Vienna Wien | |
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Left–richt, tap–bottom: Rathaus, Schloss Schönbrunn, Riesenrad, Staatsoper, Stephansdom, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Stephansplatz, Sachertorte, Johann-Strauß-Denkmal, Sezession, Donau City, Hundertwasserhaus | |
Coordinates: 48°12′32″N 16°22′21″E / 48.20889°N 16.37250°E | |
Kintra | Austrick |
State | Wien |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor an Govrenor | (SPÖ) |
• Vice Mayors | |
Area | |
• City | 414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi) |
• Laund | 395.25 km2 (152.61 sq mi) |
• Water | 19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 151 (Lobau) – 542 (Hermannskogel) m (495–1778 ft) |
Population () | |
• Rank | 1st in Austrick (6t in EU) |
• Density | 4326.1/km2 (11,205/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,600,000 |
• Ethnicity[2][3] | |
Demonym(s) | German: Wiener (m), Wienerin (f) Scots: Viennese |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www.wien.gv.at |
Vienna (German: Wien) is the caipital ceety o Austrick, a naition in central Europe. It is the name gien tae the local admeenistrative territory. The ceety ligs on the river Danube, ane o the maist important rivers in central an eastren Europe. It haes a population o 1.8 million fowk, an is situate juist ower the mairch fae the caipital o Slovakie; Bratislava. Tradeetionally Vienna wis the frontier brig atween the Germanic an Slavic fowks that it bides tae this day.
Later, Vienna wad acome the admeenistrative centre o a muckle, multi-lingual empire; the kinrick o Austro-Hungary. Wi bonny baroque airchitectur, an a taste for aw things regal (lik horse buggies, pailaces, an famous cakes an confectionar), Vienna is a popular tourist attraction.
The ceety haes a guid trainsport infrastructur; wi baith trams an a metro servin commuters. The maist weel-kent attraction is Stephansdom (a muckle mediaeval kirk wi a kenspeckle ruif), an the palace o Schönbrunn. A modren maun-see wad be the Hundertwasserhaus, a heich hoose designed bi Austrian airtist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.