History of Vienna History of Vienna The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from September 1, 1814, to June 9, 1815. Its purpose was to redraw the continent's political map after the defeat of Napoleonic France the previous spring. ...more on Wikipedia about "Congress of Vienna"
François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen von Savoyen in German ( October 16, 1663 – April 24, 1736) was a noted general. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eugene of Savoy"
Franciszek Trześniewski (pronounced , died 1939) was an early 20th century Polish gourmand and cook. Born in Kraków, he is notable for the restaurant-bar he opened in Vienna in 1902, shortly before World War I. His specialite de la maison were sandwiches made of fresh, local dark bread and egg paste with various other ingredients. Although the snack was popular in Poland at least a century earlier and the recipe for the egg paste is part of the Polish cuisine, it is called a Viennese sandwich by the locals. The snack became so popular throughout the former Austria-Hungary that his name remains associated with all sandwiches in much of the Central Europe. After his death the bar was run by his daughter, Maria Trześniewska, who sold it in 1978. ...more on Wikipedia about "Franciszek Trześniewski"
The GK Vienna-Southeast was a back-to-back HVDC station linking the electric power grids of Austria and Hungary. It operated between 1993 and 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "GK Wien-Southeast"
The Great Plague of Vienna occurred in 1679 in Vienna, Austria, the imperial residence of the Austrian Habsburg rulers. From contemporary descriptions, the disease is believed to have been bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, carried by fleas associated with the black rat and other rodents. The city was crippled by the epidemic, which recurred fitfully into the early 1680's, losing an estimated 76,000 residents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Plague of Vienna"
Vienna has a long and varied history, which began when the Roman Empire created a military camp in the area that is known today as Vienna. From that humble beginning, Vienna grew from the Roman settlement known as Vindobona to an important trading site in the 11th century. It became the capital of the Babenberg dynasty and subsequently of the Austrian Habsburgs, under whom it became one of Europe's cultural hubs. During the 19th century as the capital of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary, it temporarily became one of Europe's biggest cities. Since World War I, Vienna has been the capital of the Republic of Austria. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Vienna"
The Kinsky family of the Counts and later Princes Kinsky (formerly Wchinsky or Tynsky) are one of the oldest and most illustrious dynasties originating from Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic. The family is recorded in both the Almanach de Gotha and Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels. The first factual mention of the family is in 1237. The family were elevated to Counts in 1628 and to the rank of prince in 1747. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kinsky" The text you are reading is from www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna, in the district (Bezirk) of Leopoldstadt. It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt. It was built in 1858 in a moorish style by the architect Leopold Förster. It was destroyed during the Reichskristallnacht on November 10, 1938. A memorial plaque on the site reads in German and Hebrew: ...more on Wikipedia about "Leopoldstädter Tempel"
Palais Rothschild was the name of a number of palaces in Vienna, Austria, built by the famous banking family the Rothschilds in the 1800's. During World War II the Austrian Rothschilds had to surrender their banks and belongings to the Nazis and flee the country. Some of these family members sought sanctuary in the United States. Unfortunately none of the buildings survived World War II. The returning Louis Nathaniel von Rothschild had to enter into an extremely difficult restitution process with the Austrian republic, who refused to compensate the family for the losses. Only in 1999 the government agreed to return to the Rothschild family some 250 art treasures looted by the Nazis and absorbed into state museums after the War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palais Rothschild"
The Rome and Vienna airport attacks were two major terrorist attacks carried out on December 27, 1985. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rome and Vienna airport attacks"
Saliera is Italian for salt cellar (i.e., a predecessor to the contemporary salt shaker). ...more on Wikipedia about "Saliera"
The Salon of Berta Zuckerkandl-Szeps existed in Vienna from the end of the 19th Century until 1938. ...more on Wikipedia about "Salon of Berta Zuckerkandl"
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