Austria
By Adelyn, Carlson, Elaine, Jun Xen and Julian
Introduction
Introduction
- Austria is also known as the Republic of Austria.
- It is located in southern part of Central Europe, on the Eastern Alps.
- Official language: German
- Capital: Vienna.
- Population: 8,949,000 as of 2021.
- Form of government: federal state with two legislative houses
- Head of Government: Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg
Introduction
- Head of State: President Alexander Van der Bellen.
- Leading cultural contribution in music, with major figures including Joseph Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert, to name a few.
- Austria is one of the richest countries in the world with a nominal per capita GDP of $50000.
Austria on the World Map
Water Area: 1,426.00 km2
Land Area: 82,445.00 km2 Total Area: 83,871.00 km2
Austria's National Flag, Flagge Österreichs
The Flag of Austria (Flagge Österreichs) is considered to be one of the oldest national symbols and comes in second after Denmark’s as the oldest national flag in the world.
Red: symbolizes strength and bravery
White: symbolizes truth and honesty
History
History
Austria was dominated by the House of Habsburg and House of Habsburg-Lorraine from 1273 to 1918. In 1806, when Emperor Francis II of Austria dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, Austria became the Austrian Empire, and was also part of the German Confederation until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
In 1867, Austria formed a dual monarchy with Hungary: the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918).
When this empire collapsed after the end of World War I in 1918, Austria was reduced to the main,
History
mostly German-speaking areas of the empire, and adopted the name The Republic of German-Austria. Union with Germany and the chosen country name were forbidden by the Allies at the Treaty of Versailles. This led to the creation of the First Austrian Republic (1919-1933).
In 1938, Austrian-born Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to the German Reich with the Anschluss, which was supported by a large majority of the Austrian people. Austria joined the European Union in 1995.
Monuments
Mozart's house in Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in the "Hagenauer Haus" at No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg. The Mozart family lived on the third floor of the "Hagenauer House" for 26 years. Mozart spent his childhood and most of his youth here.
Mozart Haus Vienna Ticket
Mozart Haus Salzburg Ticket
Karlskirche Cathedral
Commissioned by the Habsburg Imperial Court to fulfill a religious vow revered for attending to Milanese plague victims in the 16th century. It was the emperor's namesake if the city was saved. After the plague passed, the new church was officially announced in 1713.
Karlskirche Cathedral's interior
Karlskirche Cathedral at night
Hofburg Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace is currently the official residence of the President of Austria. It contains over 2,000 separate rooms. The largest room in the Palace is the Festival Hall, which was built as a throne room, although never used as one.
Hofburg Imperial Palace at night
Hofburg Imperial Palace at interior
Hofburg Imperial Palace at treasury room
Hallstatt Village
Hallstatt is a village on Lake Hallstatt's western shore in Austria's mountainous Salzkammergut region. Its 16th-century Alpine houses and alleyways are home to cafes and shops. Hallstatt is known for its production of salt, dating back to prehistoric times.
Austrian Parliament Building
The Austrian Parliament Building was opened in 1883 and is located in Vienna. It is where the two houses of the Austrian Parliament conduct their sessions in. The building is located on the Ringstraße boulevard in the first district Innere Stadt, near Hofburg Palace and the Palace of Justice.
Austrian Parliament Building at night
Austrian Parliament Building's interior
Belvedere Palace, Vienna
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Belvedere Palace's interior
Belvedere Palace's interior
Belvedere Palace's interior
Belvedere Palace's interior
St. Stephens Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schonborn. Built in 1359, it's the burial place of Prince Eugene, renowned as the conqueror of the Turks
St. Stephens Cathedral at night
St. Stephens Cathedral's interior
Melk Benedictine Abbey
Melk Abbey is one of the world's most famous monastic sites, and its spectacular buildings are laid out around seven courtyards. The most prominent part of this massive 325-meter-long complex is the west end and its twin-towered church rising above a semicircular terrace range.
Significant about Austria
Did you know?
- The Austrian Alps cover 62% of the country's total land area.
- Vienna has the oldest zoo in the world which was founded in 1752.
- The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flags in the world.
- The "Sound Of Music" was filmed in Austria.
- Arendelle from "Frozen" was inspired by Hallstatt village.
Arendelle from "Frozen" was inspired by Hallstatt
Arendelle from "Frozen"
Hallstatt, Austria
The "Sound Of Music" was filmed in Austria
The Sound of Music was filmed at various locations in and around Salzburg, including Leopoldskron Palace, Frohnburg Palace, the Mirabell Palace Gardens, the old town of Salzburg, the basilica in Mondsee, and many more. Some Salzburg locations were even reconstructed as sets in Hollywood!
Schloss Leopoldskron Hotel and the "Sound Of side by side
Schloss leopoldskron Hotel
"Sound of Music"
Werfen and "Sound Of Music" side by side
Werfen
"Sound of Music"
Mirabell Garden and the "Sound Of Music" side by side
Mirabell Gardens
"Sound of Music"
Mirabell Gardens "Sound Of Music" side by side
Mirabell Gardens
"Sound of Music"
Mountains and Rivers
Grossglockner
The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range, situated along the main ridge of the Central Eastern Alps and the Alpine divide
Grossvenediger
Grossvenediger is the main peak of the Venediger Group within the Hohe Tauern mountain range, on the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol with Salzburg. It is generally considered to be Austria's fourth highest mountain. The summit, covered by glaciers, is part of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Danube River
The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through much of Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest into the Black Sea. Its immense volume of water makes it one of Central Europe's most vital sources of fresh drinking water.
Mur River
The Mur or Mura is a river in Central Europe rising in the Hohe Tauern national park of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria with its source being 1,898 m (6,227 ft) above sea level. It is a tributary of the Drava and subsequently the Danube.
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Austria
By Adelyn, Carlson, Elaine, Jun Xen and Julian
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Austria on the World Map
Water Area: 1,426.00 km2 Land Area: 82,445.00 km2 Total Area: 83,871.00 km2
Austria's National Flag, Flagge Österreichs
The Flag of Austria (Flagge Österreichs) is considered to be one of the oldest national symbols and comes in second after Denmark’s as the oldest national flag in the world.
Red: symbolizes strength and bravery
White: symbolizes truth and honesty
History
History
Austria was dominated by the House of Habsburg and House of Habsburg-Lorraine from 1273 to 1918. In 1806, when Emperor Francis II of Austria dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, Austria became the Austrian Empire, and was also part of the German Confederation until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. In 1867, Austria formed a dual monarchy with Hungary: the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918). When this empire collapsed after the end of World War I in 1918, Austria was reduced to the main,
History
mostly German-speaking areas of the empire, and adopted the name The Republic of German-Austria. Union with Germany and the chosen country name were forbidden by the Allies at the Treaty of Versailles. This led to the creation of the First Austrian Republic (1919-1933). In 1938, Austrian-born Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to the German Reich with the Anschluss, which was supported by a large majority of the Austrian people. Austria joined the European Union in 1995.
Monuments
Mozart's house in Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in the "Hagenauer Haus" at No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg. The Mozart family lived on the third floor of the "Hagenauer House" for 26 years. Mozart spent his childhood and most of his youth here.
Mozart Haus Vienna Ticket
Mozart Haus Salzburg Ticket
Karlskirche Cathedral
Commissioned by the Habsburg Imperial Court to fulfill a religious vow revered for attending to Milanese plague victims in the 16th century. It was the emperor's namesake if the city was saved. After the plague passed, the new church was officially announced in 1713.
Karlskirche Cathedral's interior
Karlskirche Cathedral at night
Hofburg Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace is currently the official residence of the President of Austria. It contains over 2,000 separate rooms. The largest room in the Palace is the Festival Hall, which was built as a throne room, although never used as one.
Hofburg Imperial Palace at night
Hofburg Imperial Palace at interior
Hofburg Imperial Palace at treasury room
Hallstatt Village
Hallstatt is a village on Lake Hallstatt's western shore in Austria's mountainous Salzkammergut region. Its 16th-century Alpine houses and alleyways are home to cafes and shops. Hallstatt is known for its production of salt, dating back to prehistoric times.
Austrian Parliament Building
The Austrian Parliament Building was opened in 1883 and is located in Vienna. It is where the two houses of the Austrian Parliament conduct their sessions in. The building is located on the Ringstraße boulevard in the first district Innere Stadt, near Hofburg Palace and the Palace of Justice.
Austrian Parliament Building at night
Austrian Parliament Building's interior
Belvedere Palace, Vienna
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Belvedere Palace's interior
Belvedere Palace's interior
Belvedere Palace's interior
Belvedere Palace's interior
St. Stephens Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schonborn. Built in 1359, it's the burial place of Prince Eugene, renowned as the conqueror of the Turks
St. Stephens Cathedral at night
St. Stephens Cathedral's interior
Melk Benedictine Abbey
Melk Abbey is one of the world's most famous monastic sites, and its spectacular buildings are laid out around seven courtyards. The most prominent part of this massive 325-meter-long complex is the west end and its twin-towered church rising above a semicircular terrace range.
Significant about Austria
Did you know?
Arendelle from "Frozen" was inspired by Hallstatt
Arendelle from "Frozen"
Hallstatt, Austria
The "Sound Of Music" was filmed in Austria
The Sound of Music was filmed at various locations in and around Salzburg, including Leopoldskron Palace, Frohnburg Palace, the Mirabell Palace Gardens, the old town of Salzburg, the basilica in Mondsee, and many more. Some Salzburg locations were even reconstructed as sets in Hollywood!
Schloss Leopoldskron Hotel and the "Sound Of side by side
Schloss leopoldskron Hotel
"Sound of Music"
Werfen and "Sound Of Music" side by side
Werfen
"Sound of Music"
Mirabell Garden and the "Sound Of Music" side by side
Mirabell Gardens
"Sound of Music"
Mirabell Gardens "Sound Of Music" side by side
Mirabell Gardens
"Sound of Music"
Mountains and Rivers
Grossglockner
The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range, situated along the main ridge of the Central Eastern Alps and the Alpine divide
Grossvenediger
Grossvenediger is the main peak of the Venediger Group within the Hohe Tauern mountain range, on the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol with Salzburg. It is generally considered to be Austria's fourth highest mountain. The summit, covered by glaciers, is part of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Danube River
The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through much of Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest into the Black Sea. Its immense volume of water makes it one of Central Europe's most vital sources of fresh drinking water.
Mur River
The Mur or Mura is a river in Central Europe rising in the Hohe Tauern national park of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria with its source being 1,898 m (6,227 ft) above sea level. It is a tributary of the Drava and subsequently the Danube.
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