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Austria: State Capitals

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Each of Austria's nine federal states has its own capital and they range from a pulsing world metropolis to a quiet little town of a few tens of thousands. They are home to the state governments, yet each also has its own history, its landmark and its sound. This pack leads to all nine: recognise the federal capital Vienna on the Danube and the young St Pölten in Lower Austria, the Danube industrial centre Linz and the second-largest city Graz with its World Heritage old town, alpine Innsbruck with the Golden Roof and Klagenfurt on Lake Wörthersee, the Mozart city of Salzburg and little Bregenz on Lake Constance, as well as Eisenstadt in Burgenland, where Joseph Haydn once worked: recognise each state capital by its landmarks and quirks and get to know Austria's cities from east to west. For knowing the state capitals gives you a thread through the whole country and along the way you discover how much history, music and way of life are packed into these often underrated cities that rarely make the tourist brochures.

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What is Austria's capital, also a state capital on the Danube, called?

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Vienna

Seat of the president and parliament.

💡 Did you know? Known for Schönbrunn Palace and St Stephen's Cathedral.

Which city is the capital of Lower Austria?

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St Pölten

It became the state capital only in 1986.

💡 Did you know? Before that Lower Austria was run from Vienna.

Which Danube city is the capital of Upper Austria?

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Linz

Known for the Linzer torte.

💡 Did you know? An important industrial and cultural city.

Which city is the capital of Styria?

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Graz

Austria's second-largest city.

💡 Did you know? Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Which Alpine city is the capital of Tyrol?

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Innsbruck

Known for the “Golden Roof”.

💡 Did you know? Twice host of the Winter Olympics.

Which city on Lake Wörthersee is the capital of Carinthia?

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Klagenfurt

Its emblem is the Lindwurm dragon.

💡 Did you know? It lies near the Slovenian border.

Which Mozart city is also the capital of its state?

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Salzburg

Birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

💡 Did you know? Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Which city on Lake Constance is the capital of Vorarlberg?

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Bregenz

Known for its festival on the lake stage.

💡 Did you know? Austria's smallest state capital.

Which city is the capital of Burgenland?

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Eisenstadt

Composer Joseph Haydn worked here.

💡 Did you know? Austria's least-populous state capital.

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