THE VIENNA ROUTE
 
Important sites in Austria
Dornbirn Municipal Museum
Tyrolean Folk Art Museum
St. Gilgen Local History Museum
Styria State Museum (Ethnography)
Haslach Textile Culture
Vieböck Weaving Mill
 
Important sites in Lower Austria
Living Textile Museum
First Waldviertel Weaving Museum
'The Old Textile Mill' Museum
Maria Fiedler Twist Button Production

NETWORK INFORMATION

Calendar of events

ETN members
FACTS ON AUSTRIA

German name: Republik Österreich
Type: federal republic
Area: 83,858 sqkm
Regions: 9 federal states
Capital: Vienna (Wien)
Participation: a.o. Council of Europe, European Union, OSCE, UN/UNESCO

Population: 8,188,207 (2003)
Language(s): German
Ethnic groups (from 1% on): German 99,4%, others 0,6%
Religions: Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, others 17%

Currency: Euro (EUR/€)
GDP / capita: US$ 27,700 (2002)		  

FACTS ON LOWER AUSTRIA

German name: Niederösterreich
Area: 19,173.76 sqkm; 21 districts
Capital: St. Pölten
Membership: Working Group Danube Region, Project "Danube Cultural Routes", Assembly of the Regions of Europe (ARE)
Partnership: Bilateral agreements with the Hungarian districts ("Komitaten") Zala and Veszprem, with the community of interest of the Czechoslovakian Republic (former district South-Moravia) and the Southafrican region Eastern Cape. Numerous Interreg II-A projects with the Czechoslovakian Republic and the Slovakian Republic.
Population: 1,473,813 (1999)
Textile Contact Point
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  Cultural heritage
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  Education/research
MORE INFORMATION

Austria - Britannica.com
(general facts on austria)

http://www.austria.gv.at
official site of Austrian Republic

http://www.austria-tourism.at
official site of the Austrian National Tourist Office

http://www.tiscover.com
Austrian Travel Network

http://www.webmuseen.de
(museum directory, in German only!)

 http://www.noe.co.at
site of the Lower Austrian Tourist Board
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