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Vienna

 Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austria's nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). Situated on both sides of the river Danube, Vienna is 40 kilometres from the Slovakian border, and 50 kilometres from the Slovakian capital, Bratislava.

Vienna is surrounded by the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria. With a population of about 1.6 million, Vienna is the largest city and the cultural and political centre of Austria.

Photos

Am Graben Schönbrunn
Upper  Belvedere Parliament

 

The coat of arms of Vienna

General Information

State Capital:

Vienna

ISO-Code

AT-9

Vehicle Registration:

W

Postal code:

1010 - 1230

Area phone code:

01

Homepage:

www.wien.gv.at

Population

Population:

1,550,123 (15 May 2001)
1,921,000 including suburbs

- rank:

1 of 9

Population density:

3,736/km²

Geography

Area:

414.90 km²

- percent land:

395.51 km² (95,33 %)

- percent water:

19.39 km² (4,67 %)

- rank:

9 of 9

Location:

48°07' - 48°19' n. Br.
16°11' - 16°34' ö. L.

Dimensions:

North-South: 22.4 km
East-West: 29.2 km

Highest Point:

543 m (Hermannskogel)

Lowest Point:

151 m (Lobau)

Map: Vienna in Austria

Map of Austria (Vienna)

 Location of Vienna within Lower Austria

Politics

Mayor and governor

Michael Häupl (SPÖ)

Governing Party

SPÖ

Seats in the Municipal Council
(100 seats):

SPÖ 52
 FPÖ 21
 ÖVP 16
 Greens 11

Last Election:

25 March 2001

Next Election:

2006