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Vienna (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 13 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.2167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 016 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 16.3667 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 561.023 feet |
171.0000 meters |
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Note: Located on the Danube River, at a crossroads in the center of Europe. Formerly, Vienna was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Originally a Celtic settlement, it became a Roman military settlement and was occupied by the Magyars in 907, then passed to the Babenburgs in 976. It became the capital of the duchy of Austria in 1156 and was occupied by Ottocar II of Bohemia from 1251 to 1276. It was unsuccessfully besieged by the Turks in 1529 and 1683. During the 18th century, Vienna was one of the great cultural centers in Europe, the home of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert. The city was occupied by the French during the Napoleonic Wars, in 1805 and 1808 and from 1814 to 1815. It was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 and liberated by the Russians in 1945. The historic centre of Vienna was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. |
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| Wien (preferred,C,V,German-P,U,N)
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............ | name used by 1st century BCE |
| Vienna (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Vienne (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Bécs (C,O,Magyar (Hungarian)-P,U)
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............ | Hungarian name |
| Beç (C,O,Magyar (Hungarian),U,N)
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............ | misspelling |
| Videṉ (C,O,Czech-P,U,N)
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............ | Czech name |
| Wenen (C,V,Dutch-P,U)
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| Viennese (C,V,English,U,A)
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| וינה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Vindobna (H,V,Celtic language,U,N)
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| Vindobona (H,V,Celtic language,U)
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............ | Celtic for "white field" |
| Vindomana (H,V)
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| Wenia (H,V)
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............ | name recorded in 881 |
| Wienis (H,V)
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............ | name recorded in 1030 |
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Vienna (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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human occipation dates from Paleolithic period, later settled by Illyrians & then Celts |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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since 1918 |
| state capital (C) |
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| river port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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produces textiles, machine tools, clothing, leather goods, electrical equipment & motor vehicles |
| transportation center (C) |
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is major railroad junction & important river port |
| tourist center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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has many museums & theaters, famed as center for composers Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Mahler, Brahms & R Strauss |
| educational center (C) |
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has several universities; was home of physician Sigmund Freud, famed for developing psychoanalysis |
| political center (C) |
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especially noted for Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) that reorganized European power |
| episcopal see (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Austro-Hungarian Empire ; of Holy Roman Empire, from 1438 |
| noble seat (H) |
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for Hapsburgs, 1278-1918 |
| municipium (H) |
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early 3rd cen. |
| military installation (H) |
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Roman military center from 1st cen. BC (probably covered area near Hoher Market) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Austria .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [1000062] |
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