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Rebecca Chelbea 7AZ ^

Rebecca Chelbea 7AZ ^. Index. Republic of Austria Government Economy What´s Austria famous for ? Sights. Republic of Austria. Location. Republic of Austria. Location Central Europe Territory : 83 872 km Capital City: Vienna Lowest point 14 m

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Rebecca Chelbea 7AZ ^

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  1. Rebecca Chelbea 7AZ ^

  2. Index • Republicof Austria • Government • Economy • What´s Austria famousfor? • Sights

  3. Republicof Austria • Location

  4. Republicof Austria • Location • Central Europe • Territory : 83 872 km • Capital City: Vienna • Lowestpoint 14 m • Highestpoint 3 797 m 2

  5. Republicof Austria • Facts • Population: 8.3 million • Language: German • 10th richestcountry in theworld • Religion: mostly Christians

  6. History

  7. History • Late 5th Century End of Roman rule • 5th Century – 976 Unknown (Bavarians, Slavs, Avars) • 976 – 1246 House of Babenberg (March; 1156: Duchy) • 1282 – 1918 House of Habsburg (Duchy; Archduchy; Empire; Dual-Monarchy) • 1804 – 1867 Austrian Empire • 1867 – 1918 Dual-Monarchy (Austria-Hungary) • 1918 – 1938 First Republic • 1938 – 1945 German Occupation • 1945 – now Second Republic

  8. Economy • Sectors

  9. Economy • Sectors • AgricultureandForestry • Services • Industrial

  10. What´s Austria famousfor ?

  11. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Food • Wiener Schnitzel • known all overtheworld

  12. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Food • Wiener Schnitzel • known all overtheworld • Wiener Würstchen / Frankfurter

  13. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Kaiserschmarrn

  14. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Kaiserschmarrn • Sachertorte

  15. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Landscape

  16. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Landscape

  17. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Mountains

  18. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Mountains • Therearenumerousmountains in Austria: Eastern-Alps, Central-Alps, Tauern, Northern and Southern Limestone Alps andCarpathians • thehighestmountain :„Großglockner“

  19. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Lakes • importantforsummertourism • knownfortheirpurityandhightemperatures • largestlake : Lake Neusield

  20. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Rivers • longestriver : Danube • otherrivers :„Lech“, „Traun“, „Mur“, …

  21. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Musicians • Classical • mostfamousofthem all is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Johann Strauss, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner

  22. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Music • Classical • mostfamousofthem all is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Johann Strauss, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner • Traditional folkdance • traditonal Austrian dance : „Schuhplattler“

  23. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Music • Modern • Falco, whoscored a number-onehit in the U.S. („Amadeus“) • Joe Zawinul, oneofthefoundersof modern electric jazz • Christina Stürmer, a well knownpopstar

  24. What´s Austria famousfor ? • FamousAustrians • Arnold Schwarzenegger • born in 1947 • body-builder, actorandpolitician • GovenorofCalifornia

  25. What´s Austria famousfor ? • FamousAustrians • Hermann Maier • alpin ski racer • wonolympicgoldtwice, silverandbronceoncethe World Championship twice

  26. What´s Austria famousfor ? • FamousAustrians • Felix Baumgartner • extreme athlete • He holdsnumerousworldrecords in parachuting, sky-diving, basejumpingandsuiteflying

  27. What´s Austria famousfor ? • FamousAustrians • Dietrich Mateschitz • founderofRed Bull, whichistheworld‘sbestsellingenergydrink

  28. What´s Austria famousfor ? • FamousAustrians • Christoph Waltz • Austrian actor • “IngloriousBasterds“

  29. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Sights • St. Stephen‘sCathedral • Viennese GiantWheel

  30. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Sights • Schönbrunn Palace & Schönbrunner Tiergarten (= Zoo) • Swarovski Crystal World

  31. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Sights • Dachsteinhöhlen • national park Hohe Tauern

  32. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Der Walzer (= The Waltz)

  33. What´s Austria famousfor ? • Der Walzer (= The Waltz) • traditional Austrian dance • dancedatweddingsandballs • The mostcommonwaltzisthe “Donauwalzer“

  34. Thankyouforyourattention

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