Grade 5 & 6
Austria
Austria is a country with a lot of mountains and a lot of people like to ski there. Austria was part of Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy and now it is an independent country. There are some famous people, some are: Arnold Schwarzenegger, a famous actor, his famous roles include Terminator and one of the twins from “Twins”. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a famous composer who knew how to play a lot of instruments including violin and piano, Maria Theresia, an Empress of the Holy German Empire and Queen of Austria who is well known all over the world and Franz Ferdinand a duke who`s death started the First World War. Also there is the biggest ice cave in the world called “Eisriesenwelt“.
Photo: landscape of Austria and its flag
The main language is German and the Capital city is Vienna; the river Danube flows through Vienna. It is a country in Europe, before it got the Euro they had the Schilling. There is a lot of lakes in Austria. There is a lot of good wine. In the province Burgenland there are a lot of storks which nest on chimneys. Lake Neusiedl is only 2m deep but is one of the biggest lakes in Europe.
In Vienna there is a giant aquarium/zoo which is an old bunker. The Tyrol is known all over the world for its beautiful mountains and its green streams. A lot of ski Olympic champions come from Austria. Austria has about 8 million inhabitants, Austria south of the Danube was once a part of the Roman Empire. Emperor Maximillian of Mexico was the brother of Franz Joseph of Austria.