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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 02:57, December 11, 2008
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 waltzes of Johann Strauss came to epitomize the city.
Amongst its most impressive landmarks are the St. Stephen's Cathedral.
