Austria — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Austria: capital Vienna, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Austria is in Europe. Its capital is Vienna.

Climate

Temperate continental; cold winters with frequent rain and snow in lowlands and heavy snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers

Mostly mountainous with Alps in the west and south; flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins

Austria is the birthplace of Mozart, Freud, and the croissant.

Vienna has been ranked the world's most livable city multiple times.

The world's oldest zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn, was founded in Vienna in 1752.

1156: Austria becomes a Duchy under the Babenberg dynasty

1278: Habsburg dynasty takes control of Austria

1867: Austro-Hungarian Compromise creates dual monarchy

1918: Republic proclaimed after the fall of the Habsburg Empire

1955: Austrian State Treaty restores sovereignty and declares neutrality

1995: Austria joins the European Union