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Aug 17, 2009, 01:37 AM
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http://www.medicstravel.co.uk/CountryHospitals/Maps/austria-map.jpg
Population: 8 million
Language: German
Capital: Vienna
Currency: Euro
Int Code: +43
The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flag in the world.
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/926/200552324001.jpg
Founded in 803 :shock: as Stiftskeller St. Peter, Haslauer is the world's oldest inn/restaurant still in operation (in Salzburg), and the oldest company in Europe.
http://www.maxtravel.co.uk/images/stiftskeller/patio.jpg
The oldest zoological garden in the world is the Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna
http://www.schoenbrunn.at/typo3temp/pics/Pavillon_01_91ebe6d146.jpg http://www.schoenbrunn.at/typo3temp/pics/Pandas_Schloss_03_43aa17388b.jpg
62% of Austria's total land area is covered by the Austrian Alps.
*click for a larger view*
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6810/aa3b.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/i/aa3b.jpg/) http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9774/aa2v.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/i/aa2v.jpg/)
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4867/aa4jgj.th.jpg (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/aa4jgj.jpg/) http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9461/aa6c.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/aa6c.jpg/) http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5397/aa1s.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/i/aa1s.jpg/)
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8616/aa8v.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/aa8v.jpg/) http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1492/aa0s.th.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/aa0s.jpg/) http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2610/aa7v.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/aa7v.jpg/)
The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, was Austrian. He was born on 6 May, just like Shusha lol.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Sigmund_Freud_LIFE.jpg/200px-Sigmund_Freud_LIFE.jpg
Austria has given the world many famous classical music composers, including Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, J. Strauss, Mahler, and Bruckner. Mozart's tune was used for one of my favorite classical white n black song; Itna na mujh se tu pyaar barha ke mai ek baadal aawaara.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Mozart_Sheet_Music.jpg
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Hollywood actor and current governor of California, grew up as an Austrian citizen. I will never ever get his surname correct!
http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/Himg177/scaled.php?server=177&filename=pic43mv9.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480
The sewing machine was invented in 1818 by Josef Madersperger, an Austrian.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4708/aa2g.jpg
The world's largest emerald (2860 carat) is displayed in the Imperial Treasury of the Hofburg (Imperial Palace) in Vienna.
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/926/200552324001.th.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/200552324001.jpg/)
Croissants and Danish pastries aren't French or Danish inventions. Both were originally Austrian specialities from Vienna. The former was invented in the late 17th century, and the latter in the mid 19th century - originally known under the name of Wienerbrød in Denmark. The French kept the name Viennoiserie ("Viennese specialties") as a general term for baked goods like brioches, chaussons, croissants, pains au chocolat, pain aux raisins, and so on.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9990/aa0z.jpg http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5397/aa1s.jpg
Do not hesitate to add more stuff to this thread if you have more info on this beautiful country Austria! <3
This thread is dedicated to Shushi, since she requested for it!
Sources: Many :P
http://www.medicstravel.co.uk/CountryHospitals/Maps/austria-map.jpg
Population: 8 million
Language: German
Capital: Vienna
Currency: Euro
Int Code: +43
The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flag in the world.
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/926/200552324001.jpg
Founded in 803 :shock: as Stiftskeller St. Peter, Haslauer is the world's oldest inn/restaurant still in operation (in Salzburg), and the oldest company in Europe.
http://www.maxtravel.co.uk/images/stiftskeller/patio.jpg
The oldest zoological garden in the world is the Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna
http://www.schoenbrunn.at/typo3temp/pics/Pavillon_01_91ebe6d146.jpg http://www.schoenbrunn.at/typo3temp/pics/Pandas_Schloss_03_43aa17388b.jpg
62% of Austria's total land area is covered by the Austrian Alps.
*click for a larger view*
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6810/aa3b.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/i/aa3b.jpg/) http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9774/aa2v.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/i/aa2v.jpg/)
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4867/aa4jgj.th.jpg (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/aa4jgj.jpg/) http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9461/aa6c.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/aa6c.jpg/) http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5397/aa1s.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/i/aa1s.jpg/)
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8616/aa8v.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/aa8v.jpg/) http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1492/aa0s.th.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/aa0s.jpg/) http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2610/aa7v.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/aa7v.jpg/)
The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, was Austrian. He was born on 6 May, just like Shusha lol.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Sigmund_Freud_LIFE.jpg/200px-Sigmund_Freud_LIFE.jpg
Austria has given the world many famous classical music composers, including Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, J. Strauss, Mahler, and Bruckner. Mozart's tune was used for one of my favorite classical white n black song; Itna na mujh se tu pyaar barha ke mai ek baadal aawaara.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Mozart_Sheet_Music.jpg
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Hollywood actor and current governor of California, grew up as an Austrian citizen. I will never ever get his surname correct!
http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/Himg177/scaled.php?server=177&filename=pic43mv9.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480
The sewing machine was invented in 1818 by Josef Madersperger, an Austrian.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4708/aa2g.jpg
The world's largest emerald (2860 carat) is displayed in the Imperial Treasury of the Hofburg (Imperial Palace) in Vienna.
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/926/200552324001.th.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/200552324001.jpg/)
Croissants and Danish pastries aren't French or Danish inventions. Both were originally Austrian specialities from Vienna. The former was invented in the late 17th century, and the latter in the mid 19th century - originally known under the name of Wienerbrød in Denmark. The French kept the name Viennoiserie ("Viennese specialties") as a general term for baked goods like brioches, chaussons, croissants, pains au chocolat, pain aux raisins, and so on.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9990/aa0z.jpg http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5397/aa1s.jpg
Do not hesitate to add more stuff to this thread if you have more info on this beautiful country Austria! <3
This thread is dedicated to Shushi, since she requested for it!
Sources: Many :P