Vienna is a city and a country. The area of this state is only 0.5% of the national territory, but one fifth of Austria's population is concentrated here. Vienna is the political, economic and cultural center of Austria. The Austrian Federal Parliament, the National Assembly, the Presidential Palace, the Prime Minister's Office, various ministries and commissions of the national government and the highest judicial institutions are all gathered in this city. At the same time, Vienna enjoys an important international status. Both the United Nations and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have offices in Vienna. Vienna was once the capital of Austria-Hungary, and its luxurious style still exists today. It is one of the oldest and most important cultural, artistic and tourist cities in Europe. After World War II, the Viennese rebuilt the destroyed city. Today, all the historic buildings in Vienna have been renovated. With Austria's accession to the European Union, Vienna has become the center of business and economic exchanges between East and West. For tourists, Vienna has all kinds of faces. Music worshippers will come to Wan Li to attend concerts and visit music shrines. For many tourists, walking along the charming Danube is refreshing and unforgettable.
Vienna can become one of the most important and largest cities in Central Europe, which should be attributed to its superior geographical location. Vienna is located between the northern foot of the Alps and the northwest of the Vienna Basin. Vienna developed from the south of the Danube and now extends to both sides of the Danube. It is the intersection of the east-west Danube route and the north-south amber road.
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain 1989, the transportation and economic relations between Austria and its northern and eastern neighbors have developed significantly, and the distance between Austria and Eastern Europe is remarkable. Vienna is only 60 kilometers from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, which is the closest distance between the two capitals in Europe except Vatican City and Rome.
The altitude of Vienna ranges from Lobao on the Danube (15 1 m) to the highest peak of Vienna forest (542 m). To the east of Vienna is the March Plain and to the southeast is the Danube Grassland National Park. The northwest, west and southwest of Vienna are surrounded by Vienna forest, which extends to the urban area. The Danube flows through Vienna. Besides the Danube, there are many small rivers flowing into the city from Vienna forest, including the Vienna River. The mountains in the west are connected with the glacier corridor in the south, which is the grape growing area in Vienna.
The residential areas in Vienna are mainly concentrated in the west of the city with good air quality, and the industrial areas are concentrated in the east of the city. Vienna forest surrounds the urban area, and the Danube flows quietly from the urban area. The famous Vienna forest surrounds the city from the west, north and south, and the vast eastern European plain faces it from the east. It is lush and full of vitality. Vienna, with its beautiful environment and charming scenery, is known as the "Danube Goddess".
Vienna is known as the "Danube Goddess". Beautiful environment, charming scenery, warm in winter and cool in summer. Vienna Forest Mountain, a branch of the Eastern Alps, stretches in the western suburbs with lush trees. To the west of the mountain is a gorgeous residential area, surrounded by gardens and vineyards. The Danube River passes through the city, and the water is picturesque. Climbing to the foothills of the Alps in the west of the city, you can have a panoramic view of the undulating "Vienna Forest"; The east of the city faces the Danube Basin and overlooks the shining green peaks of Carpathian Mountain. The vast grassland in the north is like a huge green brocade, and the blue Danube winds through it. The house is built on the mountain, with thick buildings and distinct layers. From a distance, various styles of church buildings cast an ancient and solemn color on this city with green mountains and clear waters. The streets in the city are radial rings with a width of 50 meters, the inner city is in the ring road, and the trees on both sides of the boulevard cover the sky. The cobblestone streets in the inner city crisscross, and there are few high-rise buildings, mostly baroque, Gothic and Romanesque buildings. The spires of St. Stefan's Cathedral and the Twin Towers in the Middle Ages are towering into the sky, and its south tower is 138 meters high, overlooking the whole city. Chamberlain Palace is the summer palace of Habsburg dynasty, with Greek architecture, statues and fountains. There are many big parks on the island between the Danube and the Danube Canal. The National Opera House, built in 1869, is called the world opera center. 1857, a 57-meter-wide and 4-kilometer-long circular avenue, is surrounded by museums, city halls, parliaments, universities, national opera houses and other important buildings. It is one of the most beautiful urban passages in Europe. There is an intermediate layer between the circular road and another parallel circular road, with a commercial area, a residential area, a palace and a church in the middle. Outside the second ring road is the outer layer, and there are elegant parks, beautiful villas and other palace buildings in the west of the city. Among these numerous palaces, Schon Blom Palace, located in the southwest of the city, stands out as a relic of the prosperous period in Austrian history. Located in the southeast of the city, this "beautiful palace" was built by Emperor prinz eugen in the early 8th century A.D./KLOC-0 to resist the Turkish invasion. Northeast suburb and southern suburb are industrial areas, with metallurgy, machinery, automobile, railway vehicles, chemical industry and other departments, and the output of clothing and printing accounts for more than half of the country.