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Where does the city of Vienna (in German: Wien) get its name from?
In the exam (German)
Woher hat die Stadt Wien ihren Namen?
- aFrom a river that is also called WienVon einem Fluss, der ebenfalls Wien heißtCorrect answer
- bFrom the Vienna Woods west of the cityVom Wienerwald westlich der Stadt
- cFrom the Danube Canal, which used to be called thatVom Donaukanal, der früher so genannt wurde
- dFrom the Vienna Basin south of the cityVom Wiener Becken südlich der Stadt
Why?
The city is named after the river Wien (Wienfluss). It rises in the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald) and flows into the Danube Canal near the Urania; it is the other way round with the Vienna Woods and the Vienna Basin (Wiener Becken): they are named after the city.
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