelhauerger nokköröckerl» abrikökökön klezki &láquo;marykönkönkönl» and wiener blintzkön. There are a lot of different kinds of cafes in the city, some of them luxurious and sophisticated, and some of them very unpretentious. But both will be kind and welcoming.
Wen is in a temperate climate, with pronounced cold winters and summers that are nicer to those who live here and are a lot warmer than, say, in the middle of Russia. The average monthly temperature trend is in the following ranges:
January -4; February +3, March +5, April +14, May +18, June +20, July +23, August +25, September +21, October +14, November +4, December -2. The most favorable time to visit Vienna is during summer and winter. ×Many winter vacationers at ski resorts are bound to come down from the mountains and visit their «old acquaintance.
Initially, Vienna was a Celtic settlement founded around 500 A.D., founded by the German city of Wynodobon. ý. Then the city was conquered by Rome. In 881 the city is first mentioned as Benin. In the twelfth century, Vienna became a division of the German Baabenbergs. Subsequently, the city was taken over by the Georgians. Vienna was twice destroyed by tours. Since the sixteenth century, Vienna has played an important political role as the center of a multicultural state of the Habsburgs. Vienna is an important center of world music culture. In the nineteenth century it became the center of science and education in Europe, and the University of Vienna and the Academy of Sciences were world-renowned. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was the largest city in Europe, with a population of over 2 million people. After World War I, which resulted in the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the citys population began to decline. In 1938, German troops entered Vienna. After the end of the war, Vienna was divided into occupation zones.
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- Air quality: 29 US AQI Good. Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
- Tap water: Yes, safe to drink
- Religious government: Non-religious
- Population: 1,700,000 people
- Population density: euro euro not busy: 15x15m 225m per person
- GDP: $44,857 / year
- Foreigners can own real estate: Yes
- Power outlets: 230V50Hz
- Internet: 39 Mbps
- Best wireless: yesss
- Pay without cash: No, cash only esp. for foreigners
- Tipping: If you receive good service you can leave a gratuity of around 5%, or round-up the bill – the same applies for bars and cafés. There is often a service charge already added to the bill (around 12.5%), but it’s customary to round-up the bill in addition to this.
- Apartment listings:
- Apartments: Airbnb
- Hotels: Booking.com
- More hotels: Hotels.com
- Best taxi: Uber
- Best coworking space: Loffice Wien
- Online electronics shop: Saturn
- Best short-haul air carrier: RyanAir
- Best intl air carrier: Austrian
- Monthly costs for expat: $1800
- Monthly costs for family: $4300
- Monthly costs for local: $1200
- Meal: $11
- Small Cola: $1.8
- Beer 1 Pint: $5
- Coffee: $3.5
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