Outline of Vienna

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vienna:

Flag of Vienna
Coat of arms of Vienna

Vienna – capital of Austria and one of its nine states. It is the country's largest city, with over 1.8 million residents[1] within an area of 414.65 km2 (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world. It is the cultural center of Austria and a popular tourist destination, attracting over 6.8 million visitors per year.[2] Having become the home of many musical luminaries throughout music's classical period (and later), including Mozart and Beethoven, Vienna is known as the City of Music.[3]

General reference edit

  • Pronunciation: English: /viˈɛnə/; German: Wien, pronounced [viːn] ;[4]
  • Common English name(s): Vienna
  • Official English name(s): Vienna
  • Adjectival(s): Viennese, Wiener
  • Demonym(s): Viennese, Wiener

Geography of Vienna edit

Geography of Vienna

Vienna
Wien
 
 
Vienna
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′N 16°22′E / 48.200°N 16.367°E / 48.200; 16.367

Location of Vienna edit

Environment of Vienna edit

 
Vienna floodplain
 
The Leopoldsberg
 
The Donauinsel
 
The Danube in Vienna

Natural geographic features of Vienna edit

Areas of Vienna edit

 
The Museumsquartier

Locations in Vienna edit

Bridges in Vienna edit

 
Bridges over the Danube
 
The Soviet War Memorial

City walls of Vienna edit

Cultural and exhibition centres in Vienna edit

Monuments and memorials in Vienna edit

Museums and galleries in Vienna edit

 
Imperial Crown, Orb, and Sceptre of Austria, kept in the Imperial Treasury
 
Kunsthistorisches Museum
 
The Belvedere palace
 
The Hermesvilla
 
The Hofburg
 
Schönbrunn Palace
 
The Gloriette in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden
 
Palais Trautson

Museums in Vienna

Palaces and villas in Vienna edit

Parks and gardens in Vienna edit

 
Volksgarten
 
Maria-Theresien-Platz
 
Minoritenplatz with Minoritenkirche

Public squares in Vienna edit

Religious buildings in Vienna edit

 
The Jesuit Church
 
Karlskirche
 
Wotruba Church

Secular buildings in Vienna edit

 
The DC Tower 1
 
The Palace of Justice
 
The Rathaus

Streets in Vienna edit

 
Kärntner Straße

Theatres in Vienna edit

 
The Burgtheater

Towers in Vienna edit

Demographics of Vienna edit

Demographics of Vienna

Government and politics of Vienna edit

 
The Austrian Parliament Building

Politics of Vienna

Law and order in Vienna edit

International relations of Vienna edit

History of Vienna edit

History of Vienna

History of Vienna, by period or event edit

Timeline of Vienna

 
Franz Joseph I of Austria, the longest-reigning Emperor of Austria. Under his rule the city experienced rapid growth and an unprecedented flowering of the arts and architecture.

History of Vienna, by subject edit

Culture of Vienna edit

 
The Secession Building
 
Hundertwasserhaus
 
Kursalon Hübner
 
The Haas House

Culture of Vienna

Arts in Vienna edit

Architecture of Vienna edit

Architecture of Vienna

Cinema of Vienna edit

Literature of Vienna edit

Music of Vienna edit

 
Ludwig van Beethoven spent much of his professional life in Vienna.
 
Musikverein, the Golden Hall
 
Vienna State Opera
 
Vienna Hofburg Orchestra
 
Vienna Mozart Orchestra

Music of Vienna

Theatre of Vienna edit

Theatre of Vienna

Visual arts of Vienna edit

 
Beethoven Frieze, a painting by Gustav Klimt, one of the founders of the Vienna Secession art movement

Cuisine of Vienna edit

 
The original Sachertorte, as served at Vienna's Hotel Sacher

Cuisine of Vienna

 
Grafenegg Festival, the open-air stage "Wolkenturm"
 
Otto Wagner, Austrian architect who contributed many landmarks to his home town Vienna

Events in Vienna edit

Events in Vienna

Languages of Vienna edit

Languages of Vienna

Media in Vienna edit

Media in Vienna

People of Vienna edit

 
Sir Karl Popper, born in Vienna in 1902, played an important role in establishing the philosophy of science.

People of Vienna

Philosophy of Vienna edit

Philosophy of Vienna

Religion in Vienna edit

 
Interior of the St. Stephen's Cathedral

Religion in Vienna

Sports in Vienna edit

 
The FK Austria Wien team in 2011
 
The SK Rapid Wien team in 2010
 
Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Sport in Vienna

Economy and infrastructure of Vienna edit

 
Austria Center Vienna (ACV)
 
Hotel Sacher
 
The Wiener Riesenrad, one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions

Economy of Vienna

Transportation in Vienna edit

 
The City Airport Train (CAT)
 
S1 cityjet EMU at Floridsdorf station
 
U2 train at the Donaustadtbrücke
 
E2 type tramcar

Transportation in Vienna

Rail transport in Vienna edit

Rail transport in Vienna

Education in Vienna edit

 
Main building of the University of Vienna
 
The Vienna University of Economics and Business

Education in Vienna

Healthcare in Vienna edit

 
Vienna General Hospital

Healthcare in Vienna

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ STATISTIK AUSTRIA. "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". statistik.at. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. ^ "Vienna Tourist Board: Arrivals & bednights 2016". Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. ^ "Vienna – the City of Music – VIENNA – NOW OR NEVER". Wien.info. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. ^ Names of European cities in different languages: U–Z#V

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Vienna

  • Vienna, in the Encyclopedia Britannica
Official websites
  • Wien.gv.at – Official site of the municipality, with interactive map.
  • Wien.info – Official site of the tourism board: events, sightseeing, cultural information, etc.
  • List of Embassies in Vienna
  • Information about Vienna and Centrope countries
  • Geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at – Vienna History Wiki operated by the city of Vienna
History of Vienna
  • Hundreds of articles on historical buildings of Vienna: Churches, Palaces, Art, Culture and History of Vienna
  • German flaktowers in Vienna
  • History of the Coat of Arms of Vienna and all (former) districts and municipalities
  • The free printing service for students in vienna
Further information on Vienna
  • Vienna Information Sorted by categories. Choose from 5 Languages
  • Events in Vienna
  • Events and useful information from Vienna
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