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^IndexRepublic of Austria

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Whats Austria famous for?

SightsRepublic of AustriaLocation

Republic of AustriaLocationCentral Europe Territory : 83 872 km Capital City: ViennaLowest point 14 m Highest point 3 797 m

2Republic of AustriaFacts Population: 8.3 million Language: German10th richest country in the world Religion: mostly Christians

HistoryHistory Late 5th Century End of Roman rule5th Century 976 Unknown (Bavarians, Slavs, Avars)976 1246 House of Babenberg (March; 1156: Duchy)1282 1918 House of Habsburg (Duchy; Archduchy; Empire; Dual-Monarchy)1804 1867 Austrian Empire1867 1918 Dual-Monarchy (Austria-Hungary)1918 1938 First Republic1938 1945 German Occupation1945 now Second RepublicEconomySectors

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Agriculture and ForestryServices

Industrial

9Whats Austria famous for ?Whats Austria famous for ?Food

Wiener Schnitzelknown all over the world

Whats Austria famous for ?Food

Wiener Schnitzelknown all over the world

Wiener Wrstchen / Frankfurter

Whats Austria famous for ?Kaiserschmarrn

Whats Austria famous for ?Kaiserschmarrn

Sachertorte

Whats Austria famous for ?Landscape

Whats Austria famous for ?Landscape

Whats Austria famous for ?Mountains

Whats Austria famous for ?MountainsThere are numerous mountains in Austria: Eastern-Alps, Central-Alps, Tauern, Northern and Southern Limestone Alps and Carpathiansthe highest mountain :Groglockner

Whats Austria famous for ?Lakesimportant for summer tourismknown for their purity and high temperatures largest lake : Lake Neusield

Whats Austria famous for ?Riverslongest river : Danubeother rivers :Lech, Traun, Mur,

Whats Austria famous for ?MusiciansClassical most famous of them all is Wolfgang Amadeus MozartJohann Strauss, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner

Whats Austria famous for ?MusicClassical most famous of them all is Wolfgang Amadeus MozartJohann Strauss, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner

Traditional folk dance

traditonal Austrian dance : Schuhplattler

Whats Austria famous for ?MusicModernFalco, who scored a number-one hit in the U.S. (Amadeus) Joe Zawinul, one of the founders of modern electric jazz Christina Strmer, a well known pop star

Whats Austria famous for ?Famous AustriansArnold Schwarzeneggerborn in 1947 body-builder, actor and politicianGovenor of California

Whats Austria famous for ?Famous AustriansHermann Maieralpin ski racerwon olympic gold twice, silver and bronce once the World Championship twice

Whats Austria famous for ?Famous AustriansFelix Baumgartner extreme athleteHe holds numerous world records in parachuting, sky-diving, basejumping and suite flying

Whats Austria famous for ?Famous AustriansDietrich Mateschitz

founder of Red Bull, which is the worlds best selling energy drink

Whats Austria famous for ?Famous AustriansChristoph WaltzAustrian actorInglorious Basterds

Whats Austria famous for ?Sights

St. Stephens Cathedral

Viennese Giant Wheel

Whats Austria famous for ?Sights

Schnbrunn Palace & Schnbrunner Tiergarten (= Zoo)

Swarovski Crystal World

Whats Austria famous for ?Sights

Dachsteinhhlen

national park Hohe Tauern

Whats Austria famous for ?Der Walzer (= The Waltz)

Whats Austria famous for ?Der Walzer (= The Waltz)

traditional Austrian dance danced at weddings and ballsThe most common waltz is the Donauwalzer

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