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Austria!

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Austria

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Flag of Austria

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In Austria they eat lots of food such as:• Weiner Schnitzel• Rindsuppe (beef soup)• GermKnodel (Dumplings)• Lots of different breads• Mehlspeise (Sweet flour-based dishes)• Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel)• Kaiserschmarrn (pancakes ripped into bites - served with applesauce or stewed plums)

• Frankfurters• Käsekrainer (a kind of sausage)

Food

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In the Austria they speak lots of languages like: English, High German, Low German, Slovene, Croatian and Hungarian.

Languages

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In Austria they dance the following dances:• Folk dancing• Figure dancing• Waltz• Polka• Zwiefacher• Sprachinseltänze (language island dances)

National Dance

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• Population: 8.3 million people• The capital of Austria is Vienna• The money in Austria is called Euro• The Sound of Music Movie comes from Austria

• In 1934 Austria came 3rd in the FIFA world cup, in 1954 Austria came 3rd in the FIFA World cup and also in 1958 they came 7th in the FIFA world cup

• Children start school at the age of 6. They spend four years in primary school and are usually taught by the same teacher for the entire time.

• The highest mountain in Austria is called Grossglockner• The first Youth Winter Olympics will be held in Austria (in 2012).

Facts and Figures

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• On December 6th St Nicholas comes and gives children presents.(Not the 25th December like we do in New Zealand)

• In February they have a National Ball –called the “Vienna Opera Ball”.

• Most Austrians greet one another formally, by shaking hands and saying, "Gruss Gott" (greet God) or "Gruss dich" (greet you). When they leave, they shake hands again and say "Auf Wiedersehen" (good-bye).

• When dining, everyone at the table joins in a toast, saying "Prost

• Low culture people wear Ledershosen and do beer drinking.High culture people have the Vienna Ball, go so special coffee houses and go to see the Spanish horses.

Customs and Traditions

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• In Austria they lots of sports like:• alpine skiing• Snowboarding• ski-jumping• football• ice hockey• basketball

Sports

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• Eisriesenwelt Caves (The largest ice caves in the world!)• Krimml Falls (Has the longest waterfall in Europe at 1246

feet)• Schonbrunn Palace – the most important cultural

monuments in Austria• Spanish Riding School• The Swarovski Crystal Worlds• Salzburg’s birth place• Mozart’s house• Sound of Music house

Places to go in Austria

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Here are some pictures of places you can see or go

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• Summer can be hot and long and the temperatures can be from 20°C to 30°C.

• The average winter temperatures are around 0°. They also can have snow on the mountains in spring and autumn.

• Cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands and snow in the mountains; cool summers with occasional showers

Weather and climate

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German boys used to wear lederhosen up to the age of about sixteen years

What they wear

Girls wear the Dirndl – a type of dress

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In Austria they have animals such as:Lipizzaner (A white horse named after its place of origin in LippizaIbex a mountain goat with huge curved hornsChamois horned goat antelope related to goats but having antelope-like features Marmots (cute little furry creatures).

Animals in Austria

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• Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) The greatest of all women explorers

• Dr. David Livingstone(1813-1873) Explored the interior of Africa

• John Speke (1827 - 1864)Discovered Lake Victoria the largest source of the Nile River

• Isabelle Eberhardt(1877-1904) was an explorer who lived and traveled extensively in North Africa

Explorers in Austria

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• 83,870 sq km• Land=82,444 sq km• Water=1,426 sq km

This means Austria is 3x smaller then

New Zealand! (NZ is 268,676 sq km)

Area

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Mum went to Austria a few years ago. She said that she remembers that it had a lot of beautiful mountains and lakes, but also there were a few things that she thought were quite cool. Here are some photos she took!

Seven crosses

There is an area in Salzburg where you will find 7 crosses in a grave. A man (Sebastian Stumpfegger) was married 7 times, and he “tickled” each of his wives to death.

Hohensalzburg Castle

This was one of the coolest castles I have ever seen! We had to get a cable car to go up to the top of it.It started to be built in 1077 – so its a really old castle. It used to be used as a prison as well.

Mum’s story

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Salt Mines

There are mines in Salzburg that you can go down in boats and see salt everywhere. You can reach up from your boat and touch the salt on the roof of the mines. You have to wear funny outfits to go on the boats so you don’t get wet or dirty.

The Sound of Music house

This is the house where the movie The Sound of Music was made. Its really cool!

Mum’s story

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