Perchtoldsdorf (colloquially Petersdorf) is a market town in the Mödling District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Population: 14,041
Latitude: 48° 07' 9.66" N
Longitude: 16° 15' 57.85" E
In the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21–22 May 1809), Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. The battle was the first time Napoleon had be…
Tiergarten Schönbrunn (literally, “Schönbrunn Zoo”), or “Vienna Zoo”, is a zoo located on the grounds of the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Founded as an imperial menagerie in 1752, it is the oldest zoo in the world. Today, Tiergarten …
The Ring Road (German: Ringstraße) is a circular road surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights.
The Museum of Natural History (German: Naturhistorisches Museum), also known as the NHMW, is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria.
Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West station) is a major Austrian railway station, the starting point of the West railway (Westbahn) and used by trains to Salzburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Zürich, Moscow, Budapest, Bucharest, and Belgrade. As well as long-dista…
The Innere Stadt (German: Innere Stadt) is the 1st municipal District of Vienna (German: 1. Bezirk). The Innere Stadt is the Old Town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expanded in 1850, the Innere Stadt was congruent with the city of Vienna.
Heldenplatz (German: Heroes' Square) is a public space in front of Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. Located in the Innere Stadt borough, the President of Austria resides in the adjoining Hofburg wing, while the Federal Chancellery is on adjacent B…
The University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (German: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817.
The Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna is a non-collecting art centre which organizes and hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. It opened in 1992, and was originally located on Karlsplatz, in a container-shaped building designed as a temporary sit…
The Österreichische Galerie Belvedere is a museum housed in the Belvedere palace, in Vienna, Austria.
The Austrian Parliament (Österreichisches Parlament) is the institution vested with the legislative power of the Republic of Austria.
The Vienna Woods (German: Wienerwald) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna.
The Vienna General Hospital (German: Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien) (AKH) is the university medical center of the city of Vienna, Austria. The AKH is a large hospital in Austria and Europe, and with 85-m (279-ft) height one of the tallest h…
The Medical University of Vienna is a university located in Vienna, Austria. It is the direct successor of the faculty of medicine of the University of Vienna, founded in 1365 by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria.
Leopoldstadt (Bavarian: Leopoidstod, "Leopold-Town") is the 2nd municipal District of Vienna (German: 2. Bezirk). There are 99,597 inhabitants (as of 2014-01-01) over 19.27 km2 (7 sq mi). It is situated in the heart of the city and, together with Br…
The Theater an der Wien is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music.
Donaustadt (literally, Danube City) is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria (German: 22. Bezirk, Donaustadt).
Palais Rothschild refers to a number of palaces in Vienna, Austria, built and owned by the titled Austrian branch of the Rothschild banking family.