Interesting Facts about Vienna You Haven’t Heard Before

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Interesting Facts about Vienna You Havent Heard
Before
Vienna is the largest capital city and one of the
nine states in Austria. With more than 1.9
million residents Vienna is the largest city in
Austria and it is also the hub for all commercial
undertakings, arts, and culture, politics, etc.
Vienna is the largest German-speaking city in the
world till the 20th century before splitting into
the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I. Today
this city is called the City of Music owing to
its strong presence in the musical industry, its
famous classical musicians, and its amazing
musical legacy. With so much to explore why not
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• Vienna is home to the 2nd largest German-speaking
  population in the world after Berlin.
• Vienna is also home to world-famous musicians
  like Beethoven and Mozart.

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• Vienna has been listed as one of the most livable
  cities in 2005 and second in 2011 and 2015. It
  was the first globally ranked city when we talk
  about innovation, culture, infrastructure, and
  markets.
• It is the only wine capital in the world which is
  houses more than 1,700 acres of vineyards and 320
  vintners, producing wine within its city limits.
  Some of the most popular white wine varieties
  include Weiburunnder, Gruner Veltliner, etc.

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• Some of the hottest tourist destinations in
  Vienna are Hofburg, Belvedere Palace, Schonbrunn
  Palace, Prater, St Stephens Cathedral, Vienna
  State Opera, Albertina, Hundertwasser House, etc.
• The worlds oldest Ferris wheel is situated in
  Vienna The Wiener Riesenrad. This Ferris wheel
  is still operating today, it was constructed in
  1897 located in Wurstelprater amusement park
  which is also a major tourist attraction in
  Vienna.