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Full country name: Republic of Austria
Population: 8.02 million
Capital City: Vienna
Languages: German, English, Turkish, Slovenian, Croatian
Religion: 88% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant
Government: Federal Republic, Member of EU
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Dialling Code: 43
Electricity: 230V, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Money & Costs:
Currency: Euro |
Meals
Budget: €4-8
Mid-range: €8-20
High: €20-30
Top: €30+ |
Accommodation:
Budget: €10-40
Mid-range: €40-80
High: €80-200
Top: €200+ |
Geography: Austria is a landlocked coubtry located in Central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere. Eight countries namely Italy, Switzerland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia form the Austrian border. Vienna is the capital of Austria that lies on the Danube River and is partly surrounded by the hills of the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald). Austria is divided into nine federal provinces (Bundesländer): Vienna (Wien), Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), Salzburg (Salzburg), Carinthia (Kärnten), Tyrol (Tirol), Vorarlberg (Vorarlberg), Styria (Steiermark) & Burgenland (Burgenland)
Climate: 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 warm & dry winds in some valleys in the Alps.
Recommended clothing: European clothes according to season. Alpine wear for mountain resorts.
Public Holidays: Jan 1 New Year’s Day. Jan 6 Epiphany. Apr 9 Good Friday. Apr 12 Easter Monday. May 1 Labour Day. May 20 Ascension Day. May 31 Whit Monday. Jun 10 Corpus Christi. Aug 15 Assumption. Oct 26 National Day. Nov 1 All Saints’ Day. Dec 8 Immaculate Conception. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Dec 26 St Stephen’s Day.
Study in Austria: Below are the latest
German language schools, art schools, business
schools & colleges to join our directory.
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Study German Language -
Languages in Action is an international
organization of language schools providing
opportunities to learn a language of your
choice, at language schools around the
world. Learn German in Austria with Languages in Action at our
language school in Kitzbühel, a beautiful,
medieval city in the Tyrol region in the
west of the country. Kitzbuhel is one of
Austria's best known and picturesque winter
sport and ski resorts located in the Alps
between Innsbruck and Salzburg, south east
of Munich, (in Bavaria, Southern Germany).
Kitzbuhel is ideally placed to get to from
any of the international airports in those three
major cities.
Courses include individual or group courses for
all levels, Intensive German course, private
German lessons, Business German training, German
+ Skiing, intensive German language course &
Austrian-ski/snowboard instructors' exam. |
Kitzbuhel |
| Cultura Wien |
Vienna |
| ActiLingua Academy |
Vienna |
| deutschinstitut.at |
Vienna |
| THESALCON |
Vienna |
| Alpha Sprachinstitut Austria |
Vienna |
| Das ABC-Zentrum |
Vienna |
| German Language Course in Austria with LIA |
Kitzbuhel |
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