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Europe/Vienna In Austria , the standard time is Central European Time [ a ] (CET; UTC+01:00 ). [ 1 ] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).
Pale colours: Standard time observed all year Dark colours: Summer time observed Europe spans seven primary time zones (from UTC−01:00 to UTC+05:00), excluding summer time offsets (five of them can be seen on the map, with one further-western zone containing the Azores, and one further-eastern zone spanning the Ural regions of Russia and European part of Kazakhstan).
Such designations can be ambiguous; for example, "CST" can mean China Standard Time (UTC+08:00), Cuba Standard Time (UTC−05:00), and (North American) Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00), and it is also a widely used variant of ACST (Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30). Such designations predate both ISO 8601 and the internet era; in ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [226] was born in Salzburg, then an independent Church Principality of the Holy Roman Empire, which later became part of Austria, and much of Mozart's career was spent in Vienna. [227] Vienna was for a long time an important centre of musical innovation. 18th- and 19th-century composers were drawn to the city due to the ...
881 – The Bavarians had their first clash at Wenia with the Hungarians (first mention of Vienna). 1030 – The Hungarians besiege Vienna. 1155 Henry II, Duke of Austria appoints Vienna as capital city [clarification needed]. [3] Schottenstift founded. 1160 – St. Stephen's Cathedral built. 1221 – Vienna receives rights as staple port.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vienna: Vienna – capital of Austria and one of its nine states. It is the country's largest city, with over 1.8 million residents [1] within an area of 414.65 km 2 (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world.
State Flag Date Use Description 1230–1806 1918–1934 1945–present National flag and civil ensign The flag of Austria has three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red.
The number of tourists reached an all-time high, although during the tournament itself museum attendance dropped by 60%, and theatres cancelled their shows altogether. [7] The crisis hit the Austrian tourist industry in the first quarter of 2009, when international tourist arrivals dropped by 8.6%. [8]