Worth knowing
Austria
Schönbrunn Zoo began in 1752 as the emperor's private menagerie in Vienna. The public was first admitted in 1779, and it has been running ever since.
Where its story happens
Schönbrunn Zoo, Vienna, at 48.18°N, 16.30°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Austria
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Austria, in the Alps of central Europe, between Germany and Italy. See Austria on a map.
- Mozart was born here, The Sound of Music was filmed here, and its capital is Vienna.
- For centuries its ruling family, the Habsburgs, held one of the great empires of Europe.
- The croissant grew out of the kipferl, a crescent roll baked here since the Middle Ages.
- The oldest zoo in the world still running opened here in 1752, in the grounds of an emperor's palace.