Vienna

[ vee-en-uh ]

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German Wien. a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube.
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Vienna

/ ��ɪˈɛ��ə /

noun

the capital and the smallest state of Austria, in the northeast on the River Danube: seat of the Hapsburgs (1278-1918); residence of the Holy Roman Emperor (1558–1806); withstood sieges by Turks in 1529 and 1683; political and cultural centre in the 18th and 19th centuries, having associations with many composers; university (1365). Pop: 1 590 242 (2003 est). Area: 1075 sq km (415 sq miles) German nameWien Latin nameVindobona

Vienna

Capital of Austria and largest city in the country, located in northeastern Austria on the south bank of the Danube River ; Austria's leading cultural, economic, and political center.

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It is the home of composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven , Johannes Brahms , Joseph Haydn , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , and Johann Strauss, the Younger .

During World War II , German troops occupied the city. It was badly damaged by bombing by the Allies , who controlled the city from 1945 to 1955.

Vienna was the capital of the Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire under the Hapsburgs, who ruled from 1278 to 1918.

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The top orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Munich and elsewhere play popular concerts in parks, often awaking new audiences to their wares.

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Prof Harwell is presenting the findings at the Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Vienna later this month.

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Ms Doncheva denied being herself and walked away when approached near her home in Vienna, Austria.

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His first trophy came on the Stuttgart grass in June last year, followed by an ATP 500 hard-court title in Vienna in October.

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In October, just a month after reaching the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career in New York, he lifted another title at the hard-court ATP 500 tournament in Vienna.

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