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Austria

Austria. Welcome!. The presentation submitted by:. Nelly Poroskoun Ort Habonim School Larissa Gershin Ben Gurion School. Links. Slideshow. Assignment. Austria on the world map. Austria is an European country. north. west. east. south. Austrian flag. Vienna.

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Austria

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  1. Austria Welcome!

  2. The presentation submitted by: • Nelly Poroskoun • Ort Habonim School • Larissa Gershin • Ben Gurion School

  3. Links Slideshow Assignment

  4. Austria on the world map

  5. Austria is an European country north west east south

  6. Austrianflag

  7. Vienna • Vienna is situated at the North –East of Austria and lies on the banks of the majestic Danube river. Surrounded by the natural beauty of Wachau region, Vienna woods and with numerous parks Vienna is one of the most attractive cities. Vienna - the capital city of Austria

  8. What language is spoken in Austria? German!

  9. Austria enjoys a moderate continental climate featuring four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summers are generally warm and pleasant with cool nights, Winters are sunny, with reliable and frequent snowfalls.The weather is changeable throughout the year. However, in summer rainfalls are usually heavy and of short duration only. Winters are rather cold in the North-East and can be lightened up by frequent and heavy foehn winds ( a warm and dry wind) in some valleys in the Alps. Weather in Austria Winter Spring Summer Autumn

  10. People *Austria's population has just topped eight million *20% of the total population are living in Vienna.

  11. Apple tarts Stuffed peppers Cheese strudel The typical Austrian food

  12. Innsbruck The 800-year-old town is famous as a cultural centerand for its historic structures. Innsbruck twice hosted the Olympic Winter Games. Famous Austrian cities • Saltsburg • Salzburg is a city of music.It was the home and birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Today Salzburg is known for its annual Festival.

  13. Austrian AlpsA considerable part of Austria is part of the Alpine mountain range, accordingly hiking, skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing rate high among Austria's favourite pastimes. Johann Strauss Jr. in Vienna.Strauss established himself as the Viennese Waltz King . He wrote 17 operettas and an uncountable amount of waltzes and his "Schöne Blaue Donau" is kind of an unofficial anthem for Austria to this day. Famous sites

  14. Federal ChancellorWolfgang Schüssel Heads of the country • Federal PresidentHeinz Fisher

  15. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger was born as the son of a policeman in Graz, Austria. He always wanted to have a perfect body and muscles. In 1965 he was called Mr. Universe junior. In1968 he moved to the USA. Some interesting facts • The sound of music • In 1965 the 20th Century Fox released a musical film called “The sound of music”. The musical is the true story of the Austrian family "von Trapp", who became famous as a singing family.

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