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Vienna ( / viˈɛnə / ( listen); [9] [10] German: Wien [viːn] ( listen); Central Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]; Viennese German and Austrian German: Wian [ vɪa:n]) is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is also one of Austria's nine states . It is in the east of the country on the river Danube.
Vienna is the capital, largest city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's most populous city and its primate city, with about two million inhabitants, and its cultural, economic, and political center.
Vienna (German: Wien; Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the capital of Austria and by far its most populous city, with an urban population of 2 million and a metropolitan population of 2.9 million (2023). It is the country's artistic, cultural, economic and political centre.
Vienna – capital of Austria and one of its nine states. It is the country's largest city, with over 1.8 million residents [1] within an area of 414.65 km 2 (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world.
It is an administrative district ( Bundesland) of its own. Before World War I, it was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Oops something went wrong: Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is also one of Austria's nine states.
1556 – Vienna becomes seat of Holy Roman Empire under Ferdinand I. 1598 – Donaukanal regulated. 1600 – Melchior Khlesl becomes Bishop of Vienna. 1643 – Schönbrunn Palace built. 1668 – July: premiere of Cesti's opera Il pomo d'oro. 1678 – Palais Modena completed. 1679 – Great Plague of Vienna. Battle of Vienna in 1683
The tourist attractions of Vienna concentrate in three distinct areas. The largest cluster, centred on Schönbrunn Palace, attracted around five million visitors in 2009, down from six million in 2008.
