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'''Vienna''' ([[German]]: Wien) is the capital of [[Austria]]. With 1,600,000 inhabitants, it's by far the biggest city of Austria - [[Graz]] (population: 250,000) comes second. The [[Danube]] flows through Vienna.
'''Vienna''' ([[German]]: Wien) is the capital of [[Austria]]. With 1,600,000 inhabitants, it's by far the biggest city of Austria - [[Graz]] (population: 250,000) comes second. The [[Danube]] flows through Vienna.
It has one of the richest cultural histories of any city in [[Europe]], with a particularly impressive musical tradition - the [[First Viennese School]] of composers consisted of [[Haydn]], [[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]] and [[Schubert]], whilst the [[Waltz|waltzes]] of [[Johann Strauss]] came to epitomize the city.
First settled by the Celts around 500 B.C., Vienna was an important settlement in the Roman Empire, which called it Vindobona. By the 16th century, it was the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], ruled by the Hapsburg dynasty, which continued to reign into the early years of the 20th-century. In the "Anschluss" of 1938, Vienna capitulated under control of the [[Third Reich]]. After [[WWII]], the city was occupied by the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] for three years. Since 1948, Vienna has been the capital of the Republic of Austria.
It has one of the richest cultural histories of any city in [[Europe]], with a particularly impressive musical tradition - the First Viennese School of composers consisted of [[Haydn]], [[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]] and [[Schubert]], whilst the [[Waltz|waltzes]] of [[Johann Strauss]] Jr. came to epitomize the city.
Today, Vienna is home to several important international organizations: the [[United Nations]], [[OPEC]], and the International Atomic Energy Association.
Amongst its most impressive landmarks are the [http://europeforvisitors.com/switzaustria/articles/st_stephens_cathedral_vienna.htm St. Stephen's Cathedral].
Amongst its most impressive landmarks are the [http://europeforvisitors.com/switzaustria/articles/st_stephens_cathedral_vienna.htm St. Stephen's Cathedral].