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Car Hire Linz Linz Ð Austria
Austria is situated in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. Countries that border Austria are the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland. The Climate is mainly continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Its main industries are construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard, communications equipment and tourism. The language spoken in Austria is mainly German although Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland) is also spoken. Austria is mainly a location for holidays during the winter for skiing and snowboarding with plenty of winter sports offered in the Alps, some of the most impressive and overblown architecture in Europe The cities have plenty to engage visitors. Vienna is the capital, hub of the country's musical life and littered with beautiful buildings. Music, art and architecture reach baroque perfection in Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace. Innsbruck's snow-capped peaks frame its fascinating historic buildings. Throughout Austria, you'll find the rhythm of daily life has a musical beat; music festivals fill its calender. There's also a wonderful range of outdoor activities, from lounging on lakeside beaches to paragliding from mountains. The skiing is some of the best in the world.
Upper AustriaÕs capital definitely should be on the itinerary of every visitor to Austria. Linz offers a perfect blend of cultural institutions and fine sightseeing options. Like most cities of Austria, the city of Linz is based on the Roman expansion to the North. The bending of the River Danube made this territory a strategic point and a small castle fortified it. The castle and its settlements where named Lentia. Linz was first mentioned in 799 AD, when the Bavarians expanded to the South and this area was transformed into a trading hot spot.
With the industrialisation of the early 19th century Linz grew more and more into an industrial city, which made it an aim for above average air raids during World War II. In 1966 it became a university city with the construction of the Johannes Kepler University. Nowadays Linz is the second largest city in Austria and a very important location for industry and host to the annual Bruckner Festival and the Ars Electronica, a fair dedicated to technology and contemporary electronic art.
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