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| Vienna (/vixcbx88xc9x9bnxc9x99/ (listen);[8][9] German: Wien [vixcbx90n] (listen); Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria. | WIKI |
| Vienna is Austria's most populous city, with about 2 million inhabitants[2] (2.6xc2xa0million within the metropolitan area,[10] nearly one third of the country's population), and its cultural, economic, and political centre. | WIKI |
| It is the 6th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union. | WIKI |
| Until the beginning of the 20th century, Vienna was the largest German-speaking city in the world, and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, the city had 2xc2xa0million inhabitants. | WIKI |
| [11] Today, it is the second-largest German-speaking city after Berlin. | WIKI |
| The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. | WIKI |
| In 2001, the city center was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| [16] Vienna's ancestral roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city. | WIKI |
| In a 2005 study of 127 world cities, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first (in a tie with Vancouver and San Francisco) for the world's most livable cities. | WIKI |
| [20] The UN-Habitat classified Vienna as the most prosperous city in the world in 2012/2013. | WIKI |
| [21] The city was ranked 1st globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008, and sixth globally (out of 256 cities) in the 2014 Innovation Cities Index, which analyzed 162 indicators in covering three areas: culture, infrastructure, and markets. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Austrian Empire and the early 20th century 2.3 Anschluss and World War II 2.4 Four-power Vienna 2.5 Austrian State Treaty and afterwards 3 Demographics 3.1 Religion 4 Geography 4.1 Climate 5 World heritage in danger 6 Districts and enlargement 7 Politics 7.1 Political history 7.2 Government 8 Economy 8.1 Research and development 8.2 Information technologies 8.3 Tourism and conferences 9 Rankings 10 Urban development 10.1 Central Railway Station 10.2 Aspern 10.3 Smart City 11 Culture 11.1 Music, theater and opera 11.2 Actors from Vienna 11.3 Musicians from Vienna 11.4 Notable Jewish cultural figures from Vienna 11.5 Notable writers from Vienna 11.6 Notable politicians from Vienna 11.7 Museums 11.8 Architecture 11.9 Vienna balls 11.10 Language 12 Education 12.1 Universities 12.2 International schools 13 Leisure activities 13.1 Parks and gardens 13.2 Sport 14 Culinary specialities 14.1 Food 14.2 Drinks 14.3 Viennese cafxc3xa9s 15 Tourist attractions 16 Transportation 17 Viennese 18 International relations 18.1 International organizations in Vienna 18.2 Charitable organizations in Vienna 18.3 International city cooperations 18.4 District to district partnerships 19 See also 20 References 21 Further reading 22 External links 22.1 Official websites 22.2 History of Vienna 22.3 Further information on Vienna | WIKI |
| The etymology of the city's name is still subject to scholarly dispute. | WIKI |
| A variant of this Celtic name could be preserved in the Czech, Slovak and Polish names of the city (Vxc3xaddexc5x88, Viedexc5x88 and Wiedexc5x84 respectively) and in that of the city's district Wieden. | WIKI |
| The name of the city in Hungarian (Bxc3xa9cs), Serbo-Croatian (Bexc4x8d; Cyrillic: xd0x91xd0xb5xd1x87) and Ottoman Turkish (Bexc3xa7) has a different, probably Slavonic origin, and originally referred to an Avar fort in the area. | WIKI |
| [31] Slovene-speakers call the city Dunaj, which in other Central European Slavic languages means the river Danube, on which the city stands. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] In 15 BC, the Romans fortified the frontier city they called Vindobona to guard the empire against Germanic tribes to the north. | WIKI |
| Hungary occupied the city between 1485 and 1490. | WIKI |
| The Great Plague of Vienna ravaged the city in 1679, killing nearly a third of its population. | WIKI |
| The city continued to play a major role in European and world politics, including hosting the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15. | WIKI |
| The city functioned as a center of classical music, for which the title of the First Viennese School (Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven) is sometimes applied. | WIKI |
| From the late-19th century to 1938, the city remained a center of high culture and of modernism. | WIKI |
| The city's cultural contributions in the first half of the 20th century included, among many, the Vienna Secession movement in art, psychoanalysis, the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg, Berg, Webern), the architecture of Adolf Loos and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle. | WIKI |
| Only the city temple in the 1st district was spared, as the data of all Jews in Vienna were collected in the adjacent archives. | WIKI |
| On 2 April 1945 the Soviet Red Army launched the Vienna Offensive against the Germans holding the city and besieged it. | WIKI |
| The group tried under the code name Radetzky to prevent the destruction and fighting in the city. | WIKI |
| [46] At the end of the war, Austria again became separated from Germany, and Vienna regained its status as the capital city of the Republic of Austria, but the Soviet hold[citation needed] on the city remained until 1955, when Austria regained full sovereignty. | WIKI |
| The four-power occupation of Vienna differed in one key respect from that of Berlin: the central area of the city, known as the first district, constituted an international zone in which the four powers alternated control on a monthly basis. | WIKI |
| The Soviets did not blockade the city. | WIKI |
| In the 1970s, Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky inaugurated the Vienna International Center, a new area of the city created to host international institutions. | WIKI |
| In 1910, Vienna had more than two million inhabitants, and was the third largest city in Europe after London and Paris. | WIKI |
| From 2005 to 2015 the city's population grew by 10.1%. | WIKI |
| [57] According to UN-Habitat, Vienna could be the fastest growing city out of 17 European metropolitan areas until 2025 with an increase of 4.65% of its population, compared to 2010. | WIKI |
| Karlskirche, located on the south side of Karlsplatz in the 4th city district | WIKI |
| Based on information provided to city officials by various religious organizations about their membership, Vienna's Statistical Yearbook 2019 reports in 2018 an estimated 610,269 Roman Catholics, or 32.3% of the population, and 195,000 (10.3%) Muslims, 70,298 (3.7%) Orthodox, 57,502 (3.0%) other Christians, and 9,504 (0.5%) other religions. | WIKI |
| The earliest settlement, at the location of today's inner city, was south of the meandering Danube while the city now spans both sides of the river. | WIKI |
| The city has a total area of 414.65 square kilometers (160.1 sq mi), making it the largest city in Austria by area. | WIKI |
| The city has warm summers, with periodical precipitations that can reach its yearly most in July and August (66.6 and 66.5xc2xa0mm respectively) and average high temperatures from June to September of approximately 21 to 27xc2xa0xc2xb0C (70 to 81xc2xa0xc2xb0F), with a record maximum exceeding 38xc2xa0xc2xb0C (100xc2xa0xc2xb0F) and a record low in September of 5.6xc2xa0xc2xb0C (42xc2xa0xc2xb0F). | WIKI |
| [72] The city's social democratic party planned construction of a 6,500 square metres (70,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0ft) complex in 2019. | WIKI |
| "[72] UNESCO set the restriction for the height of the construction in the city center to 43 metres (141xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| [72] The city officials replied that they will convince the WHC to maintain UNESCO world heritage status and said that no further high-rise developments are being planned. | WIKI |
| UNESCO is concerned about the height of high-rise development in Vienna as it can dramatically influence the visual integrity of the city,[73] specifically the baroque palaces. | WIKI |
| [73] Visual impact studies are being done in the Vienna city center to assess the level of visual disturbance to visitors and how the changes influenced the city's visual integrity. | WIKI |
| Any decision of a district can be overridden by the city assembly (Gemeinderat) or the responsible city councilor (amtsfxc3xbchrender Stadtrat). | WIKI |
| In 1850, Vienna with the consent of the emperor annexed 34 surrounding villages,[74] called Vorstxc3xa4dte, into the city limits (districts no. | WIKI |
| Consequently, the walls were razed after 1857,[75] making it possible for the city center to expand. | WIKI |
| The mainly Gothic Stephansdom is located at the center of the city, on Stephansplatz. | WIKI |
| The Imperial-Royal Government set up the Vienna City Renovation Fund (Wiener Stadterneuerungsfonds) and sold many building lots to private investors, thereby partly financing public construction works. | WIKI |
| From 1850 to 1890, city limits in the West and the South mainly followed another wall called Linienwall at which a road toll called the Liniengeld was charged. | WIKI |
| Across the Danube, where the Vienna International Center is located (districts 21xe2x80x9322), and in the southern areas (district 23) are the newest parts of the city. | WIKI |
| At that time, Vienna's municipal policy was admired by Socialists throughout Europe, who therefore referred to the city as "Red Vienna" (Rotes Wien). | WIKI |
| The SPxc3x96 has held the mayor's office and control of the city council/parliament at every free election since 1919. | WIKI |
| The city has enacted many social democratic policies. | WIKI |
| The Gemeindebauten are social housing assets that are well integrated into the city architecture outside the first or "inner" district. | WIKI |
| The low rents enable comfortable accommodation and good access to the city amenities. | WIKI |
| The city took particular pride in building them to a high standard. | WIKI |
| Interior of Vienna's historical Rathaus, the seat of city mayor | WIKI |
| Since Vienna obtained federal state (Bundesland) status of its own by the federal constitution of 1920, the city council also functions as the state parliament (Landtag), and the mayor (except 1934xe2x80x931945) also doubles as the Landeshauptmann (governor/minister-president) of the state of Vienna. | WIKI |
| The city is administered by a multitude of departments (Magistratsabteilungen), politically supervised by amtsfxc3xbchrende Stadtrxc3xa4te (members of the city government leading offices; according to the Vienna constitution opposition parties have the right to designate members of the city government not leading offices). | WIKI |
| Under the city constitution of 1920, municipal and state business must be kept separate. | WIKI |
| Hence, the city council and state parliament hold separate meetings, with separate presiding officersxe2x80x93the chairman of the city council or the president of the state Landtagxe2x80x93even though the two bodies' memberships are identical. | WIKI |
| When meeting as a city council, the deputies can only deal with the affairs of the city of Vienna; when meeting as a state parliament, they can only deal with the affairs of the state of Vienna. | WIKI |
| In the 1996 City Council election, the SPxc3x96 lost its overall majority in the 100-seat chamber, winning 43 seats and 39.15% of the vote. | WIKI |
| In course of the 2010 city council elections the SPxc3x96 lost their overall majority again and consequently forged a coalition with the Green Party xe2x80x93 the first SPxc3x96/Green coalition in Austria. | WIKI |
| [79] The city improved its position from 2012 on the ranking of the most economically powerful cities reaching number nine on the listing in 2015. | WIKI |
| [82] However, the cultivation and production of wines within the city borders have a high socio-cultural value. | WIKI |
| [83] Companies in Vienna have extensive contacts and competences in business with Eastern Europe due to the city's historical role as center of the Habsburg Empire. | WIKI |
| Since 2012, the city hosts the annual Pioneers Festival, the largest start-up event in Central Europe with 2,500 international participants taking place at Hofburg Palace. | WIKI |
| In 2014, Vienna has accommodated 1,329 research facilities; 40,400 persons are employed in the R&D sector and 35% of Austria's R&D expenses are invested in the city. | WIKI |
| According to the broadband strategy of the city, full broadband coverage will be reached by 2020. | WIKI |
| [106] The city's largest conference center, the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) has a total capacity for around 22,800 people and is situated next to the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna. | WIKI |
| [108] In the 2015 liveability report by the Economist Intelligence Unit as well as in the Quality of Life Survey 2015 of London-based Monocle magazine Vienna was equally ranked second most livable city worldwide. | WIKI |
| The United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat has ranked Vienna the most prosperous city in the world in its flagship report State of the World Cities 2012/2013. | WIKI |
| According to the 2014 City RepTrack ranking by the Reputation Institute, Vienna has the best reputation in comparison with 100 major global cities. | WIKI |
| The Mori Memorial Institute for Urban Strategies ranked Vienna in the top ten of their Global Power City Index 2016. | WIKI |
| Smart City[edit] | WIKI |
| In 2014, the Vienna City Council adopted the Smart City Wien Framework Strategy 2050. | WIKI |
| The museums on the history of the city, including the former Historical Museum of the City of Vienna on Karlsplatz, the Hermesvilla, the residences and birthplaces of various composers, the Museum of the Romans, and the Vienna Clock Museum, are now gathered together under the group umbrella Vienna Museum. | WIKI |
| They provide a record of individual struggles, achievements and tragedy as the city grew and survived two world wars. | WIKI |
| View of the city from Stephansdom | WIKI |
| Consequently, much of the inner city is a high-rise free zone. | WIKI |
| Green areas include Laaer-Berg (including the Bohemian Prater) and the foothills of the Wienerwald, which reaches into the outer areas of the city. | WIKI |
| Small parks, known by the Viennese as Beserlparks, are everywhere in the inner city areas. | WIKI |
| Vienna hosts many different sporting events including the Vienna City Marathon, which attracts more than 10,000 participants every year and normally takes place in May. | WIKI |
| Tennis tournament Vienna Open also takes place in the city since 1974. | WIKI |
| The city has many coffee and breakfast stores. | WIKI |
| There are also more than 50 S-train stations within the city limits. | WIKI |
| The city forms the hub of the Austrian railway system, with services to all parts of the country and abroad. | WIKI |
| Vienna is served by Vienna International Airport, located 18xc2xa0km (11xc2xa0mi) southeast of the city center next to the town of Schwechat. | WIKI |
| Vienna is the world's third "UN city", next to New York, Geneva, and Nairobi. | WIKI |
| International city cooperations[edit] | WIKI |
| Vienna, situated on the Danube River in the eastern part of Austria, developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a medieval and Baroque city, eventually becoming the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. | UNESCO |
| The property consists of the cityxe2x80x99s medieval core (based on the Roman settlement), the principal Baroque ensembles with their axial layouts, and the Grxc3xbcnderzeit constructions from the beginning of the modern period. | UNESCO |
| The inner city contains a number of medieval-era buildings, including the Schottenkloster, the oldest monastery in Austria, the churches of Maria am Gestade (one of the main Gothic structures), Michaelerkirche, Minoritenkirche and Minoritenkloster from the 13th century, and St Stephenxe2x80x99s Cathedral, which dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. | UNESCO |
| Whereas the monastic complexes were generally built of stone, becoming part of the defences of the medieval city, the residential quarters were of timber and suffered frequent fires. | UNESCO |
| In 1683, Vienna became the capital of the Habsburg Empire and developed rapidly, becoming an impressive Baroque city. | UNESCO |
| Several historic Viennese buildings are now associated with the residences of important personalities such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, when the city played an essential role as a leading European centre for music. | UNESCO |
| A new phase in the history of Vienna took place when its 34 suburbs were incorporated into the city and the emperor ordered the demolition of the fortifications around the inner city. | UNESCO |