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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 8,917,205 • CAPITAL: Vienna • MAIN CITIES: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck • VISA: Austria is party to the Schengen Agreement. No visa required for stays of up to 90 days. That period begins when entering any country party to the Schengen Agreement. Direct questions to the Austrian Consulate General: New York: 212 737 6400 Los Angeles: 310 444 9310 Austrian Embassy: Washington, DC: 202 895 6700 • HEALTH: No requirements • CURRENCY: Euro = 100 cents.
ATMs are widely used in Austria and are called Bankomat • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): €0.89= $1 • TIME: GMT +1 • ELECTRICITY: 230 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. An international driver’s license is required • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2022): Jan 1, 6; Apr 18; May 1, 26; Jun 6, 16; Aug 15; Oct 5, 26; Nov 1; Dec 8, 25-26 • LANGUAGE: German is spoken by 99 percent of the Austrian population. English is the second language and is widely spoken throughout the country • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +43
CLIMATE The lowland regions in the north and east have more continental conditions with colder winters and hotter summers with moderate precipitation throughout the year
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS • Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna • Ringstrasse, Vienna • Hohensalzburg Fortress • Mozart’s birthplace, Salzburg • Schlossberg Hill, Graz
CZECH REPUBLIC GERMANY Linz Vienna Salzburg A USTRIA Innsbruck Graz Klagenfurt IT AL Y
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SLO VENIA CR O A TIA Herbert von Karajan Square,Salzburg
Worldwide Destination Guide 2022/23 | ASTA | 131
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