Austria – basic info
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Republic Austria consists of 9 provinces. The main official language is German.
The capital of Austria is Vienna.
View of Vienna.
The most important Austrian river is the Danube.
Danube.
The most famous church of Austria is the Saint Stephen’s Cathedral (in German Stephansdom).
Stephansdom.
Austrian Johann Strauss the younger is the most famous composer of waltzes. He is known as the “King of Waltz”.
Portrait of Johann Strauss the younger
from 1888 by August Eisenmenger.
The typical national food of Austria is the “Viennese schnitzel” (Wienerschnitzel).
Viennese schnitzel with potato salad.
The hardest and most famous race in the downhill skiing is held annually in Kitzbühel.
Winner of the downhill race in Kitzbühel, 2010 –
Swiss skier Didier Cuche.
The famous Empress “Sissi” lived in the castle of Schönbrunn.
Note: Sissi was the nickname of Elizabeth of Bavaria wife of Emperor Franz Josef.
by Franz Xaver Winterhalter from 1864.
Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens are inscribed
on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The place of birth of the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Salzburg.
Posthumous portrait of W. A. Mozart
by Barbara Krafft from 1812.
The highest mountain peak of Austria is the Großglockner (can be translated as Big Bell). Its altitude is 3798 m.
Großglockner seen from the south.
Joseph Haydn is the composer of the famous oratory “The Creation”.
Note: With an impressive number of works – up to 2000 – Haydn takes leading position among classical music composers. For his kindness colleagues called him “Papa Haydn”.
Portrait of Joseph Haydn from 1792
by Thomas Hardy.