Flag of Vienna

Coat of arms of Vienna

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 km² (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world. It is the cultural center of Austria and a popular tourist destination, attracting over 6.8 million visitors per year.^[2] Having become the home of many musical luminaries throughout music's classical period (and later), including Mozart and Beethoven, Vienna is known as the City of Music.^[3]

General reference

• Pronunciation: English: /viˈɛnə/; German: Wien, pronounced [viːn] ^ⓘ;^[4]
• Common English name(s): Vienna
• Official English name(s): Vienna
• Adjectival(s): Viennese, Wiener
• Demonym(s): Viennese, Wiener

Geography of Vienna

Geography of Vienna

• Vienna is:
  • a city
    • capital of Austria
    • a primate city of Austria
  • a federated state
    • a state of Austria
• Population of Vienna: 1,867,960
• Area of Vienna: 414.65 km² (160.10 sq mi)
• Atlas of Vienna

Vienna Wien
Vienna Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′N 16°22′E / 48.200°N 16.367°E / 48.200; 16.367

Location of Vienna

• Vienna is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe (outline)
        • Central Europe
          • Austria (outline)
          • Pannonian Basin
  • Time zone(s):
    • Central European Time (UTC+01)
    • In Summer (DST): Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)

Environment of Vienna

• Climate of Vienna

Natural geographic features of Vienna

• Floodplains in Vienna
  • Lobau
• Highlands in Vienna
  • Vienna Woods
• Hills in Vienna
  • Gallitzinberg
  • Hackenberg
  • Hermannskogel
  • Hohe Warte
  • Kahlenberg
  • Leopoldsberg
  • Schenkenberg
• Islands in Vienna
  • Donauinsel
• Rivers in Vienna
  • Danube
    • Vienna Danube regulation
      • Donaukanal
      • New Danube
  • Wien (river)

Areas of Vienna

• Districts of Vienna

Locations in Vienna

• Tourist attractions in Vienna
  • Museumsquartier
  • Shopping areas and markets
  • World Heritage Sites in Vienna
    • Innere Stadt
    • Schönbrunn Palace

Bridges in Vienna

• Hohe Brücke
• Northern Railway Bridge
• Reichsbrücke

City walls of Vienna

• Linienwall

Cultural and exhibition centres in Vienna

• Kunsthalle Wien
• Vienna Künstlerhaus

Monuments and memorials in Vienna

• Pestsäule
• Rathausmann
• Scholars Pavilion
• Soviet War Memorial
• Spinnerin am Kreuz

Museums and galleries in Vienna

Museums in Vienna

• Albertina
• Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art
• Ephesos Museum
• Funeral Museum Vienna
• Galerie nächst St. Stephan
• Globe Museum
• Haus der Musik
• Imperial Furniture Collection
• Imperial Treasury
  • Austrian Crown Jewels
• KunstHausWien
• Kunsthistorisches Museum
• Leopold Museum
• Liechtenstein Museum
• Madame Tussauds Vienna
• Mozarthaus Vienna
• mumok
• Museum of Applied Arts
• Museum of Military History
• Natural History Museum
• Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
• Technisches Museum Wien
• Vienna Museum

Palaces and villas in Vienna

• Belvedere
  • Belvedere Palace Chapel
• Deutschmeister-Palais
• Episcopal Palace
• Hermesvilla
• Hofburg
  • Spanish Riding School
• Palais Arnstein
• Palais Auersperg
• Palais Augarten
• Palais Caprara-Geymüller
• Palais Chotek
• Palais Clam-Gallas
• Palais Coburg
• Palais Equitable
  • Stock im Eisen
• Palais Hoyos
• Palais Kinsky
• Palais Lieben-Auspitz
• Palais Lobkowitz
• Palais Modena
• Palais Mollard-Clary
• Palais Pallavicini
• Palais Porcia
• Palais Rasumofsky
• Palais Schey von Koromla
• Palais Schwarzenberg
• Palais Strozzi
• Palais Todesco
• Palais Trautson
• Schloss Hetzendorf
• Schloss Neugebäude
• Schloss Neuwaldegg
• Schloss Wilhelminenberg
• Schönbrunn Palace
  • Gloriette
  • Palmenhaus Schönbrunn
  • Wüstenhaus Schönbrunn
• Stadtpalais Liechtenstein
• Winter Palace of Prince Eugene

Parks and gardens in Vienna

• Augarten
• Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
• Danube-Auen National Park
• Prater
  • Wurstelprater
    • Wiener Riesenrad
• Rathauspark
• Stadtpark
• Volksgarten

Public squares in Vienna

• Ballhausplatz
• Freyung
• Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz
• Heldenplatz
• Josefsplatz
• Karlsplatz
• Maria-Theresien-Platz
• Mexikoplatz
• Minoritenplatz
• Praterstern
• Rathausplatz
• Schillerplatz
• Schwarzenbergplatz
• Schwedenplatz
• Stephansplatz

Religious buildings in Vienna

• Augustinian Church
• Capuchin Church
  • Imperial Crypt
• Dominican Church
• Franciscan Church
• Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
• Jesuit Church
• Kaasgrabenkirche
• Karlskirche
• Lutheran City Church
• Maltese Church
• Minoritenkirche
• Piarist Church
• Schottenkirche
• Servite Church
• St. Canisius's Church
• St. Francis of Assisi Church
• St. Leopold's Church
• St. Michael's Church
• St. Peter's Church
• St. Rochus
• St. Stephen's Cathedral
• St. Ulrich
• Votive Church
• Wotruba Church

Secular buildings in Vienna

• Arsenal
• Austrian Parliament Building
• Central Bathhouse Vienna
• DC Towers
• Dorotheum
• Gasometer
• Haas House
• Hundertwasserhaus
• Karl Marx-Hof
• Kursalon Hübner
• Lusthaus
• Messe Wien
• Millennium Tower
• Palace of Justice
• Palais des Beaux Arts
• Rathaus
  • Wienbibliothek im Rathaus
• Vienna International Centre
• Vienna Twin Tower
• Zacherlfabrik
• Zacherlhaus

Streets in Vienna

• The Graben
• Herrengasse
• Kärntner Straße
• Vienna Beltway
• Wienzeile

Theatres in Vienna

• Burgtheater
• Raimund Theater
• Theater am Kärntnertor
• Theater an der Wien
• Theater in der Josefstadt
• Vienna's English Theatre
• Volkstheater

Towers in Vienna

• Donauturm

Demographics of Vienna

Demographics of Vienna

Government and politics of Vienna

Politics of Vienna

• Government of Vienna
  • Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna
  • Mayor of Vienna

Law and order in Vienna

• Federal Police

International relations of Vienna

• United Nations Office at Vienna
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

History of Vienna

History of Vienna

History of Vienna, by period or event

Timeline of Vienna

• Beginnings and early Middle Ages (from the 1st through the 10th century)
  • Babenberg rule (976)
  • Habsburg rule (1278)
    • Turkish sieges
      • Siege of Vienna (1529)
      • Battle of Vienna (1683)
• Vienna during the 18th century
  • Plague epidemic (1713)
• Vienna during the 19th century
  • Napoleonic Wars
    • Vienna becomes capital of the Austrian Empire (1804)
  • Congress of Vienna (1814–15)
  • Expansion under Emperor Franz Joseph I
• Vienna during the 20th century
  • World War I (1914–1918)
  • The First Republic – Vienna becomes capital of the Republic of German-Austria (1918) and then of the First Austrian Republic in 1919
  • Vienna during the Austrian Civil War of 1934
  • Annexation by German Third Reich (1938)
  • World War II (1939–1945)
    • Vienna Offensive (1945)
  • The Second Republic
• Modern history since independence (1955–present)

History of Vienna, by subject

• History of the Czechs in Vienna
• History of the Hungarians in Vienna
• History of the Jews in Vienna
• Treaty of Vienna (1606)
• Treaty of Vienna (1656)
• Treaty of Vienna (1657)
• Treaty of Vienna (1725)
• Treaty of Vienna (1731)
• Treaty of Vienna (1738)
• Treaty of Vienna (1864)
• Treaty of Vienna (1866)

Culture of Vienna

Culture of Vienna

Arts in Vienna

• Wiener Moderne

Architecture of Vienna

Architecture of Vienna

• Art Nouveau architecture in Vienna
  • Kirche am Steinhof
  • Secession Building
• Baroque architecture in Vienna
  • Karlskirche
• Expressionist architecture in Vienna
  • Hundertwasserhaus
• Gothic Revival architecture in Vienna
  • Rathaus
• Modern architecture in Vienna
  • DC Towers
  • Millennium Tower
• Neoclassical architecture in Vienna
  • Austrian Parliament Building
• Neo-Renaissance architecture in Vienna
  • Kursalon Hübner
• Postmodern architecture in Vienna
  • Haas House
• Romanesque architecture in Vienna
  • St. Rupert's Church

Cinema of Vienna

• Vienna International Film Festival
• Films set in Vienna

Literature of Vienna

• Young Vienna
• Wiener Gruppe

Music of Vienna

Music of Vienna

• Composers and musicians of Vienna
  • First Viennese School – refers to Vienna's greats from the classical period of music
    • Haydn
    • Mozart
    • Beethoven
    • Franz Schubert
  • Second Viennese School – Arnold Schoenberg and his students
    • Arnold Schoenberg
  • Third Viennese School
• Music genres originating in Vienna
  • Schrammelmusik
  • Viennese Waltz
  • Wienerlied
• Music venues in Vienna
  • Arena
  • Konzerthaus
  • Musikverein
    • Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
  • Vienna State Opera
    • Vienna State Ballet
  • Vienna Volksoper
• Musical compositions set in Vienna
  • Wiener Blut (waltz)
  • The Blue Danube
• Musical ensembles in Vienna
  • Concentus Musicus Wien
  • Klangforum Wien
  • Neue Oper Wien
  • Orchester Wiener Akademie
  • Tonkünstler Orchestra
  • Vienna Boys' Choir
  • Vienna Hofburg Orchestra
  • Vienna Mozart Orchestra
  • Vienna Philharmonic
    • Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn
    • Vienna New Year's Concert
    • Wiener Klangstil
  • Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Vienna Symphony
  • Wiener Singakademie
  • Wiener Taschenoper

Theatre of Vienna

Theatre of Vienna

Visual arts of Vienna

• Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
• museum in progress
• Vienna School of Fantastic Realism
• Vienna Secession
• Viennese Actionism
• Wiener Werkstätte

Cuisine of Vienna

Cuisine of Vienna

• Culinary specialities
• Popular dishes of Vienna

Events in Vienna

Events in Vienna

• Donauinselfest
• Donaukanaltreiben Festival
• Grafenegg Festival
• ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival
• Jazz Fest Wien
• Vienna Biennale
• Vienna Festival
• Vienna International Film Festival
• Vienna Nightrow
• Vienna Spring Festival
• Wien Modern
• Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74

Languages of Vienna

Languages of Vienna

• Viennese German

Media in Vienna

Media in Vienna

• Newspapers in Vienna
  • Der Standard
  • Die Presse
  • Wiener Zeitung
• Radio and television in Vienna
  • ORF

People of Vienna

People of Vienna

• List of honorary citizens of Vienna
• List of people from Vienna

Philosophy of Vienna

Philosophy of Vienna

• Vienna Circle
  • Logical positivism

Religion in Vienna

Religion in Vienna

• Catholicism in Vienna
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna
    • Archbishop of Vienna
    • St. Stephen's Cathedral
• Protestantism in Vienna
  • Lutheran City Church
• Buddhism in Vienna
  • Peace Pagoda
• Islam in Vienna
  • Vienna Islamic Centre

Sports in Vienna

Sport in Vienna

• Basketball in Vienna
  • BC Vienna
• Football in Vienna
  • Austrian Football Bundesliga
    • FK Austria Wien
    • SK Rapid Wien
  • Wiener Derby
• Rugby football in Vienna
  • Vienna Celtic RFC
• Ice hockey in Vienna
  • Vienna Capitals
• Running in Vienna
  • Vienna City Marathon
• Tennis in Vienna
  • Vienna Open
• Sports venues in Vienna
  • Albert Schultz Eishalle
  • Allianz Stadion
  • Ernst-Happel-Stadion
  • Franz Horr Stadium
  • Hohe Warte Stadium
  • Trabrennbahn Krieau
  • Vienna Watersports Arena
  • Wiener Stadthalle

Economy and infrastructure of Vienna

Economy of Vienna

• Congress and Convention location
  • Austria Center Vienna (ACV)
• Financial services in Vienna
  • Bank Austria
  • Vienna Insurance Group
  • Wiener Börse
• Hotels in Vienna
  • Grand Hotel Wien
  • Hotel Imperial
  • Hotel Sacher
  • InterContinental Vienna
  • Schloss Wilhelminenberg
• Restaurants and cafés in Vienna
  • Restaurants in Vienna
    • Griechenbeisl
    • Schweizerhaus
  • Viennese coffee houses in Vienna
    • Café Central
    • Café Restaurant Residenz
    • Café Schwarzenberg
• Shopping malls and markets in Vienna
  • Kärntner Straße
    • Steffl Department Store Vienna
  • Naschmarkt
• Tourism in Vienna
  • Tourist attractions in Vienna

Transportation in Vienna

Transportation in Vienna

• Public transport in Vienna
  • Public transport operators in Vienna
    • Wiener Linien
    • Wiener Lokalbahnen
• Air transport in Vienna
  • Airports in Vienna
    • Vienna International Airport
• Maritime transport in Vienna
  • River ports and harbours in Vienna
    • Harbours in Vienna
    • Port of Vienna
  • Shipping lines serving Vienna
    • Twin City Liner
• Road transport in Vienna
  • Bus transport in Vienna
  • Car sharing in Vienna
    • DriveNow
  • Vienna Ring Road

Rail transport in Vienna

Rail transport in Vienna

• City Airport Train
• Vienna S-Bahn
• Vienna U-Bahn
  • List of Vienna U-Bahn stations
• Wiener Lokalbahn
• Railway stations in Vienna
  • Wien Hauptbahnhof
  • Wien Mitte railway station
  • Wien Westbahnhof railway station
• Trams in Vienna

Education in Vienna

Education in Vienna

• Universities in Vienna
  • Medical University of Vienna
  • Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
  • TU Wien
  • University of Applied Arts Vienna
  • University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
  • University of Vienna
    • Vienna Observatory
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business
• Research institutes in Vienna
  • Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematical Physics
  • Institute Vienna Circle
  • Vienna Institute of Demography

Healthcare in Vienna

Healthcare in Vienna

• Gesellschaft der Ärzte in Wien
• Hospitals in Vienna
  • Steinhof
  • Vienna General Hospital
  • Wiener Privatklinik