Vienna, the capital City in Austria is a world center for the arts, splendid palaces of the Baroque Period adorn the landscape and as such headquarters for many organizations are aplenty. But, what makes Austria really famous were its son's, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or Johann Strauss to name a few, all giants in the field of classical music. Tourists can therefore visit the houses of these famous masters and reminisce of the era gone by.
Like Austria's masters who had lived some 250 years ago, the National Flag of Austria is possibly the oldest national flag design in the world. Considered the oldest flag "in continuous use" is the Danish or
Denmark flag, but it is at least a century younger. The
Austria flag has three equal horizontal bands of red on the top and bottom, separated at the center by the white band.
Legend has it that the flag was attributed to Duke Leopold V whose white battledress was drenched in blood in one of the fierce fights during the Crusades. When he removed his belt the cloth underneath was still white, and so taken aback by the sight, he adopted the colors and scheme as his banner.
Austria is at the center of Europe and bordered by eight neighbors, it is mountainous in the south and west, fertile lowlands in the east are all part of the Danube River basin. Owing to its terrain, Austria is the most forested country in Europe, and the forest cover is steadily increasing, thanks wholly to the country's "green lung" project.
Manufacturing as the lifeblood of the country, is powered by hydroelectricity and propel the nation's export trade.
by:
The Flagman
