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Austria is in central Europe, bordered by Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, and Slovenia.

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Austria (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Turtleback) by DK Publishing (Author)
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Important information about this data sheet. Revised 20 January 2008
Native name Österreich
Capital Vienna (Wien)
Postal code A
Telephone code +43
Language German
Currency Euro, divided into 100 euro cent
European Union Member
Schengen Agreement Member
Time zone GMT+1
Electricity 220 volts, 50 Hz. See chapter 11.


General open hours, often longer in major cities
Restaurants 1130-1400, 1830-2100
Banks 0800-1200, 1300-1500 M-F, to 1730 Th
Post offices 0800-1200, 1400-1700 M-F, 0800-1200 S
Stores 0900-1800 M-F, 0900-1200 S
City tourist offices 0800-1300, 1430-1700 M-S


Date Holiday Feiertag
Jan 1 New Year's Day Neujahrstag
Jan 6 Epiphany Heilige Drei Könige
  Easter Monday Ostermontag
May 1 National Holiday Staatsfeiertag
  Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt
  Whit Monday Pfingstmontag
  Corpus Christi Fronleichnam
Aug 15  Assumption Märia Himmelfahrt
Oct 26  National Holiday Staatsfeiertag
Nov 1  All Saints' Day Allerheiligen
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception Märia Empfängnis
Dec 25 Christmas Christtag
Dec 26 St. Stephen's Day Stephanitag


Austrian Offices in the USA
Embassy
T 202-895-6700
F 202-895-6750
Embassy of Austria, Washington, D.C.
3524 International Ct., NW
Washington, DC 20008-3035
Consulates Austrian Diplomatic Representations and Consular Jurisdiction in the U.S.
Chicago, Tel 312-222-1515
Los Angeles, Tel 310-444-9310
New York City, Tel 212-737-6400
Washington, D.C., Tel 202-895-6700
Tourist Office
T 212-944-6880
Austrian National Tourist Office
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 800
New York, NY 10017


American Offices in Austria
Embassy
T 01-31339
F 01-3100682
U.S. Embassy, Vienna, Austria
Boltzmanngasse 16
A-1091 Wien


USA is known as: Vereinigte Staaten

Recommended books for further information:

There are many books on Austria and Vienna. Michelin Red and Green guides are my favorites but there are many other good ones. The DK Eyewitness Guides are really nice.

The books that you see listed here are those that I have personally used and am satisfied with, and/or are from publishers whose other travel books are reliable. I am a consumer when it comes to travel guides, and a critical one. Notice that I do not recommend any Frommers, Dummies, Steves, or other inferior guides. For some of the reasons please go to the hoi polloi.

As one example of a substandard guide, I have a 650 page book titled Rick Steves' Germany & Austria which has not a single mention of Düsseldorf or Graz, and dismisses Heidelberg in 4 lines as a "lowlife". That's like leaving Chicago and Newport Beach out of a USA travel guide, and kissing off Kansas City. But this book did include enough pages to promote his whirlwind guided bus tours, videos, backpacks, sink stoppers, and Steves' other branded products. A couple pages of sophomoric German phrases with a contorted pronounciation guide caps off the disaster. Steves is strong on self promotion but weak on meaningful content.

For the good stuff, the links below take you directly to a page at Amazon.com. That page details the guide book, map, or dictionary. In many cases the Amazon.com listing includes readers'comments and sample pages from the book. You then have the opportunity to add the book to your shopping cart and buy it. I buy virtually all of my books at Amazon.com and have had excellent service for years.

Note: emphasis in the titles is mine -- to help you in finding the information you need.
Guides
Austria (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Lonely Planet Austria
Fodor's Austria
Michelin the Green Guide Austria
AAA Essential Austria
Vienna (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Main Cities of Europe 2007 Michelin Guide

Maps
Michelin Austria/Autriche (Michelin Maps)
Cartographia Austria Map
Michelin Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic: Tourist & Motoring Atlas

History
Austria's Wars of Emergence, 1683-1795
A Concise History of Austria (Cambridge Concise Histories)
Phoenix: The Lonely Empress: Elizabeth of Austria
A Concise History of Austria (Cambridge Concise Histories)

Part of the Vienna, Austria subway system displayed on a map in one of the cars. http://www.enjoy-europe.com/cds/P1090466-ViennaSubway.jpg Part of the Vienna, Austria subway system displayed on a map in one of the cars.

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