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Vienna - Centuries Of History
Vienna was originally a Celtic city founded around
500 BC. In 15 BC, it became a frontier city ("Vindobona")
guarding the Roman Empire against the German tribes
to the north.
In the Middle Ages, it became the home of the Babenberg
and later, the Habsburg dynasties and through the latter
the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and later through the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Ottoman Turkish invasions
of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries were stopped two
times in total at Vienna, such as the Battle of Vienna in 1683.
In 1815, Vienna was the site of the Congress of Vienna which
redrew national boundaries in Europe after the defeat of
Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo.
During the Cold War, Vienna was a hotbed of international
espionage owning to its location in neutral Austria, between
the Western and Eastern blocs.
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|  | Location Of Vienna
Vienna (Wien) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austria's
nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). With a population of
about 1.6 million, Vienna is the largest city and the cultural and
political centre of Austria.
Situated on both sides of the river Danube, Vienna is 40 kilometres
(25 miles) from the Austrian-Slovakian border, and 50 km (31.3 mi)
from the Slovakian capital, Bratislava.
Vienna is surrounded by the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria.
It is one of the best-known cities in Europe and has a prominent
place in the history of Western civilization, world culture and history.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as other United Nations Offices and many international institutions and companies, are located in Vienna.
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Famous Places In Vienna
Famous Viennese features include the Lipizzaner
stallions of the Spanish Riding School, the
Vienna Boys' Choir (Wiener Sängerknaben),
Wiener Schnitzel, Sachertorte, and various pastries.
Viennese cafes claim to have invented the process
of filtering coffee from the captured baggage after the
second Turkish siege of 1683.
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al_mary's Vienna Travel Tips
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ZiOOlek Tue Jan 23, 2007 18:49 UTC
I love Vienna and would love to come back soon.:-) Your pics recalls great memories.:) Best regards! | JessH Wed Apr 5, 2006 05:40 UTC
Hello Al & Mary. Thanks for sharing your tips on good-old Vienna. I enjoyed your tips, and those photos of those lovely markets made me hungry! Greetings from Dubai :-) Jess | themajor Thu Sep 29, 2005 07:55 UTC
Excellent start chaps! As a comparitively old structure myself I always feel at home in Vienna. I quite agree - there aren't any drawbacks are there? After four visits I can't stop returning to the city - and cakes! - again and again... |
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