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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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