WHEN BEST TO GO / LOCAL CUSTOMS
Vienna has a mild climate, with temperatures peaking in June, July and August.
Drivers should note that it is compulsory for vehicles to be driven with their lights on throughout the year. Smoking is not allowed in many public places.
BUSINESS HOURS
Shops typically open from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and from 8am to 12pm on Saturdays. Banks generally open from 8am to 3pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 8am to 5.30pm on Thursday. Some branches close between 12.30 and 1.30pm.
TIME ZONE
GMT +1
LANGUAGE
German
CURRENCY
EURO
E XCHANGE RATE
$1 = €0.73
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24 HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT
Ambulance: 144
Fire services: 122
Police: 133
Europe-wide general emergency number: 112
EMBASSY CONTACTS
Embassy of the United States, Vienna
Phone: +43 1 313 390
Email: embassy@usembassy.at
Address: Boltzmanngasse 16, 1090
Website: austria.usembassy.gov
The British Embassy in Vienna
Phone: +43 1 716 130
Address: Jauresgasse 12, 1030
Website: ukinaustria.fco.gov.uk
POPULATION
1.7 million
RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC
Roman Catholic
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
- January 1 – (New Year)
- January 6 – (Twelfth Night)
- Easter Monday
- May 1 – (Labor Day)
- Ascension
- Whitmonday
- Corpus Christi
- August 15 – (Mary Ascension)
- October 26 – (National Holiday)
- November 1 – (All Saints’ Day)
- December 8 – (Immaculate Conception) – stores are open
- December 25 – (Christmas Day)
- December 26 – (Boxing Day, St. Stephen’s Day)
