| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Vienna |
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| Capital of Austria and largest city in the country, located in northeastern Austria on the south bank of the Danube River; Austria’s leading cultural, economic, and political center. | 1 |
| ‡ Vienna was the capital of the Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian) Empire under the Hapsburgs, who ruled from 1278 to 1918. | 2 |
| ‡ During World War II, German troops occupied the city. It was badly damaged by bombing by the Allies, who controlled the city from 1945 to 1955. | 3 |
| ‡ It is the home of composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Johann Strauss, the Younger. | 4 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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