Vienna - wikipedia Vienna `` Wien '' redirects here. For other uses, see Wien ( disambiguation ). This article is about the capital of Austria. For other uses, see Vienna ( disambiguation ). Vienna Wien Capital city Descending, from top : Schönbrunn Palace, City Hall, Austrian Parliament, St. Stephen 's Cathedral, and Hofburg Palace Flag Seal Coat of arms Location of Vienna in Austria Coordinates : 48 ° 12 ′ N 16 ° 22 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.200 ° N 16.367 ° E ﻿ / 48.200 ; 16.367 Country Austria Government Mayor and Governor Michael Häupl ( SPÖ ) Vice-Mayors Maria Vassilakou ( Grüne ) Area Capital city 414.65 km ( 160.10 sq mi ) Land 395.26 km ( 152.61 sq mi ) Water 19.39 km ( 7.49 sq mi ) Elevation 151 ( Lobau ) -- 542 ( Hermannskogel ) m ( 495 -- 1,778 ft ) Population ( 1. January 2017 ) Capital city 1,867,960 Rank 1st in Austria ( 7th in EU ) Density 4,326.1 / km ( 11,205 / sq mi ) Metro 2,600,000 Ethnicity 61.2 % Austrian 38.8 % Other Statistik Austria, VCÖ -- Mobilität mit Zukunft Demonym ( s ) Viennese, Wiener Time zone CET ( UTC + 1 ) Summer ( DST ) CEST ( UTC + 2 ) Postal code 1010 -- 1423, 1600, 1601, 1810, 1901 Vehicle registration - Nominal GDP ( 2015 ) € 86.5 billion / US $ 96 billion - GDP per capita ( 2015 ) € 47,700 / US $ 52,500 GeoTLD. wien Website www.wien.gv.at UNESCO World Heritage Site 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 ( 2017 ) -- present Vienna ( / viˈɛnə / ( listen ) ; German : Wien, pronounced ( viːn ) ( listen ) ) is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria 's primary city, with a population of about 1.8 million ( 2.6 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one third of Austria 's population ), and its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 7th - largest city by population within city limits in the European Union. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it 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 2 million inhabitants. Today, it has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin. Vienna is host to many major international organizations, including the United Nations and OPEC. 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 centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In July 2017 it was moved to the list of World Heritage in Danger. Apart from being regarded as the City of Music because of its musical legacy, Vienna is also said to be `` The City of Dreams '' because it was home to the world 's first psycho - analyst -- Sigmund Freud. The city 's roots lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city, and then the capital of the Austro - Hungarian Empire. It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque castles and gardens, and the late - 19th - century Ringstraße lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks. Vienna is known for its high quality of life. In a 2005 study of 127 world cities, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first ( in a tie with Vancouver, Canada and San Francisco, USA ) for the world 's most liveable cities. Between 2011 and 2015, Vienna was ranked second, behind Melbourne, Australia. For eight consecutive years ( 2009 -- 2016 ), the human - resource - consulting firm Mercer ranked Vienna first in its annual `` Quality of Living '' survey of hundreds of cities around the world, a title the city still held in 2016. Monocle 's 2015 `` Quality of Life Survey '' ranked Vienna second on a list of the top 25 cities in the world `` to make a base within. '' The UN-Habitat has classified Vienna as being the most prosperous city in the world in 2012 / 2013. The city was ranked 1st globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008, and sixth globally ( out of 256 cities ) in the 2014 Innovation Cities Index, which analyzed 162 indicators in covering three areas : culture, infrastructure, and markets. Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and is often used as a case study by urban planners. Between 2005 and 2010, Vienna was the world 's number - one destination for international congresses and conventions. It attracts over 6.8 million tourists a year. Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Austro - Hungarian Empire and the early 20th century 2.3 Anschluss and World War II 2.4 Four - power Vienna 2.5 Austrian State Treaty and afterwards 3 Demographics 3.1 Religion 4 Geography and climate 5 Districts and enlargement 6 Politics 6.1 Political history 6.2 Government 7 Economy 7.1 Research and development 7.2 Information technologies 7.3 Tourism and conferences 8 Rankings 9 Urban development 9.1 Central Railway Station 9.2 Aspern 9.3 Smart City 10 Culture 10.1 Music, theatre and opera 10.2 Musicians from Vienna 10.3 Famous Jewish cultural figures from Vienna 10.4 Museums 10.5 Architecture 10.6 Vienna balls 11 Education 11.1 Universities 11.2 International schools 12 Leisure activities 12.1 Parks and gardens 12.2 Sport 13 Culinary specialities 13.1 Food 13.2 Drinks 13.3 Viennese cafés 14 Tourist attractions 15 Transportation 16 International relations 16.1 International organisations in Vienna 16.2 Charitable organisations in Vienna 16.3 International City Cooperations 16.4 District to district partnerships 17 See also 18 References 19 Further reading 20 External links 20.1 Official websites 20.2 History of Vienna 20.3 Further information on Vienna Etymology See also Other names of Vienna The English name Vienna is borrowed from the homonymous Italian version of the city 's name or the French Vienne. The etymology of the city 's name is still subject to scholarly dispute. Some claim that the name comes from Vedunia, meaning `` forest stream '', which subsequently produced the Old High German Uuenia ( Wenia in modern writing ), the New High German Wien and its dialectal variant Wean. Others believe that the name comes from the Roman settlement name of Celtic extraction Vindobona, probably meaning `` fair village, white settlement '' from Celtic roots, vindo -, meaning `` bright '' or `` fair '' -- as in the Irish fionn and the Welsh gwyn --, and - bona `` village, settlement ''. The Celtic word Vindos may reflect a widespread prehistorical cult of Vindos, a Celtic God. A variant of this Celtic name could be preserved in the Czech, Slovak and Polish names of the city ( Vídeň, Viedeň and Wiedeń respectively ) and in that of the city 's district Wieden. The name of the city in Hungarian ( Bécs ), Serbo - Croatian ( Beč ) and Ottoman Turkish ( Beç ) has a different, probably Slavonic origin, and originally referred to an Avar fort in the area. Slovene - speakers call the city Dunaj, which in other Central European Slavic languages means the Danube River, on which the city stands. History Main articles : History of Vienna and Timeline of Vienna Early history Depiction of Vienna in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 1683 Allen ( printed 1686 ) Evidence has been found of continuous habitation in the Vienna area since 500 BC, when Celts settled the site on the Danube River. In 15 BC the Romans fortified the frontier city they called Vindobona to guard the empire against Germanic tribes to the north. Close ties with other Celtic peoples continued through the ages. The Irish monk Saint Colman ( or Koloman, Irish Colmán, derived from colm `` dove '' ) is buried in Melk Abbey and Saint Fergil ( Virgil the Geometer ) served as Bishop of Salzburg for forty years. Irish Benedictines founded twelfth - century monastic settlements. Evidence of these ties persists in the form of Vienna 's great Schottenstift monastery ( Scots Abbey ), once home to many Irish monks. Vienna from Belvedere by Bernardo Bellotto, 1758 In 976 Leopold I of Babenberg became count of the Eastern March, a 60 - mile district centering on the Danube on the eastern frontier of Bavaria. This initial district grew into the duchy of Austria. Each succeeding Babenberg ruler expanded the march east along the Danube, eventually encompassing Vienna and the lands immediately east. In 1145 Duke Henry II Jasomirgott moved the Babenberg family residence from Klosterneuburg in Lower Austria to Vienna. From that time, Vienna remained the center of the Babenberg dynasty. In 1440 Vienna became the resident city of the Habsburg dynasty. It eventually grew to become the de facto capital of the Holy Roman Empire ( 1483 -- 1806 ) and a cultural centre for arts and science, music and fine cuisine. Hungary occupied the city between 1485 and 1490. In the 16th and 17th centuries Christian forces stopped Ottoman armies twice outside Vienna ( see Siege of Vienna, 1529 and Battle of Vienna, 1683 ). A plague epidemic ravaged Vienna in 1679, killing nearly a third of its population. Austro - Hungarian Empire and the early 20th century Vienna Ringstraße and State Opera around 1870 Color photo lithograph of Vienna, 1900 Bond of the city of Vienna, issued 23. June 1908 In 1804, during the Napoleonic Wars, Vienna became the capital of the Austrian Empire and continued to play a major role in European and world politics, including hosting the Congress of Vienna in 1814 / 15. After the Austro - Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Vienna remained the capital of what was then the Austro - Hungarian Empire. The city was a centre of classical music, for which the title of the First Viennese School is sometimes applied. During the latter half of the 19th century, the city developed what had previously been the bastions and glacis into the Ringstraße, a new boulevard surrounding the historical town and a major prestige project. Former suburbs were incorporated, and the city of Vienna grew dramatically. In 1918, after World War I, Vienna became capital of the Republic of German - Austria, and then in 1919 of the First Republic of Austria. From the late 19th century to 1938, the city remained a centre of high culture and modernism. A world capital of music, the city played host to composers such as Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler and Richard Strauss. The city 's cultural contributions in the first half of the 20th century included, among many, the Vienna Secession movement, psychoanalysis, the Second Viennese School, the architecture of Adolf Loos and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle. In 1913, Adolf Hitler, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Tito, Sigmund Freud and Joseph Stalin all lived within a few miles of each other in central Vienna, some of them being regulars at the same coffeehouses. Within Austria, Vienna was seen as a centre of socialist politics, for which it was sometimes referred to as `` Red Vienna ''. The city was a stage to the Austrian Civil War of 1934, when Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss sent the Austrian Army to shell civilian housing occupied by the socialist militia. Anschluss and world War II Main article : Anschluss In 1938, after a triumphant entry into Austria, Austrian - born Adolf Hitler spoke to the Austrian Germans from the balcony of the Neue Burg, a part of the Hofburg at the Heldenplatz. Viennese Jews were looted, deported and murdered... Between 1938 ( after the Anschluss ) and the end of the Second World War, Vienna lost its status as a capital to Berlin as Austria ceased to exist and became a part of Nazi Germany. It was not until 1955 that Austria regained full sovereignty. On 2 April 1945, the Soviets launched the Vienna Offensive against the Germans holding the city and besieged it. British and American air raids and artillery duels between the SS and Wehrmacht and the Red Army crippled infrastructure, such as tram services and water and power distribution, and destroyed or damaged thousands of public and private buildings. Vienna fell eleven days later. Austria was separated from Germany, and Vienna was restored as the republic 's capital city, but the Soviet hold on the city remained until 1955. Four - power Vienna Occupation zones in Vienna, 1945 -- 55 Further information : Allied - occupied Austria After the war, Vienna was part of Soviet - occupied Eastern Austria until September 1945. As in Berlin, Vienna in September 1945 was divided into sectors by the four powers : the US, the UK, France and the Soviet Union and supervised by an Allied Commission. The four - power occupation of Vienna differed in one key respect from that of Berlin : the central area of the city, known as the first district, constituted an international zone in which the four powers alternated control on a monthly basis. The control was policed by the four powers on a de facto day - to - day basis, the famous `` four soldiers in a jeep '' method. The Berlin Blockade of 1948 raised Western concerns that the Soviets might repeat the blockade in Vienna. The matter was raised in the UK House of Commons : What plans have the Government for dealing with a similar situation in Vienna ? Vienna is in exactly a similar position to Berlin. It is surrounded by a Soviet Zone of occupation and we have our sector of responsibility in Vienna the same as the Americans and the French. What plans have the Government to deal with a similar situation arising in Vienna in the near future ? I hope we shall have an answer, because this is of vital importance. -- Sir Anthony Nutting, Honourable Member for Melton, 30 June 1948, House of Commons, London. There was a lack of airfields in the Western sectors, and authorities drafted contingency plans to deal with such a blockade. Plans included the laying down of metal landing mats at Schönbrunn. The Soviets did not blockade the city. The Potsdam Agreement included written rights of land access to the western sectors, whereas no such written guarantees had covered the western sectors of Berlin. During the 10 years of the four - power occupation, Vienna became a hot - bed for international espionage between the Western and Eastern blocs. In the wake of the Berlin Blockade, the Cold War in Vienna took on a different dynamic. While accepting that Germany and Berlin would be divided, the Soviets had decided against allowing the same state of affairs to arise in Austria and Vienna. Here, the Soviet forces controlled districts 2, 4, 10, 20, 21 and 22 and all areas incorporated into Vienna in 1938. They put up barbed wire fences around the perimeter of West Berlin in 1953, but not in Vienna. By 1955, the Soviets, by signing the Austrian State Treaty, agreed to relinquish their occupation zones in Eastern Austria as well as their sector in Vienna. In exchange they required that Austria declare its permanent neutrality after the allied powers had left the country. Thus they ensured that Austria would not be a member of NATO and that NATO forces would therefore not have direct communications between Italy and West Germany. The atmosphere of four - power Vienna is the background for Graham Greene 's screenplay for the film The Third Man ( 1949 ). Later he adapted the screenplay as a novel and published it. Occupied Vienna is also depicted in the Philip Kerr novel, A German Requiem. Austrian State Treaty and afterwards The four - power control of Vienna lasted until the Austrian State Treaty was signed in May 1955. That year, after years of reconstruction and restoration, the State Opera and the Burgtheater, both on the Ringstraße, reopened to the public. The Soviet Union signed the State Treaty only after having been provided with the political guarantee by the federal government to declare Austria 's neutrality after the withdrawal of the allied troops. This law of neutrality, passed in late October 1955 ( and not the State Treaty itself ), ensured that modern Austria would align with neither NATO nor the Soviet bloc, and is considered one of the reasons for Austria 's late entry into the European Union. In the 1970s, Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky inaugurated the Vienna International Centre, a new area of the city created to host international institutions. Vienna has regained much of its former international stature by hosting international organizations, such as the United Nations ( United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations Office at Vienna and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ), the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear - Test - Ban Treaty Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Demographics Population of Vienna 1590 to 2013 Historical population Year Pop. ± % 1754 175,460 -- 1800 271,800 + 54.9 % 1850 551,300 + 102.8 % 1900 1,769,137 + 220.9 % 1910 2,083,630 + 17.8 % 1923 1,918,720 − 7.9 % 1939 1,770,938 − 7.7 % 1951 1,616,125 − 8.7 % 1961 1,627,566 + 0.7 % 1971 1,619,885 − 0.5 % Year Pop. ± % 1981 1,535,145 − 5.2 % 1985 1,494,874 − 2.6 % 1990 1,492,636 − 0.1 % 1995 1,542,667 + 3.4 % 2000 1,548,537 + 0.4 % 2005 1,632,569 + 5.4 % 1,689,995 + 3.5 % 2015 1,797,337 + 6.4 % 2016 1,840,226 + 2.4 % 2017 1,877,836 + 2.0 % Significant minority groups Nationality Population ( 2015 ) Serbia 97,219 Turkey 76,063 Germany 53,232 Poland 49,702 Bosnia & Herzegovina 39,664 Romania 30,741 Croatia 25,299 Hungary 22,729 Slovakia 16,578 Russia 16,358 Bulgaria 15,140 Macedonia 12,813 Iran 10, 751 China 10,139 Because of the industrialization and migration from other parts of the Empire, the population of Vienna increased sharply during its time as the capital of Austria - Hungary ( 1867 -- 1918 ). In 1910, Vienna had more than two million inhabitants, and was the fourth largest city in Europe after London, Paris and Berlin. Around the start of the 20th century, Vienna was the city with the second - largest Czech population in the world ( after Prague ). After World War I, many Czechs and Hungarians returned to their ancestral countries, resulting in a decline in the Viennese population. After World War II, the Soviets used force to repatriate key workers of Czech, Slovak and Hungarian origins to return to their ethnic homelands to further the Soviet bloc economy. Under the Nazi regime, 65,000 Jewish people were deported and murdered in concentration camps by Nazi forces ; approximately 130,000 fled. By 2001, 16 % of people living in Austria had nationalities other than Austrian, nearly half of whom were from former Yugoslavia ; the next most numerous nationalities in Vienna were Turks ( 39,000 ; 2.5 % ), Poles ( 13,600 ; 0.9 % ) and Germans ( 12,700 ; 0.8 % ). As of 2012, an official report from Statistics Austria showed that more than 660,000 ( 38.8 % ) of the Viennese population have full or partial migrant background, mostly from Ex-Yugoslavia, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Romania and Hungary. From 2005 to 2015 the city 's population grew by 10.1 %. According to UN-Habitat, Vienna could be the fastest growing city out of 17 European metropolitan areas until 2025 with an increase of 4.65 % of its population, compared to 2010. Religion Karlskirche located on the south side of Karlsplatz in the 1st city district Vienna Islamic Centre in the 21st city district Floridsdorf According to the 2001 census, 49.2 % of Viennese were Roman Catholics, while 25.7 % were of no religion, 7.8 % were Muslim, 6.0 % were members of an Orthodox denomination, 4.7 % were Protestant ( mostly Lutheran ), 0.5 % were Jewish and 6.3 % were either of other religions or did not reply. By 2011 the shares of religious bodies had significantly changed : 41.3 % Catholics 31.6 % no religion 11.6 % Muslim 8.4 % Orthodox 4.2 % Protestant 2.9 % others Vienna is the seat of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna, in which is also vested the exempt Ordinariate for Byzantine - rite Catholics in Austria ; its current Archbishop is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Many Roman Catholic churches in central Vienna feature performances of religious or other music, including masses sung to classical music and organ. Some of Vienna 's most significant historical buildings are Roman Catholic churches, including the St. Stephen 's Cathedral ( Stephansdom ), Karlskirche, Peterskirche and the Votivkirche. The proportion of Viennese who identify as Roman Catholic has dropped over the last fifty years, from 90 % in 1961 to 39.8 % in 2010. On the banks of the Danube, there is a Buddhist Peace Pagoda, built in 1983 by the monks and nuns of Nipponzan Myohoji. Geography and climate Satellite image of Vienna ( 2002 ) Vienna is located in northeastern Austria, at the easternmost extension of the Alps in the Vienna Basin. The earliest settlement, at the location of today 's inner city, was south of the meandering Danube while the city now spans both sides of the river. Elevation ranges from 151 to 542 m ( 495 to 1,778 ft ). The city has a total area of 414.65 square kilometres ( 160.1 sq mi ), making it the largest city in Austria by area. Vienna has an oceanic climate ( hovering just below 22 ° C in July and August ), and features, according to the Köppen classification, a Cfb ( oceanic ) - climate. The city has warm summers with average high temperatures of 24 to 33 ° C ( 75 to 91 ° F ), with maximum exceeding 38 ° C ( 100 ° F ) and lows of around 17 ° C ( 63 ° F ). Winters are relatively dry and cold with average temperatures at about freezing point. Spring and autumn are mild. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year, averaging 550 mm ( 21.7 in ) annually, with considerable local variations, the Vienna Woods region in the west being the wettest part ( 700 to 800 mm ( 28 to 31 in ) annually ) and the flat plains in the east being the driest part ( 500 to 550 mm ( 20 to 22 in ) annually ). Snow in the winter is not uncommon, but rare compared to Western and Southern regions in Austria. Climate data for Vienna ( Innere Stadt ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° C ( ° F ) 16.8 ( 62.2 ) 20.3 ( 68.5 ) 25.4 ( 77.7 ) 27.4 ( 81.3 ) 31.5 ( 88.7 ) 36.5 ( 97.7 ) 36.1 ( 97 ) 39.5 ( 103.1 ) 31.8 ( 89.2 ) 24.8 ( 76.6 ) 21.3 ( 70.3 ) 16.4 ( 61.5 ) 37.0 ( 98.6 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) 3.8 ( 38.8 ) 6.1 ( 43 ) 11.5 ( 52.7 ) 16.1 ( 61 ) 21.3 ( 70.3 ) 24.0 ( 75.2 ) 26.7 ( 80.1 ) 26.6 ( 79.9 ) 21.1 ( 70 ) 15.3 ( 59.5 ) 8.1 ( 46.6 ) 4.6 ( 40.3 ) 15.3 ( 59.5 ) Daily mean ° C ( ° F ) ( 34.2 ) 2.9 ( 37.2 ) 6.4 ( 43.5 ) 11.5 ( 52.7 ) 16.5 ( 61.7 ) 19.1 ( 66.4 ) 21.7 ( 71.1 ) 21.6 ( 70.9 ) 16.8 ( 62.2 ) 11.6 ( 52.9 ) 5.5 ( 41.9 ) 2.4 ( 36.3 ) 11.4 ( 52.5 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) − 0.8 ( 30.6 ) 0.3 ( 32.5 ) 3.5 ( 38.3 ) 7.8 ( 46 ) 12.5 ( 54.5 ) 15.1 ( 59.2 ) 17.4 ( 63.3 ) 17.5 ( 63.5 ) 13.6 ( 56.5 ) 8.8 ( 47.8 ) 3.6 ( 38.5 ) 0.5 ( 32.9 ) 8.3 ( 46.9 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) − 17.6 ( 0.3 ) − 16.4 ( 2.5 ) − 10.4 ( 13.3 ) − 2.1 ( 28.2 ) 4.9 ( 40.8 ) 6.8 ( 44.2 ) 10.9 ( 51.6 ) 10.1 ( 50.2 ) 5.6 ( 42.1 ) − 1.8 ( 28.8 ) − 7.0 ( 19.4 ) − 15.4 ( 4.3 ) − 17.6 ( 0.3 ) Average precipitation mm ( inches ) 21.3 ( 0.839 ) 29.3 ( 1.154 ) 39.1 ( 1.539 ) 39.2 ( 1.543 ) 60.9 ( 2.398 ) 63.3 ( 2.492 ) 66.6 ( 2.622 ) 66.5 ( 2.618 ) 50.4 ( 1.984 ) 32.8 ( 1.291 ) 43.9 ( 1.728 ) 34.6 ( 1.362 ) 547.9 ( 21.57 ) Average snowfall cm ( inches ) 18.6 ( 7.32 ) 15.6 ( 6.14 ) 8.3 ( 3.27 ) 1.5 ( 0.59 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 7.9 ( 3.11 ) 16.4 ( 6.46 ) 68.3 ( 26.89 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 1.0 mm ) 5.3 6.0 8.1 6.3 8.3 9.3 8.2 8.5 6.9 6.0 7.5 7.6 88 Mean monthly sunshine hours 70.1 101.6 142.9 197.5 238.5 237.9 263.1 251.6 181.6 132.3 66.7 51.8 1,935.5 Percent possible sunshine 25.6 35.5 40.1 48.2 50.6 49.6 54.4 56.8 53.8 40.6 23.9 19.8 41.58 Source : Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics Districts and enlargement Main article : Districts of Vienna Map of the districts of Vienna with numbers Vienna is composed of 23 districts ( Bezirke ). Administrative district offices in Vienna ( called Magistratische Bezirksämter ) serve functions similar to those in the other Austrian states ( called Bezirkshauptmannschaften ), the officers being subject to the mayor of Vienna ; with the notable exception of the police, which is under federal supervision. District residents in Vienna ( Austrians as well as EU citizens with permanent residence here ) elect a District Assembly ( Bezirksvertretung ). City hall has delegated maintenance budgets, e.g., for schools and parks, so that the districts are able to set priorities autonomously. Any decision of a district can be overridden by the city assembly ( Gemeinderat ) or the responsible city councillor ( amtsführender Stadrat ). Albertina Terrace in the Innere Stadt The Ring Road ( Ringstraße ) with a historical tram The heart and historical city of Vienna, a large part of today 's Innere Stadt, was a fortress surrounded by fields in order to defend itself from potential attackers. In 1850, Vienna with the consent of the emperor annexed 34 surrounding villages, called Vorstädte, into the city limits ( districts no. 2 to 8, after 1861 with the separation of Margareten from Wieden no. 2 to 9 ). Consequently, the walls were razed after 1857, making it possible for the city centre to expand. In their place, a broad boulevard called the Ringstraße was built, along which imposing public and private buildings, monuments, and parks were created by the start of the 20th century. These buildings include the Rathaus ( town hall ), the Burgtheater, the University, the Parliament, the twin museums of natural history and fine art, and the Staatsoper. It is also the location of New Wing of the Hofburg, the former imperial palace, and the Imperial and Royal War Ministry finished in 1913. The mainly Gothic Stephansdom is located at the centre of the city, on Stephansplatz. The Imperial - Royal Government set up the Vienna City Renovation Fund ( Wiener Stadterneuerungsfonds ) and sold many building lots to private investors, thereby partly financing public construction works. Urania at sunset Skyline of Donaustadt From 1850 to 1890, city limits in the West and the South mainly followed another wall called Linienwall at which a road toll called the Liniengeld was charged. Outside this wall from 1873 onwards a ring road called Gürtel was built. In 1890 it was decided to integrate 33 suburbs ( called Vororte ) beyond that wall into Vienna by 1 January 1892 and transform them into districts no. 11 to 19 ( district no. 10 had been constituted in 1874 ) ; hence the Linienwall was torn down beginning in 1894. In 1900, district no. 20, Brigittenau, was created by separating the area from the 2nd district. From 1850 to 1904, Vienna had expanded only on the right bank of the Danube, following the main branch before the regulation of 1868 -- 1875, i.e., the Old Danube of today. In 1904, the 21st district was created by integrating Floridsdorf, Kagran, Stadlau, Hirschstetten, Aspern and other villages on the left bank of the Danube into Vienna, in 1910 Strebersdorf followed. On 15 October 1938 the Nazis created Great Vienna with 26 districts by merging 97 towns and villages into Vienna, 80 of which were returned to surrounding Lower Austria in 1954. Since then Vienna has 23 districts. Industries are located mostly in the southern and eastern districts. The Innere Stadt is situated away from the main flow of the Danube, but is bounded by the Donaukanal ( `` Danube canal '' ). Vienna 's second and twentieth districts are located between the Donaukanal and the Danube River. Across the Danube, where the Vienna International Centre is located ( districts 21 -- 22 ), and in the southern areas ( district 23 ) are the newest parts of the city. Politics Political history Austrian Parliament Buildings Debating Chamber of the former House of Deputies of Austria House of Deputies In the twenty years before the First World War and until 1918, Viennese politics were shaped by the Christian Social Party, in particular long - term mayor Karl Lueger ; he was able to not apply the general voting rights for men introduced by and for the parliament of imperial Austria, the Reichsrat, in 1907, thereby excluding most of the working class from taking part in decisions. For Adolf Hitler, who spent some years in Vienna, Lueger was a remarkable teacher of how to use antisemitism in politics. Vienna is today considered the center of the Social Democratic Party ( SPÖ ). During the period of the First Republic ( 1918 -- 1934 ), the Vienna Social Democrats undertook many social reforms. At that time, Vienna 's municipal policy was admired by Socialists throughout Europe, who therefore referred to the city as `` Red Vienna '' ( Rotes Wien ). In February 1934 troops of the Austrian federal government under Engelbert Dollfuss, who had closed down the first chamber of the federal parliament, the Nationalrat, in 1933, and paramilitary socialist organisations were engaged in the Austrian Civil War, which led to the ban of the Social Democratic party. The ( SPÖ ) has held the mayor 's office and an absolute majority in the city council / parliament at every free election since 1919. The only break in this SPÖ dominance came between 1934 and 1945, when the Social Democratic Party was illegal, mayors were appointed by the austro - fascist and later by the Nazi authorities. The current mayor of Vienna is Michael Häupl of the SPÖ. As rural Austria is dominated by conservative citizens, if the Social Democrats would not maintain their nearly unbreakable hold on Vienna, the rival Austrian People 's Party ( ÖVP ) would dominate Austrian politics. The city has enacted many social democratic policies. The Gemeindebauten are social housing assets that are well integrated into the city architecture outside the first or `` inner '' district. The low rents enable comfortable accommodation and good access to the city amenities. Many of the projects were built after the Second World War on vacant lots that were destroyed by bombing during the war. The city took particular pride in building them to a high standard. Government Main article : Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna Since Vienna obtained federal state ( Bundesland ) status of its own by the federal constitution of 1920, the city council is also the state parliament ( Landtag ), and the mayor ( except 1934 -- 1945 ) also holds the function of the state governor ( Landeshauptmann ). The Rathaus accommodates the offices of the mayor ( Magistrat der Stadt Wien ) and the state government ( Landesregierung ). The city is administered by a multitude of departments ( Magistratsabteilungen ), politically supervised by amtsführende Stadträte ( members of the city government leading offices ; according to the Vienna constitution opposition parties have the right to designate members of the city government not leading offices ). In the 1996 City Council election, the SPÖ lost its overall majority in the 100 - seat chamber, winning 43 seats and 39.15 % of the vote. In 1996 the Freedom Party of Austria ( FPÖ ), which won 29 seats ( up from 21 in 1991 ), beat the ÖVP into third place for the second time running. From 1996 -- 2001, the SPÖ governed Vienna in a coalition with the ÖVP. In 2001 the SPÖ regained the overall majority with 52 seats and 46.91 % of the vote ; in October 2005 this majority was increased further to 55 seats ( 49.09 % ). In course of the 2010 city council elections the SPÖ lost their overall majority again and consequently forged a coalition with the Green Party -- the first SPÖ / Green coalition in Austria. This coalition was maintained following the 2015 election. Economy High - rise buildings in the outer district Messe Wien Congress Center Austria Center Vienna ( ACV ) Vienna is one of the wealthiest regions in the European Union : Its gross regional product of EUR 47,200 per capita constituted 25.7 % of Austria 's GDP in 2013. It amounts to 159 % of the EU average. The city improved its position from 2012 on the ranking of the most economically powerful cities reaching number nine on the listing in 2015. With a share of 85.5 % in gross value added, the service sector is Vienna 's most important economic sector. Industry and commerce have a share of 14.5 % in gross value added, the primary sector ( agriculture ) has a share of 0.07 % and therefore plays a minor role in the local added value. However, the cultivation and production of wines within the city borders have a high socio - cultural value. The most important business sectors are trade ( 14.7 % of added value in Vienna ), scientific and technological services, real estate and housing activities as well as manufacturing of goods. In 2012, Vienna 's contribution in Austria 's outgoing and incoming foreign direct investments was of about 60 %, which demonstrates Vienna 's role as an international hub for domestic and foreign companies. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Vienna has expanded its position as gateway to Eastern Europe : 300 international companies have their Eastern European headquarters in Vienna and its environs. Among them are Hewlett Packard, Henkel, Baxalta and Siemens. Companies in Vienna have extensive contacts and competences in business with Eastern Europe due to the city 's historical role as centre of the Habsburg Empire. The number of international businesses in Vienna is still growing : In 2014 159 and in 2015 175 international firms established offices in Vienna. Altogether, approximately 8,300 new companies have been founded in Vienna every year since 2004. The majority of these companies are operating in fields of industry - oriented services, wholesale trade as well as information and communications technologies and new media. Vienna makes effort to establish itself as a start - up hub. Since 2012, the city hosts the annual Pioneers Festival, the largest start - up event in Central Europe with 2,500 international participants taking place at Hofburg Palace. Tech Cocktail, an online portal for the start - up scene, has ranked Vienna sixth among the top ten start - up cities worldwide. Research and Development The city of Vienna attaches major importance to science and research and focuses on creating a positive environment for research and development. In 2014, Vienna has accommodated 1,329 research facilities ; 40,400 persons are employed in the R&D sector and 35 % of Austria 's R&D expenses are invested in the city. With a research quota of 3.4 % Vienna exceeds the Austrian average of 2.77 % and has already met the EU target of 3.0 % by 2020. A major R&D sector in Vienna are life sciences with 378 biotech, pharma and medtech companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Roche, Philips and Boehringer Ingelheim, with more than 21,000 employees. There are 25 public and private research institutions, among them the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ( BOKU ), the Austrian Institute of Technology and the Campus Vienna Biocenter ( de ). Information technologies The Viennese sector for information and communication technologies is comparable in size with the sector in Helsinki or Munich and thus among Europe 's largest IT locations. In 2012 8,962 IT businesses with a workforce of 64,223 were located in the Vienna Region. The main products are instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation as well as electronic components. More than 2⁄3 of the enterprises provide IT services. Among the biggest IT firms in Vienna are Kapsch, Beko Engineering & Informatics, air traffic control experts Frequentis, Cisco Systems Austria, Hewlett - Packard, Microsoft Austria, IBM Austria and Samsung Electronics Austria. The US technology corporation Cisco runs its Entrepreneurs in Residence program for Europe in Vienna in cooperation with the Vienna Business Agency. The British company UBM has rated Vienna one of the Top 10 Internet Cities worldwide, by analysing criteria like connection speed, WiFi availability, innovation spirit and open government data. In 2011 74.3 % of Viennese households were connected with broadband, 79 % were in possession of a computer. According to the broadband strategy of the City, full broadband coverage will be reached by 2020. Tourism and conferences 6.2 million tourists visited Vienna in 2014 amounting to 13,524,266 overnight stays. The main markets for tourists are Germany, the United States, Italy and Russia. Between 2005 and 2013, Vienna was the world 's number one destination for international congresses and conventions. In 2014, 202 international conferences were held in Vienna, making it the second most popular congress location worldwide according to the statistics of the International Congress and Convention Association. Its largest conference centre, the Austria Center Vienna ( ACV ) has a total capacity for around 20,000 people and is situated next to the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna. Other centres are the Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center ( up to 3,300 people ) and the Hofburg Palace ( up to 4,900 people ). Rankings Regarding quality of living, Vienna leads the 2016 Quality of Living Ranking by the international Mercer Consulting Group for the seventh consecutive year. In the 2015 liveability report by the Economist Intellicence Unit as well as in the Quality of Life Survey 2015 of London - based Monocle magazine Vienna was equally ranked second most liveable city worldwide. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat has ranked Vienna the most prosperous city in the world in its flagship report State of the World Cities 2012 / 2013. According to the 2014 City RepTrack ranking by the Reputation Institute, Vienna has the best reputation in comparison with 100 major global cities. The Innovation Cities Global Index 2014 by the Australian innovation agency 2thinknow ranks Vienna sixth behind San Francisco - San Jose, New York City, London, Boston and Paris. US climate strategist Boyd Cohen placed Vienna first in his first global smart cities ranking of 2012. In the 2014 ranking, Vienna reached third place among European cities behind Copenhagen and Amsterdam. The Mori Memorial Institute for Urban Strategies ranked Vienna in the top ten of their Global Power City Index 2016. Urban Development Central railway Station Vienna 's new Central Railway Station was opened in October 2014. Construction began in June 2007 and was due to last until December 2015. The station is served by 1,100 trains with 145,000 passengers. There is a shopping centre with approximately 90 shops and restaurants. In the vicinity of the station a new district is emerging with 550,000 m ( 5,920,000 sq ft ) office space and 5,000 apartments until 2020. Aspern Seestadt Aspern is one of the largest urban expansion projects of Europe. A 5 hectare artificial lake, offices, apartments and a tube station within walking distance are supposed to attract 20,000 new citizens when construction is completed in 2028. In addition, the highest wooden skyscraper of the world called `` HoHo Wien '' will be built within 3 years, starting in 2015. Smart city In 2014, the Vienna City Council adopted the Smart City Wien Framework Strategy 2050. It is a long - term umbrella strategy that is supposed to establish a conducive, long - term and structural framework in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from 3.1 tonnes per capita to 1 tonne per capita by 2050, have 50 % of Vienna 's gross energy consumption originate from renewable sources and to reduce motorized individual traffic from the current 28 % to 15 % by 2030. A stated goal is that, by 2050, all vehicles within the municipal boundaries will run without conventional propulsion technologies. Additionally, Vienna aims to be one of the five biggest European research and innovation hubs in 2050. Culture Music, theatre and opera See also : Music of Austria and Vienna State Ballet Monument of Johann Strauss II at Stadtpark, Vienna Musical luminaries including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferdinand Ries, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Robert Stolz, and Arnold Schoenberg have worked there. Art and culture had a long tradition in Vienna, including theatre, opera, classical music and fine arts. The Burgtheater is considered one of the best theatres in the German - speaking world alongside its branch, the Akademietheater. The Volkstheater Wien and the Theater in der Josefstadt also enjoy good reputations. There is also a multitude of smaller theatres, in many cases devoted to less mainstream forms of the performing arts, such as modern, experimental plays or cabaret. State Opera ( Staatsoper ) Vienna is also home to a number of opera houses, including the Theater an der Wien, the Staatsoper and the Volksoper, the latter being devoted to the typical Viennese operetta. Classical concerts are performed at world - famous venues such as the Wiener Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra known across the world for the annual widely broadcast `` New Year 's Day Concert '', as well as the Wiener Konzerthaus, home of the internationally renowned Vienna Symphony. Many concert venues offer concerts aimed at tourists, featuring popular highlights of Viennese music, particularly the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Strauss I, and Johann Strauss II. Hofburg Palace Musikverein Vienna Up until 2005, the Theater an der Wien has hosted premieres of musicals, although with the year of the Mozart celebrations 2006 it has devoted itself to the opera again and has since become a stagione opera house offering one new production each month, thus quickly becoming one of Europe 's most interesting and advanced opera houses. Since 2012 Theater an der Wien has taken over the Wiener Kammeroper, a historical small theatre in the first district of Vienna seating 300 spectators, turning it into its second venue for smaller sized productions and chamber operas created by the young ensemble of Theater an der Wien ( JET ). Before 2005 the most successful musical was Elisabeth, which was later translated into several languages and performed all over the world. The Wiener Taschenoper is dedicated to stage music of the 20th and 21st century. The Haus der Musik ( `` house of music '' ) opened in the year 2000. The Wienerlied is a unique song genre from Vienna. There are approximately 60,000 -- 70,000 Wienerlieder. In 1981 the popular British new romantic group Ultravox paid a tribute to Vienna on an album and an artful music video recording called Vienna. The inspiration for this work arose from the cinema production called The Third Man with the title Zither music of Anton Karas. The Vienna 's English Theatre ( VET ) is an English theater in Vienna. It was founded in 1963 and is located in the 8th Vienna 's district. It is the oldest English - language theater in Europe outside the UK. In May 2015, Vienna hosted the Eurovision Song Contest following Austria 's victory in the 2014 contest. Musicians from Vienna Notable musicians were born in Vienna, including : Franz Schubert, Joseph Lanner, Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Arnold Schönberg, Fritz Kreisler, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Louie Austen, Falco and Joe Zawinul. Famous musicians who came here to work from other parts of Austria and Germany were Johann Joseph Fux, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferdinand Ries, Johann Sedlatzek, Antonio Salieri, Carl Czerny, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Franz Liszt, Franz von Suppé, Anton Bruckner, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler and Rainhard Fendrich. Famous Jewish cultural figures from Vienna Among the most notable Viennese Jews, some of whom left Austria before and during Nazi persecution, are the following figures : Alfred Adler ( who eventually converted to Christianity ), Rudolf Dreikurs, Viktor Frankl, Sigmund Freud, Fritz Lang, Fred Zinnemann ( both of whose parents died in the Holocaust ), Stefan Zweig, Erich von Stroheim, Hedy Lamarr, Billy Wilder, Franz Werfel, Arnold Schoenberg and Fritz Kreisler. Museums See also : List of museums in Vienna Courtyard of the Museumsquartier with Enzi seating furniture The Hofburg is the location of the Imperial Treasury ( Schatzkammer ), holding the imperial jewels of the Habsburg dynasty. The Sisi Museum ( a museum devoted to Empress Elisabeth of Austria ) allows visitors to view the imperial apartments as well as the silver cabinet. Directly opposite the Hofburg are the Kunsthistorisches Museum, which houses many paintings by old masters, ancient and classical artifacts, and the Naturhistorisches Museum. Liechtenstein Museum A number of museums are located in the Museumsquartier ( museum quarter ), the former Imperial Stalls which were converted into a museum complex in the 1990s. It houses the Museum of Modern Art, commonly known as the MUMOK ( Ludwig Foundation ), the Leopold Museum ( featuring the largest collection of paintings in the world by Egon Schiele, as well as works by the Vienna Secession, Viennese Modernism and Austrian Expressionism ), the AzW ( museum of architecture ), additional halls with feature exhibitions, and the Tanzquartier. The Liechtenstein Palace contains much of one of the world 's largest private art collections, especially strong in the Baroque. Castle Belvedere, built under Prince Eugene, has a gallery containing paintings by Gustav Klimt ( The Kiss ), Egon Schiele, and other painters of the early 20th century, also sculptures by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, and changing exhibitions too. There are a multitude of other museums in Vienna, including the Albertina, the Military History Museum, the Technical Museum, the Burial Museum, the Museum of Art Fakes, the KunstHausWien, Museum of Applied Arts, the Sigmund Freud Museum, and the Mozarthaus Vienna. The museums on the history of the city, including the former Historical Museum of the City of Vienna on Karlsplatz, the Hermesvilla, the residences and birthplaces of various composers, the Museum of the Romans, and the Vienna Clock Museum, are now gathered together under the group umbrella Vienna Museum. In addition there are museums dedicated to Vienna 's individual districts. They provide a record of individual struggles, achievements and tragedy as the city grew and survived two world wars. For readers seeking family histories these are good sources of information. Architecture See also : Category : Buildings and structures in Austria Palais Ferstel Hotel Sacher at night A variety of architectural styles can be found in Vienna, such as the Romanesque Ruprechtskirche and the Baroque Karlskirche. Styles range from classicist buildings to modern architecture. Art Nouveau left many architectural traces in Vienna. The Secession, Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station, and the Kirche am Steinhof by Otto Wagner rank among the best known examples of Art Nouveau in the world. Wagner 's prominent student Jože Plečnik from Slovenia also left important traces in Vienna. His works include the Langer House ( 1900 ) and the Zacherlhaus ( 1903 -- 1905 ). Plečnik 's 1910 -- 1913 Church of the Holy Spirit ( Heilig - Geist - Kirche ( de ) ) in Vienna is remarkable for its innovative use of poured - in - place concrete as both structure and exterior surface, and also for its abstracted classical form language. Most radical is the church 's crypt, with its slender concrete columns and angular, cubist capitals and bases. Concurrent to the Art Nouveau movement was the Wiener Moderne, during which some architects shunned the use of extraneous adornment. A key architect of this period was Adolf Loos, whose works include the Looshaus ( 1909 ), the Kärntner Bar or American Bar ( 1908 ) and the Steiner House ( 1910 ). The Hundertwasserhaus by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, designed to counter the clinical look of modern architecture, is one of Vienna 's most popular tourist attractions. Another example of unique architecture is the Wotrubakirche by sculptor Fritz Wotruba. In the 1990s, a number of quarters were adapted and extensive building projects were implemented in the areas around Donaustadt ( north of the Danube ) and Wienerberg ( in southern Vienna ). View of the city from Stephansdom The 220 - meter high DC Tower 1 located on the Northern bank of the Danube, completed in 2013, is the tallest skyscraper in Vienna. In recent years, Vienna has seen numerous architecture projects completed which combine modern architectural elements with old buildings, such as the remodelling and revitalisation of the old Gasometer in 2001. Most buildings in Vienna are relatively low ; in early 2006 there were around 100 buildings higher than 40 metres ( 130 feet ). The number of high - rise buildings is kept low by building legislation aimed at preserving green areas and districts designated as world cultural heritage. Strong rules apply to the planning, authorisation and construction of high - rise buildings. Consequently, much of the inner city is a high - rise free zone. Vienna balls Vienna is the last great capital of the 19th - century ball. There are over 450 balls per year, some featuring as many as nine live orchestras. Balls are held in the many beautiful palaces in Vienna, with the principal venue being the Hofburg Palace in Heldenplatz. While the Opera Ball is the best known internationally of all the Austrian balls, other balls such as the Kaffeesiederball ( Cafe Owners Ball ), the Jägerball ( Hunter 's Ball ) and the Life Ball ( AIDS charity event ) are almost as well known within Austria and even better appreciated for their cordial atmosphere. Viennese of at least middle class may visit a number of balls in their lifetime. Dancers and opera singers from the Vienna State Opera often perform at the openings of the larger balls. A Vienna ball is an all - night cultural attraction. Major Viennese balls generally begin at 9 pm and last until 5 am, although many guests carry on the celebrations into the next day. The Viennese balls are being exported with the support of the City of Vienna in around 30 cities worldwide such as New York, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Rome, Prague, Bucharest, Berlin and Moscow. Education Vienna is Austria 's main centre of education and home to many universities, professional colleges and gymnasiums ( high schools ). Friedrich Schiller statue in front of the Academy of Fine Arts The Medical University of Vienna The Vienna University of Economics and Business The University of Vienna 's main building Vienna University of Technology Schönbrunn Gardens in autumn Universities Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Medical University of Vienna PEF Private University of Management Vienna University of Applied Arts Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna University of Vienna Vienna University of Economics and Business University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Vienna University of Technology Webster University Vienna Sigmund Freud University Vienna International Anti-Corruption Academy ( in Laxenburg, 24 km ( 15 mi ) south of Vienna ) International schools Danube International School International University Vienna SAE Vienna Lauder Business School Lycée Français de Vienne Vienna Christian School Vienna International School American International School Japanische Schule in Wien ( Japanese school ) Amadeus International School Leisure activities Parks and gardens Vienna city park Vienna possesses many parks, including the Stadtpark, the Burggarten, the Volksgarten ( part of the Hofburg ), the Schlosspark at Schloss Belvedere ( home to the Vienna Botanic Gardens ), the Donaupark, the Schönbrunner Schlosspark, the Prater, the Augarten, the Rathauspark, the Lainzer Tiergarten, the Dehnepark, the Resselpark, the Votivpark, the Kurpark Oberlaa, the Auer - Welsbach - Park and the Türkenschanzpark. Green areas include Laaer - Berg ( including the Bohemian Prater ) and the foothills of the Wienerwald, which reaches into the outer areas of the city. Small parks, known by the Viennese as Beserlparks, are everywhere in the inner city areas. Many of Vienna 's famous parks include monuments, such as the Stadtpark with its statue of Johann Strauss II, and the gardens of the baroque palace, where the State Treaty was signed. Vienna 's principal park is the Prater which is home to the Riesenrad, a Ferris wheel, and Kugelmugel, a micronation the shape of a sphere. The imperial Schönbrunn 's grounds contain an 18th - century park which includes the world 's oldest zoo, founded in 1752. The Donauinsel, part of Vienna 's flood defences, is a 21.1 km ( 13.1 mi ) long artificial island between the Danube and Neue Donau dedicated to leisure activities. Sport Ernst - Happel - Stadion in the Prater Austria 's capital is home to numerous football teams. The best known are the local football clubs include FK Austria Wien ( 21 Austrian Bundesliga titles and record 27 - time cup winners ), SK Rapid Wien ( record 32 Austrian Bundesliga titles ), and the oldest team, First Vienna FC. Other important sports clubs include the Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna ( American Football ), who won the Eurobowl title between 2004 and 2007 4 times in a row and had a perfect season in 2013, the Aon hotVolleys Vienna, one of Europe 's premier Volleyball organisations, the Vienna Wanderers ( baseball ) who won the 2012 and 2013 Championship of the Austrian Baseball League, and the Vienna Capitals ( Ice Hockey ). Vienna was also where the European Handball Federation ( EHF ) was founded. There are also three rugby clubs ; Vienna Celtic, the oldest rugby club in Austria, RC Donau, and Stade Viennois Vienna hosts many different sporting events including the Vienna City Marathon, which attracts more than 10,000 participants every year and normally takes place in May. In 2005 the Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Austria and the final was played in Vienna. Vienna 's Ernst Happel Stadium was the venue of four Champions League and European Champion Clubs ' Cup finals ( 1964, 1987, 1990 and 1995 ) and on 29 June it hosted the final of Euro 2008 which saw a Spanish 1 -- 0 victory over Germany. Tennis tournament Vienna Open also takes place in the city since 1974. The matches are played in the Wiener Stadthalle. Culinary specialities Food See also : Austrian cuisine Wiener Schnitzel Sachertorte Vienna is well known for Wiener Schnitzel, a cutlet of veal ( Kalbsschnitzel ) or pork ( Schweinsschnitzel ) that is pounded flat, coated in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and fried in clarified butter. It is available in almost every restaurant that serves Viennese cuisine and can be eaten hot or cold. The traditional ' Wiener Schnitzel ' though is a cutlet of veal. Other examples of Viennese cuisine include Tafelspitz ( very lean boiled beef ), which is traditionally served with Geröstete Erdäpfel ( boiled potatoes mashed with a fork and subsequently fried ) and horseradish sauce, Apfelkren ( a mixture of horseradish, cream and apple ) and Schnittlauchsauce ( a chives sauce made with mayonnaise and stale bread ). Vienna has a long tradition of producing cakes and desserts. These include Apfelstrudel ( hot apple strudel ), Milchrahmstrudel ( milk - cream strudel ), Palatschinken ( sweet pancakes ), and Knödel ( dumplings ) often filled with fruit such as apricots ( Marillenknödel ). Sachertorte, a delicately moist chocolate cake with apricot jam created by the Sacher Hotel, is world - famous. In winter, small street stands sell traditional Maroni ( hot chestnuts ) and potato fritters. Sausages are popular and available from street vendors ( Würstelstand ) throughout the day and into the night. The sausage known as Wiener ( German for Viennese ) in the U.S. and in Germany, is called a Frankfurter in Vienna. Other popular sausages are Burenwurst ( a coarse beef and pork sausage, generally boiled ), Käsekrainer ( spicy pork with small chunks of cheese ), and Bratwurst ( a white pork sausage ). Most can be ordered `` mit Brot '' ( with bread ) or as a `` hot dog '' ( stuffed inside a long roll ). Mustard is the traditional condiment and usually offered in two varieties : `` süß '' ( sweet ) or `` scharf '' ( spicy ). Kebab, pizza and noodles are, increasingly, the snack foods most widely available from small stands. The Naschmarkt is a permanent market for fruit, vegetables, spices, fish, meat, etc., from around the world. The city has many coffee and breakfast stores. Drinks Vienna, along with Paris, Santiago, Cape Town, Prague, Canberra, Bratislava and Warsaw, is one of the few remaining world capital cities with its own vineyards. The wine is served in small Viennese pubs known as Heuriger, which are especially numerous in the wine growing areas of Döbling ( Grinzing, Neustift am Walde, Nußdorf, Salmannsdorf, Sievering ), Floridsdorf ( Stammersdorf, Strebersdorf ), Liesing ( Mauer ) and Favoriten ( Oberlaa ). The wine is often drunk as a Spritzer ( `` G'spritzter '' ) with sparkling water. The Grüner Veltliner, a dry white wine, is the most widely cultivated wine in Austria. Beer is next in importance to wine. Vienna has a single large brewery, Ottakringer, and more than ten microbreweries. A `` Beisl '' is a typical small Austrian pub, of which Vienna has many. Also, local soft drinks such as Almdudler are very popular around the country as an alternative to alcoholic beverages, placing it on the top spots along American counterparts such as Coca - Cola in terms of market share. Another popular drink is the so - called `` Spezi '', a mix between Coca - Cola and the original formula of Orange Fanta or the more locally renowned Frucade. Viennese cafés Demel Café Viennese cafés have an extremely long and distinguished history that dates back centuries, and the caffeine addictions of some famous historical patrons of the oldest are something of a local legend. These coffee houses are unique to Vienna and many cities have unsuccessfully sought to copy them. Some people consider cafés as their extended living room where nobody will be bothered if they spend hours reading a newspaper while enjoying their coffee. Traditionally, the coffee comes with a glass of water. Viennese cafés claim to have invented the process of filtering coffee from booty captured after the second Turkish siege in 1683. Viennese cafés claim that when the invading Turks left Vienna, they abandoned hundreds of sacks of coffee beans. The Polish King John III Sobieski, the commander of the anti-Turkish coalition of Poles, Germans, and Austrians, gave Franz George Kolschitzky ( Polish -- Franciszek Jerzy Kulczycki ) some of this coffee as a reward for providing information that allowed him to defeat the Turks. Kolschitzky then opened Vienna 's first coffee shop. Julius Meinl set up a modern roasting plant in the same premises where the coffee sacks were found, in 1891. Tourist attractions Further information : Tourist attractions in Vienna Major tourist attractions include the imperial palaces of the Hofburg and Schönbrunn ( also home to the world 's oldest zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn ) and the Riesenrad in the Prater. Cultural highlights include the Burgtheater, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Lipizzaner horses at the spanische Hofreitschule, and the Vienna Boys ' Choir, as well as excursions to Vienna 's Heurigen district Döbling. Schönbrunn Palace Gloriette at the Schönbrunn Palace There are also more than 100 art museums, which together attract over eight million visitors per year. The most popular ones are Albertina, Belvedere, Leopold Museum in the Museumsquartier, KunstHausWien, Bank Austria Kunstforum, the twin Kunsthistorisches Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum, and the Technisches Museum Wien, each of which receives over a quarter of a million visitors per year. There are many popular sites associated with composers who lived in Vienna including Beethoven 's various residences and grave at Zentralfriedhof ( Central Cemetery ) which is the largest cemetery in Vienna and the burial site of many famous people. Mozart has a memorial grave at the Habsburg gardens and at St. Marx cemetery ( where his grave was lost ). Vienna 's many churches also draw large crowds, famous of which are St. Stephen 's Cathedral, the Deutschordenskirche, the Jesuitenkirche, the Karlskirche, the Peterskirche, Maria am Gestade, the Minoritenkirche, the Ruprechtskirche, the Schottenkirche, St. Ulrich and the Votivkirche. Modern attractions include the Hundertwasserhaus, the United Nations headquarters and the view from the Donauturm. Albertina Austrian Parliament Building Belvedere Palace Burgtheater Graben Hundertwasserhaus Karlskirche at dusk Kunsthistorisches Museum Naturhistorisches Museum Palais Augarten Rathaus Schönbrunn Zoo Spanish Riding School Stephansplatz St. Stephen 's Cathedral Prince Eugene Monument View of Hofburg Vienna Secession building Vienna State Opera Wiener Riesenrad Transportation Main article : Transportation in Vienna Stephansplatz metro station Vienna Airport terminal 3 arrivals lounge Vienna has an extensive transportation network with a unified fare system that integrates municipal, regional and railway systems under the umbrella of the Verkehrsverbund Ost - Region ( VOR ). Public transport is provided by buses, trams and 5 underground metro lines ( U-Bahn ), most operated by the Wiener Linien. There are also more than 50 S - train stations within the city limits. Suburban trains are operated by the ÖBB. The city forms the hub of the Austrian railway system, with services to all parts of the country and abroad. The railway system connects Vienna with other European cities, like Munich, Venice, Budapest, Prague, Bratislava and Zürich. Vienna has multiple road connections including motorways. Vienna is served by Vienna International Airport, located 18 km ( 11 mi ) southeast of the city centre next to the town of Schwechat. The airport handled approximately 22 million passengers in 2014. Following lengthy negotiations with surrounding communities, the airport will be expanded to increase its capacity by adding a third runway. The airport is currently undergoing a major expansion, including a new terminal building opened in 2012 to prepare for an expected increase in passengers. International relations International organisations in Vienna UN complex in Vienna, with the Austria Center Vienna in front, taken from the Danube Tower in the nearby Donaupark before the extensive building work Many international organisations and offices are located in Donaustadt Vienna is the seat of a number of United Nations offices and various international institutions and companies, including the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ), the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ), the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear - Test - Ban Treaty Organization ( CTBTO ), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ), the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ( UNOOSA ) and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights ( FRA ). Currently Vienna is the world 's third `` UN city '', next to New York, Geneva, and Nairobi. Additionally, Vienna is the seat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 's secretariat ( UNCITRAL ). In conjunction, the University of Vienna annually hosts the prestigious Willem C. Vis Moot, an international commercial arbitration competition for students of law from around the world. Various special diplomatic meetings have been held in Vienna in the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in various documents bearing the name Vienna Convention or Vienna Document. Among the more important documents negotiated in Vienna are the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, as well as the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Vienna also hosted the negotiations leading to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran 's nuclear program as well as the Vienna peace talks for Syria. Vienna also headquartered the International Taekwon - Do Federation ( ITF ). Charitable organisations in Vienna Alongside international and intergovernmental organisations, there are dozens of charitable organisations based in Vienna... One such organisation is the network of SOS Children 's Villages, founded by Hermann Gmeiner in 1949. Today, SOS Children 's Villages are active in 132 countries and territories worldwide. Others include HASCO. Another extremely popular international event is the annual Life Ball, which supports people with HIV or AIDS. Guests such as Bill Clinton and Whoopi Goldberg were recent attendees. International city cooperations The general policy of the City of Vienna is not to sign any twin or sister city agreements with other cities. Instead Vienna has only cooperation agreements in which specific cooperation areas are defined. Brasilia, Brazil Bratislava, Slovakia Brno, Czech Republic Budapest, Hungary Chengdu, China Kiev, Ukraine Kraków, Poland Ljubljana, Slovenia Moscow, Russia Paris, France Tehran, Iran Trieste, Italy District to district partnerships In addition, individual Viennese districts have international partnerships all over the world. A detailed list can be found on the following webpage of the City of Vienna. See also Donauinselfest List of honorary citizens of Vienna List of mayors of Vienna List of restaurants in Vienna List of Viennese List of World Heritage Sites in Austria Soviet War Memorial ( Vienna ) Vienna Biennale Vienna Porcelain Manufactory Vienna ( Billy Joel song ) Vienna ( Ultravox song ) Viennese German Europe portal Vienna portal Austria portal European Union portal References ^ Jump up to : STATISTIK AUSTRIA. `` Bevölkerung zu Jahres - / Quartalsanfang ''. statistik.at. 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Answer: 48°12′N 16°22′E﻿ / ﻿48.200°N 16.367°E