AUSTRIA

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AUSTRIA
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General Information (1)

• area 83.858 sq km Austria
• 9 federal provinces Burgenland, Carinthia
  (Kärnten), Lower Austria (Niederösterreich),
  Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), Salzburg, Styria
  (Steiermark), Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna (Wien)

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General Information (2)

• Each federal province has ist own government
• The federal legislation is exercised by the two
  chambers of ParliamentNationalrat (national
  council ) and Bundesrat (Upper House)
• Austria is a member of the European Union, the
  United Nations and most UN organizations

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General Information (3)

• appr. 8 million inhabitants, 98 speak German
• The six ethnic groups officially recognized
  (Croatians, Roma, Slovaks, Slovenians, Czechs and
  Hungarians) are concentrated in the east and
  south of the country
• appr. 74 of the Austrians are Roman Catholic, 5
  are Protestant, the rest belongs to other
  religious denominations

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Vienna

• is the capital of Austria and a province at the
  same time
• surrounding province LowerAustria
• Mayor and Governor Michael Häu pl (Social
  Democrats)

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city centre
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Facts and Figures

• population 1.7 Mio.
• located in the north-east of Austria
• close to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary
• area 414,90 km2
• divided into 23 districts

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Celebrities

• Johann Strauß (composer)
• Franz Schubert (composer)
• Franz Grillparzer (author)
• Arthur Schnitzler (author)
• Ferdinand Raimund (author)
• Sigmund Freud (psychoanalyst)
• Erwin Schrödinger (physicist)
• Falco (pop musician)
• Gustav Klimt (painter)

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Leisure Time Activities

• Fitness Centre Club Danube
• Parks Volksgarten, Kurpark Oberlaa
• Coffee Shops Coffee Shop Company,
• Café Landtmann
• Clubs La Vie, Empire

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Facilities

• Kärntner Straße
• Mariahilferstraße
• Shopping City South
• Lugner City

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Stores

• Fashion stores
• New Yorker, Orsay, HM
• Jewelleries
• Swarovski, Bijou Brigitte

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Tourist Attractions (1)
Parliament
City hall
Burgtheater
Hofburg
Staatsoper
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Tourist Attractions (2)
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Traditions (1)

• Wiener Schnitzel
• Tafelspitz
• Apfelstrudel
• sweet pancakes
• Sachertorte

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Traditions (2)

• Christmas tree
• This tradition was brought to Austria by a
  German princess who married a Habsburg prince.
• Opera Ball
• The most famous ball event of Austria

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Lower Austria

• Located in the north-east of Austria
• Austrias largest province
• capital St. Pölten
• neighbouring states Slovakia, Czech Republic
• neighbouring provinces Upper Austria, Styria,
  Burgenland
• Governor Erwin Pröll (Christian Democrats)

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Regions

• Waldviertel
• Mostviertel
• Industrieviertel
• Weinviertel

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Districts
The province is divided into 21 districts, and 4
Statutarstädte (cities with their own municipal
law or city statute)

• Amstetten Melk
• Baden Mödling
• Bruck an der Leitha Tulln
• Gänserndorf Wr. Neustadt
• Hollabrunn Wien-Umgebung
• Horn Korneuburg
• Krems Zwettl

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Facts and Figures

• 19.174 km²
• 1.5 million people
• 79,3 Roman-Catholics
• 3,3 Protestants
• important industry, e.g. Voest Alpine
• the Wachau Valley is an important wine growing
  area

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Celebrities

• Leopold Figl (politician)
• Joseph Hadyn (composer)
• Josef Haslinger (author)
• Oskar Kokoschka (painter)
• Max Reinhardt (stage director)
• Konrad Lorenz (physician)

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Landscape (1)

• Mountains
• Hocheck (1061m)
• Schneeberg (2076m)
• Passes crossing the Alps
• Semmering (in 985m)
• Wechsel (in 980m

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Landscape (2)

• Rivers
• Danube - 2850 km long, flows into the Black Sea
• 36 rivers in Lower Austria, among them Traisen,
  Thaya, Enns and Leitha

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Traditions

• St. Nicholas House
• Golden Bonnet (part of the traditional womens
  costume in the Wachau Valley

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Burgenland

• the easternmost, youngest, flattest and smallest
  Austrian province
• capital Eisenstadt
• neighbouring states Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia
• neighbouring provinces Lower Austria, Styria
• Governor Hans Niessl (Social Democrats)

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Districts

• Neusiedl am See
• Eisenstadt
• (capital city)
• Mattersburg
• Oberpullendorf
• Oberwart
• Güssing
• Jennersdorf

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Facts and Figures

• 3,966 km²
• 277,569 people
• religious denominations Roman Catholic,
  Protestant and Muslim
• several ethnic minorities Croatians, Hungarians,
  Roma
• home to many hot spas (Bad Tatzmannsdorf,
  Lutzmannsburg, Stegersbach etc.)
• important wine growing area

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Celebrities

• Franz Liszt (composer)
• László Almásy (desert researcher)
• Andreas Ivanschitz (football player)

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Landscape

• The highest point is the Geschriebenstein (884m)
• The lowest point is 114 m near Apetlon on Lake
  Neusiedl.

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• Lake Neusiedl is the biggest attraction. There
  you can practice a number of sports, such as
• surfing
• sailing
• swimming
• running, cycling,

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• Rivers
• Pinka
• Leitha
• Lafnitz
• Raab

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Traditions

• Budelfrau (a helper of Santa Claus who brings
  sweets for the children on January 6)
• Zwickelscheit (a log which is brought to the
  households by the youngster it is put under the
  table and is said to bring good luck)

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Upper Austria

• the fourth-largest province
• capital Linz (cultural capital of Europe 2009)
• neighbouring states Czech Republic, Germany
• neighbouring provinces Lower Austria, Styria,
  Salzburg
• Governor Josef Pühringer (Christian Democrats)

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Regions

• Innviertel-Hausruck
• Traunviertel
• Steyr-Kirchdorf
• Mühlviertel
• Linz-Wels

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Facts and Figures

• 11.981 km²
• 1.37 million people
• most people are Roman Catholics, there are some
  Protestants
• important industry and trade, e.g. Voest Alpine

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Celebrities

• Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor)
• Thomas Bernhard (author)
• Julius Wagner-Jauregg (physician)

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Landscape (1)

• Many mountains, e. g. the Tote Gebirge (the Dead
  Mountains), the Dachstein, the Höllengebirge (the
  Hells Mountains)

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Landscape (2)

• Many lakes and rivers, such as Salzkammergut
  Lakes, the Danube River and the river Enns

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Traditions

• Picking eggs
• From Easter Monday to White Sunday" is
• picking egg time
• Christmas markets and big mangers. There are many
  Christmas trees and Advent wreaths.

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Styria

• the second largest of all of Austrian provinces
• capital Graz (cultural capital of Europe 2003)
• neighbouring states Slovenia
• neighbouring provinces Burgenland, Lower
  Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Carinthia
• Governor Franz Voves (Social Democrats)

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Districts

• Liezen
• Murau
• Judenburg
• Knittelfeld
• Leoben
• Bruck/Mur
• Mürzzuschlag
• Hartberg
• Weiz
• Graz
• Graz-Umgebung
• Voitsberg
• Deutschlandsberg
• Leibnitz
• Radkersburg
• Fürstenfeld

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Facts and Figures

• 16.391 km²
• 1.18 million people
• Styria is called the green heart of Austria
  (61 of its are covered by forests, fruit- and
  wine gardens, grasslands and feedlots)
• The well-known company Magna is at home in
  Styria (car supply industry)

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Celebrities

• Peter Rosegger (author)
• Karl Böhm (conductor)
• Karlheinz Böhm (his son actor, founder of
  People for People)
• Thomas Muster (tennis player)
• Peter Simonischek (actor)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (governor of California)
• Elfriede Jelinek (author)
• Viktor Kaplan (engineer)

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Landscape (1)

• There are some rather high mountains
• -- the Dachstein (2995m the highest one)
• -- Schladminger Tauern
• -- Rottenmanner Tauern
• Many people go skiing in the Styrian mountains in
  winter
• Southeastern Styria is famous for the fruit
  cultures (Obststraße)

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Landscape (2)

• The biggest rivers are the Enns, the Mur and the
  Mürz

Graz Murinsel
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Traditions

• the Dirndl, consists of a close fitting bodice
  combined with an apron in a different colour
• The traditional Steireranzug is a greyish garment
  made from loden with green embroidery
• the Lederhosen, knee-length trousers or
  short-pants made from leather, are worn with
  rustic shoes and woolen socks

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Salzburg

• divided into five regions
• capital Salzburg
• neighbouring states Germany
• neighbouring provinces Upper Austria, Styria,
  Carinthia, the Tyrol
• Governor Gabi Burgstaller (Social Democrats)

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Regions

• Flachgau
• Tennengau
• Pongau
• Pinzgau
• Lungau

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Facts and Figures

• 7.154 km²
• 515.327 people
• skiing is a main attraction for tourists
• another one are the various music festivals held
  in the city of Salzburg

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Celebrities

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg
• Hermann Maier (skier)
• Annemarie Moser-Pröll (skier)

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Landscape

• The main river is the Salzach
• The most important lakes are the Wolfgangsee, the
  Fuschlsee and the Wallerersee

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Traditions

• Perchten are figures wearing beautiful or ugly
  masks (Schönperchten and Schiachperchten) and
  going around in the villages on January 6
• May trees are put up on May 1 to welcome spring
• Prangstangen are decorated with flowers and are
  carried around in June to secure a good harvest
  for the farmers

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Carinthia

• the southernmost Austrian province
• capital Klagenfurt
• neighbouring states Slovenia, Italy
• neighbouring provinces Styria, Salzburg, the
  Tyrol
• Governor Jörg Haider (Bündnis Zukunft
  Österreich)

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Regions

• Upper Carinthia (West)
• Lower Carinthia (East)

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Facts and Figures

• 19.174 km²
• 1.5 million people
• important industrial parks Arnoldstein and
  Völkermarkt
• the chemical industry, the mechanical engineering
  industry and the electrical industry are
  increasing constantly

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Celebrities

• Ingeborg Bachmann (author)
• Peter Handke (author)
• Franz Klammer (skier)
• Paul Watzlawik (physcho-therapist and author)

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Carinthia

• is one of the most popular tourist places in
  Austria
• offers a number of attractions for every season
• skiing in winter
• hiking in summer
• Swimming and water sports
• a number of historical sights
• Roman excavations at the Magdalensberg
• impressive castles, e.g. Hochosterwitz
• the tourist industry is one of the most important
  sectors of business

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Landscape (1)

• Carinthia consists mostly of a basin inside the
  Alps (Klagenfurter Basin)
• The Carnian Alps and the Karawanken form the
  border with Italy and Slovenia
• The Central Alps (Tauern Mountains) separate it
  from Salzburg

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Landscape (2)

• Many valleys (Möll-, Drau- and Gail-Valley)
• Carinthia shares the Großglockner (3798m) the
  highest mountain of Austria with the Tyrol

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Traditions

• The Villacher Fasching (Carnival) is one of the
  most famous carnival festivals of Austria
• several Christmas markets are held in the country

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The Tyrol

• dominated by the wonderful peaks of the Alps
• capital Innsbruck
• neighbouring states Germany, Italy, Switzerland
• neighbouring provinces Salzburg, Vorarlberg
• Governor Herwig van Staa (Christian Democrats)

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Districts

• the Tyrol is divided into North Tyrol and East
  Tyrol

North Tyrol
East Tyrol
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South Tyrol was ceded to Italy in 1919 (after
WWI)
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Facts and Figures

• North and East Tyrol
• -- 12.647 km²
• -- 673.504 people
• South Tyrol
• -- 7.399 km²
• -- 482.650 people
• Main area for winter sports (skiing etc.)

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Celebrities

• Albin Egger Lienz (painter)
• Tobias Moretti (actor)
• Stephan Eberharter (skier)
• Toni Sailer (skier)

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Landscape

• The highest point is the Großglockner (3798m)
  the highest mountain of Austria
• Stubaier Alpen (more than 3000m high)
• Rivers Drau, Lech, Inn, Etsch (South Tyrol)

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Traditions

• bread consecration is an important Easter
  tradition
• Aperschnalzen is a traditional expelling of winter

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Vorarlberg

• the westernmost, and second smallest Austrian
  province
• capital Bregenz
• neighbouring states Germany, Sitzerland,
  Liechtenstein
• neighbouring provinces the Tyrol
• Governor Herbert Sausgruber (Christian
  Democrats)

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Regions

• Alpenregion Bludenz
• Arlberg
• Bodensee Alpenrhein
• Bregenzerwald
• Kleinwalsertal
• Montafon

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Facts and Figures

• 2.601 km²
• 351.095 people
• Main area for winter sports (skiing in the
  Arlberg region etc.)
• The Montafon Valley is home of a famous cow race

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Celebrities

• Lorenz Böhler (physician)
• Robert Schneider (author)

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Landscape

• the Arlberg is not only an important mountain but
  also the border between Vorarlberg and the Tyrol
• Lake Constance (Bodensee) is one of the biggest
  lakes in Europe
• the river Rhine forms part of the western border
  of the province

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Traditions

• cheese from Vorarlberg is very famous
• Funkenfeuer is a tradition of expelling winter
• midsummer fires are lit at the end of June

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Thank you for your attention!
Prof. Renate Tunkel and the students of the 3BK
(2006/07)