Learning German in Vienna
Vienna, the city of music
Geographically, Vienna lies in the heart of Europe: on the Danube and the north-eastern foothills of the Alps. The capital of Austria is also one of the nine federal states: the smallest in area, but the most populous. Almost 1.8 million people live in the city, including more than 170,000 students at public and private universities and technical colleges. This makes Vienna one of the largest university locations in the German-speaking world and, with the founding of the university in 1365, one of the oldest university cities in Europe. Nine researchers who worked at the University of Vienna have been awarded the Nobel Prize.