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Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg

1. City of Salzburg 2. Castle Schönbrunn 8 1

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3. Hallstatt-Hallein 4. Semmering Railway

5. City of Graz 7

6. City of Vienna 7. Fertö/Neusiedlersee 8. Wachau

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists before the city became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its Baroque appearance. This meeting-point of northern and southern Europe perhaps sparked the genius of Salzburg’s most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose name has been associated with the city ever since.

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg The birth place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), who is one of the world‘s most famous composers.

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg The Cathedral of Salzburg

Mirabellgarten and Hohensalzburg Castle

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Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg The cultural festival “Salzburger Festspiele” is held every year from July to August since 1920. A well-known play is Jedermann , taking place on the Domplatz in Salzburg.

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn From the 18th century to 1918, Schönbrunn was the residence of the Habsburg emperors. It was designed by the architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Nicolaus Pacassi and it is full of outstanding examples of decorative art. Together with its gardens, the site of the world’s first zoo in 1752, it is a remarkable Baroque ensemble and a perfect example of Gesamtkunstwerk

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn The palace is located in the middle of Vienna. It is well known for its beautiful gardens, which are used as a place of relaxation by Viennese people. Even the former emperor went for walks in the gardens.

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn The “Gloriette” once was used for dinners and for feasts as well as for breakfasts. It was Emperor Franz Joseph I. who had his breakfasts there. The usage as a dining hall ended with the fall of the monarchy. Today there is a café and on the roof there is a observation platform.

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn The zoo, as we know it today, celebrates its 250th birthday this year. The construction of the zoo started in 1452. Statistics show that there are about 1.7 million people coming to the zoo per year. It is well-known for its protection of endangered animals and the creation of new living environments for them.

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium BC. This resource formed the basis of the area’s prosperity up to the middle of the 20th century, a prosperity that is reflected in the fine architecture of the town of Hallstatt.

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape In the past people refused to live in mountain region of Hallstatt. But soon they realized that there was salt that they could mine and use. The first salt was discovered in 5000. In 1846 a old cemetery was found by Johann Georg Ramsauer. Because of the salt, trade developed and the era when salt was mined, later was called “Hallstattkultur“.

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Salt Mine Hallstatt People coming to Hallstatt, also visit the salt mine. Visitors learn interesting facts about the mine and the way miners worked.

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape House of Mortal Remains The „House of Mortal Remains“ is located in Hallstatt. There people can find approximately 610 coloured skulls. Some of them were painted in the 18th cebutury and some of them in were painted in this century.

Semmering Railway The Semmeringbahn is older than 150 years. She is 41 kilometers long and connects Gloggnitz with Mürzzuschlag. She was built in 1854 and therefore was the first rail route in the mountains. Since 1998 it is a World Cultural Heritage.

Semmering Railway It was the Venetian Carl von Ghegas who built the rail route. He managed to finish the rail route in the mountains within six years. There were about 20.000 workers constructing the rail route. At that time there was a lack of machines and TNT they could use. Many workers died because of accidents but mostly because of cholera and typhus.

Semmering Railway A tunnel will be built within the next few years and consequently the mountain rail route‘s importance will rapidly decrease.

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the Habsburgs and the cultural and artistic role played by the main aristocratic families. They are a harmonious blend of the architectural styles and artistic movements that have succeeded each other from the Middle Ages until the 18th century, from the many neighbouring regions of Central and Mediterranean Europe. They embody a diversified and highly comprehensive ensemble of architectural, decorative and landscape examples of these interchanges of influence.

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg Some beautiful impressions of the city

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg Center of Culture In 1999 Graz was declared to be part of the World Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO. Four years later, in 2003, it was named “Cultural Center“ of Europe. One of the newest buildings is the “Murinsel“ is an important part of Graz.

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg Schloss Eggenberg It is the most importabt and well-known baroque castle in Styria. In the museum lots of collections can be found.

Historic Centre of Vienna Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It played an essential role as a leading European music centre, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.

Historic Centre of Vienna In the center of Vienna there are lots of monuments and sights such as cathedrals, museums and some other public buildings.

“Stephansdom”

“Karlskirche” “Sezession”

Many well-known artists lived in Vienna (Schiele, Klimt, Kokoschka)

Historic Centre of Vienna The Ringstraße and the buildings, which were built in the 19th century, are very famous.

The House of Parliament

The “Hofburg” – Imperial Palace

The “Burgtheater”

The Opera House (“Staatsoper) of Vienna

Historic Centre of Vienna A bit out side of the Viennese center there is the “UNO-City”. Vienna is part of the few world’s UNO cities (New York, Geneve and Nairobi).

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia. This is graphically demonstrated by its varied landscape, the result of an evolutionary symbiosis between human activity and the physical environment. The remarkable rural architecture of the villages surrounding the lake and several 18th- and 19th-century palaces adds to the area’s considerable cultural interest.

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape In 2001 the area was declared to be part of the World Cultural Heritage. It includes the Neusiedlersee, its shores and cities that are nearby the lake. The World Cultural Heritage includes the Austrian “Nationalpark Neusiedler See–Seewinkel” and the Hungarian “Fertő-Hanság Nemzeti Park“

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape The scenery still is in its natural condition and offers lots of space to live.

Wachau Cultural Landscape The Wachau is a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems (30 km) , a landscape of high visual quality. It preserves in an intact and visible form many traces - in terms of architecture, (monasteries, castles, ruins), urban design, (towns and villages), and agricultural use, principally for the cultivation of vines - of its evolution since prehistoric times.

Wachau Cultural Landscape The Wachau is known because of its climate, which enables people to grow wine and fruits. The river „Donau“ is used for river navigation. The Donau is 2575 kilometers long and finally empties into the Black Sea.

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps This serial property of 111 small individual sites encompasses the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. Excavations, only conducted in some of the sites, have yielded evidence that provides insight into life in prehistoric times during the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Alpine Europe and the way communities interacted with their environment. Fifty-six of the sites are located in Switzerland. The settlements are a unique group of exceptionally well-preserved and culturally rich archaeological sites, which constitute one of the most important sources for the study of early agrarian societies in the region.