Vienna is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria.
Vienna is Austria’s most populous city, with about 2 million inhabitants.
It is the 6th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Vienna was the largest German-speaking city in the world.
Before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, the city had 2 million inhabitants.
Today, it is the second-largest German-speaking city after Berlin.
Vienna is host to many major international organizations, including the United Nations, OPEC and the OSCE.
The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
In 2001, the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Additionally, Vienna is known as the “City of Music” due to its musical legacy, as many famous classical musicians such as Beethoven and Mozart called Vienna home.
Vienna is also said to be the “City of Dreams” because it was home to the world’s first psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud.
Vienna’s ancestral roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city.
It is well known for having played a pivotal role as a leading European music centre, from the age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century.
The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces, gardens and monuments.
The history of Vienna began when the Roman Empire created a military camp in the area now covered by Vienna’s city centre.
From that humble beginning, Vienna grew from the Roman settlement known as Vindobona to become an important trading site in the 11th century.
It became the capital of the Babenberg dynasty. Subsequently, it became capital of the Austrian Habsburgs. This transformed Vienna into one of Europe’s cultural hubs.
During the 19th century as the capital of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary, it temporarily became one of Europe’s biggest cities.
Since the end of World War I, Vienna has been the capital of the Republic of Austria.
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