Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria’s status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria’s independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country’s “perpetual neutrality” as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991 and Austria’s entry into the EU in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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Austria Tourism Information…

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Austrias Most Popular Sights…
Burgenland
- Counties:
- Cities: Eisenstadt
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- Villages:
- Others Sights & Attractions: Esterházy castle, Hayden House
Carinthia
- Counties:
- Cities: Klagenfurt
- Towns: Villach
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Lower Austria
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Salzburg
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Styria
- Counties:
- Cities: Graz
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Tyrol
- Counties:
- Cities: Innsbruck
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Upper Austria
- Counties:
- Cities: Linz
- Towns:
- Villages: Hallstatt
- Others Sights & Attractions: The Salzkammergut
Vienna
- Counties:
- Cities: Vienna
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Vorarlberg
- Counties:
- Cities: Bregenz
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Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit. |
Danube Wachau Valley Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave – Tenneck Halstatt Grossglockner Alpine Road – Ferleiten Hochosterwitz Castle – Launsdorf Hohenwerfen Castle – Werfen Innsbruck Krems Melk Abbey Salzburg Alstadt Hohensalzburg Fortress Mirabell Palace & Gardens St. Anton am Alberg Schafberg Seefeld Vienna Albertina Museum Schloß Belvedere Hofburg Imperial Palace Museum Quartier Rathausplatz Schloß Schönbrunn Spanish Riding School State Opera St. Stephan’s Cathedral Zell am See |
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Austria Country Information…
Capital:
Vienna
Largest City:
Vienna
Government:
Federal Parliamentary Republic
Currency:
Euro (€)
Area:
total: 83,871 km2 ranked 107th water: 1,426 km2 land: 82,445 km2
Climate:
Temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Population:
8,711,770 (July 2016 est.) ranked 95th
Language:
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in South Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
Ethnic Groups:
Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, Germans 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)
Religion:
Catholic 73.8% (includes Roman Catholic 73.6%, other Catholic 0.2%), Protestant 4.9%, Muslim 4.2%, Orthodox 2.2%, other 0.8% (includes other Christian), none 12%, unspecified 2% (2001 est.)
Electricity:
230V, 50Hz (European plug C, F,)
Telephone Code:
+ 43
Local Emergency Phone Number:
112, 122
Internet TLD:
.au
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March, ends last Sunday in October
Road Driving Side:
Right
Anthem:
“Land der Berge, Land am Strome” (German) Land of Mountains, Land by the River
President:
Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor:
Sebastian Kurz
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Holidays and Observances in Austria in 2020
Date | Name | Type | Details | |
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Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | National holiday | |
Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | National holiday | |
Mar 19 | Thursday | Saint Joseph’s Day | State holiday | Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg |
Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Apr 5 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Observance | |
Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
May 1 | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
May 4 | Monday | Saint Florian’s Day | State holiday | Upper Austria |
May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance | |
Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National holiday | |
Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
Sep 24 | Thursday | Saint Rupert’s Day | State holiday | Salzburg |
Sep 27 | Sunday | European Heritage Days | Observance | |
Sep 28 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Optional Holiday | |
Oct 10 | Saturday | Plebiscite Day | State holiday | Carinthia |
Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Oct 26 | Monday | National Day | National holiday | |
Oct 31 | Saturday | Reformation Day | Observance | |
Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints’ Day | National holiday | |
Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls’ Day | Observance | |
Nov 11 | Wednesday | Saint Martin’s Day | State holiday | Burgenland |
Nov 15 | Sunday | Saint Leopold’s Day | State holiday | Lower Austria, Vienna |
Nov 29 | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance | |
Dec 8 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | National holiday | |
Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Bank holiday | |
Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen’s Day | National holiday | |
Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |