Vienna
Vienna (/viˈɛnə/ (
listen) vee-EN-ə;[7][8] German: Wien [viːn] (listen); Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]) is the capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's most populous city and its primate city, with about two million inhabitants[9] (2.9 million within the metropolitan area,[10] nearly one third of the country's population), and its cultural, economic, and political center. It is the 5th-largest city proper by population in the European Union and the largest of all cities on the Danube river.
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Vienna
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 From top, left to right: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna City Hall, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Austrian Parliament Building, and Vienna State Opera | |
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| Coordinates: 48°12′N 16°22′E | |
| Country |  Austria |
| State | Vienna |
| Government | |
| • Body | State and Municipality Diet |
| • Mayor and Governor | Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Capital city, state and municipality | 414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 395.25 km2 (152.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 151 (Lobau) – 542 (Hermannskogel) m (495–1,778 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Rank | 1st in Austria (5th in EU) |
| • Density | 4,326.1/km2 (11,205/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,951,354 |
| • Metro | 2,890,577 |
| • Ethnicity[2] | |
| Demonym(s) | German: Wiener (m), Wienerin (f) English: Viennese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | AT-9 |
| Vehicle registration | W |
| HDI (2019) | 0.947[4] very high · 1st of 9 |
| GDP | € 96.5 billion (2020)[5] |
| GDP per capita | € 50,400 (2020)[5] |
| Seats in the Federal Council | 11 / 61
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| GeoTLD | .wien |
| Website | wien.gv.at (in German) |
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| Official name | Historic Centre of Vienna |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 2001 (25th session) |
| Reference no. | 1033 |
| UNESCO Region | Europe and North America |
| Endangered | 2017–present[6] |
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 two million inhabitants.[11] Today, it is the second-largest German-speaking city after Berlin.[12][13] 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. These regions work together in a European Centrope border region. Along with nearby Bratislava, Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants. In 2001, the city center was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In July 2017 it was moved to the list of World Heritage in Danger.[14]
Additionally, Vienna is known[by whom?] as the "City of Music"[15] 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.[16] 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 center, from the age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century. The historic center of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces and gardens, and the late-19th-century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.[17]