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Austria

Capital: Vienna

  • Hallstatt's salt mine, with 21 levels, is described as the world's oldest working salt mine.
  • Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna has 1,441 rooms and served as the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers.
  • Austrian law requires Wiener Schnitzel to be made of veal; pork versions must carry a different name.
  • The Grossglockner High Alpine Road crosses the Hochtor Pass at 2,576 m, which the article calls Austria's highest road pass.

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