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Wien
Left–richt, tap–bottom: Rathaus, Schloss Schönbrunn, Riesenrad, Staatsoper, Stephansdom, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Stephansplatz, Sachertorte, Johann-Strauß-Denkmal, Sezession, Donau City, Hundertwasserhaus
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Official seal of Vienna
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Coat of airms o Vienna
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Vienna is located in Austrick
Vienna
Vienna
Location o Vienna in Austrick
Coordinates: 48°12′32″N 16°22′21″E / 48.20889°N 16.37250°E / 48.20889; 16.37250
Kintra Austrick
StateWien
Govrenment
 • Mayor an Govrenor(SPÖ)
 • Vice Mayors
Area
 • City414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi)
 • Laund395.25 km2 (152.61 sq mi)
 • Water19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi)
Elevation
151 (Lobau) – 542 (Hermannskogel) m (495–1778 ft)
Population
 ()
 • Rank1st in Austrick (6t in EU)
 • Density4326.1/km2 (11,205/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,600,000
 • Ethnicity[2][3]
Demonym(s)German: Wiener (m), Wienerin (f)
Scots: Viennese
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.wien.gv.at

Vienna (German: Wien) is the caipital ceety o Austrick, a naition in central Europe. It is the name gien tae the local admeenistrative territory. The ceety ligs on the river Danube, ane o the maist important rivers in central an eastren Europe. It haes a population o 1.8 million fowk, an is situate juist ower the mairch fae the caipital o Slovakie; Bratislava. Tradeetionally Vienna wis the frontier brig atween the Germanic an Slavic fowks that it bides tae this day.

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Later, Vienna wad acome the admeenistrative centre o a muckle, multi-lingual empire; the kinrick o Austro-Hungary. Wi bonny baroque airchitectur, an a taste for aw things regal (lik horse buggies, pailaces, an famous cakes an confectionar), Vienna is a popular tourist attraction.

The ceety haes a guid trainsport infrastructur; wi baith trams an a metro servin commuters. The maist weel-kent attraction is Stephansdom (a muckle mediaeval kirk wi a kenspeckle ruif), an the palace o Schönbrunn. A modren maun-see wad be the Hundertwasserhaus, a heich hoose designed bi Austrian airtist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.


References

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  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden, Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer, Gebietsstand 1.1.2019". Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. STATISTIK AUSTRIA. "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". statistik.at. Retrieved 12 Februar 2016.
  3. "Vienna in figures 2012, Vienna City Administration Municipal Department 23 Economic history, Labour and Statistics Responsible for the contents: Gustav Lebhart, page 6" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012. Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine

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Coordinates: 48°12′N 16°22′E / 48.200°N 16.367°E / 48.200; 16.367