Austria - Itävalta

Austria (German) Österreich) [1] is located In Europe. Austria has a land border German, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italian, Slovene, Hungary, Slovak and Czech with.

Regions

Austria is a federal republic with nine Länder:

• Burgenland
• Upper Austria (Upper Austria)
• Tyrol (Tyrol)
• Carinthia
• Salzburg
• Vienna
• Lower Austria (Lower Austria)
• Styria
• Vorarlberg

Cities

• Vienna (1 631 082)
• Graz (250 099)
• Linz (188 968)
• Salzburg (149 997)
• Innsbruck (117 180)
• Klagenfurt (92 404)
• Villach (61 221)
• Bregenz (29 139)

Other items

• Alps
• Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, national park in the mountains
• Nationalpark Kalkalpen, national park
• Thayatal National Park, a national park on the Czech border

Understand

Austria is one of the Alpine countries, and thus a significant proportion of tourists come to the country in winter to go skiing and in summer to hike or cycle. In the eastern part of the country, however, there is a plain in the Vienna region.

Come

By plane

The largest airport is located In Vienna, to which Finnair and Austria fly directly from Helsinki. There are also international flights to Salzburg and Innsbruck, especially in winter. If the destination is in the western part of the country you should fly To Munich and continue the journey by train.

By train

There are train connections to Vienna from neighboring countries.

By road

By bus

Move

By train

ÖBB[2] is the Austrian equivalent of VR and reaches the largest cities and often even smaller places. Trains go in old age often and everywhere.

By road

In many cases, there is no other way to get to the small alpine villages and ski resorts of the countryside than by car. Driving on motorways is subject to a charge. Payment is made by purchasing a sticker at service stations or border inspection posts (Vignette), which is affixed to the windscreen of a car and is valid for 10 days, two months or one year. If you get caught driving on the highway without that sticker, you will have to pay fines. In addition, some tunnels and mountain passes (such as the Brenner Pass motorway between the Italian border and Innsbruck) still cost separately.

Extreme care should be taken on mountain roads, especially during the winter. However, many mountain roads and gorges are closed to traffic during the winter for safety reasons. Some mountain roads are not accessible from caravans.

By bus

By plane

In Austria, there are a lot of planes flying to different airports inside the country.

Talk

There is talk in Austria German. In cities you can do English, but in rural areas most people only understand German. In Austria, most people know Italian. Especially in the Tyrol region.

Buy

The currency of Austria is the euro. On Sundays the shops are closed.

Price level

The Austrian price level is slightly lower than the Finnish price level. Giving a tip is common.

Eat

Traditional Austrian cuisine has been influenced especially by Germany and the Czech Republic, in other words, the typical portion includes pork served in the form of sausage or steak. knötelien and sometimes with sauerkraut. Perhaps the most famous main course in Austria is made from beef wiener schnitzel (Wiener Schnitzel).

Traditional desserts include sachertorttu (Sachertorte) from the Viennese café at the Sacher Hotel and apple pie (Apfelstrudel) which is almost always served with cream.

Juo

Tap water is generally of good quality throughout Austria living coffee culture and cafes often have a large supply of various specialty coffees. Austrians often drink beer and local signs abound. The land is also cultivated wine. Strong alcoholic beverages are often really strong (60-80%) and are not drunk after a small glass. Almdudler, lemonade made from herbs.

Sleep

Accommodation is usually of a high standard, albeit expensive, especially during the ski season.

Study

The Austrian education system, from primary school to university, is prestigious and of high quality.

Work

Stay safe

Austria is a safe country.

Emergency numbers

General emergency number: 112Police: 133Fire fire: 122Ambulance: 144

Stay healthy

Especially in spring and winter, avalanches are common in the Alps. There are many pharmacies in Austria and the emergency services are available 24 hours a day. In most cases, even smaller places have their own hospital.

Respect

If, for example, you drive a car, you always have to give way to pedestrians.

The citizens of the country are a hospitable and polite people. It is normal to greet people with Ventovans ("Guten Tag" or "Grüß Gott") by walking, for example. The Austrians are also very precise in matters of thanks and please.

Homes tend to take their shoes off their feet.

Saunaing in public saunas takes place naked, even swimsuits are forbidden.

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