AustriaWien 12 · Wien · History of your federal state
Vienna is both a municipality and a federal state (Bundesland). What follows from this?
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Wien ist zugleich eine Gemeinde und ein Bundesland. Was folgt daraus?
- aThe mayor is at the same time the governor.Der Bürgermeister bzw. die Bürgermeisterin ist zugleich Landeshauptmann bzw. Landeshauptfrau.Correct answer
- bCitizens of other EU countries may vote for the district council in Vienna, but not for the municipal council.Bürgerinnen und Bürger anderer EU-Staaten dürfen in Wien die Bezirksvertretung wählen, den Gemeinderat aber nicht.Correct answer
- cBesides the municipal council, Vienna also elects a second, separate state parliament.Wien wählt neben dem Gemeinderat noch einen zweiten, getrennten Landtag.
- dThe members of the municipal council are at the same time members of the Vienna state parliament.Die Mitglieder des Gemeinderats sind zugleich Abgeordnete zum Wiener Landtag.Correct answer
Why?
The Vienna municipal council (Gemeinderat) also works as the state parliament (Landtag), and whoever is mayor (Bürgermeister) is also the governor (Landeshauptmann). Because only Austrian citizens may elect a state parliament, EU citizens in Vienna vote only for the district council (Bezirksvertretung).
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What is true about the Graben in Vienna?Correct answer:On it stands the Plague Column, which recalls a great plague epidemic in the 17th century.
Correct answer:Its name recalls the ditch in front of the wall of the Roman camp that ran here.
Correct answer:It is in the 1st district, the Innere Stadt.
Was stimmt über den Graben in Wien? — Auf ihm steht die Pestsäule, die an eine große Pestepidemie im 17. Jahrhundert erinnert. · Sein Name erinnert an den Graben vor der Mauer des römischen Lagers, der hier verlief. · Er liegt im 1. Bezirk, der Inneren Stadt.
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In the Middle Ages, Vienna became an important city under the Babenbergs. What did Vienna receive in 1221?Correct answer:Town rights that were recorded in a charter for the first time
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Leopoldstadt, Landstraße, Wieden and Josefstadt used to be suburbs outside the city wall. Since when have they been part of the city of Vienna?Correct answer:Since 1850
Leopoldstadt, Landstraße, Wieden und Josefstadt lagen früher als Vorstädte außerhalb der Stadtmauer. Seit wann gehören sie zur Stadt Wien? — Seit 1850
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What belongs to “Red Vienna” (“Rotes Wien”) in the period between the two World Wars?Correct answer:Families received a free package of baby clothes and linen for their newborn child.
Correct answer:The city built many affordable council flats with running water and their own toilet.
Correct answer:The Social Democratic Workers' Party had the majority in the municipal council and carried out many social reforms.
Was gehört zum „Roten Wien“ in der Zeit zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen? — Familien bekamen für ihr neugeborenes Kind ein kostenloses Wäschepaket. · Die Stadt baute viele preiswerte Gemeindewohnungen mit fließendem Wasser und eigenem WC. · Die Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei hatte die Mehrheit im Gemeinderat und setzte viele soziale Reformen um.
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