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Austria facts to smile and marvel at:
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... the recipe for Linzer Torte is the oldest recipe for a cake named after a city? It was found in a cookbook from 1653.
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... Burgenland covers all its electricity needs from renewable energy sources and even produces so much sustainable energy that it can supply other regions? The wind turbines erected in Burgenland have already become the trademark of the province.
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... Lower Austria and Burgenland are home to the largest wine-growing regions in Austria? Even the Celts and Romans grew wine there and court musician Joseph Haydn had his wages paid in part with wine.
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... the famous Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night" was composed and written by the two Austrians Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr? It was performed for the first time in Oberndorf bei Salzburg in 1818 and is sung in 320 languages and dialects.
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... Upper Austria is also called "Knödelland" (dumpling country) because dumplings are particularly popular here as a soup garnish, main course or dessert? The oldest dumpling find is around 4,000 years old and can be seen in the Mondsee Lake Dwelling Museum.
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... heterosexual and homosexual couples can be seen on more than 120 pedestrian signals in Vienna instead of the traditional single male figure? The campaign began in 2015 when Vienna hosted the European Song Contest and promotes urban coexistence.
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... the proportion of people of immigrant backgrounds living in Austria will be over 26% in 2022? The largest groups of foreign citizens are from Germany, followed by Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
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... Austria has 12 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including e.g., the Semmering Railway, Lake Neusiedl and the spa town of Baden?
