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About Austria
What kind of country is Australia?
The land area is almost the same as Hokkaido, and the climate is similar to Hokkaido.
Approximately 60% of the country lies within the Alps and borders eight countries: Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
Austria is a federal state consisting of nine autonomous states, each of which maintains its independent character within the framework of a unified state.
On January 1, 1995, the country joined the European Union along with Sweden and Finland.
Austria is home to music, art, and many historical buildings such as castles, such as Vienna.
However, what Austrians are most proud of is the natural beauty and grandeur of the Alps.
The plateau is dotted with numerous lakes, and their beauty is unlike any other in Europe.
The national character is also very easy-going and full of humanity.
I'm sure people who visit Austria will feel the open-minded ``Austrian character'' of accepting everything as it is.
Habsburg family and cake
The Habsburg family, once the most prosperous family in Austria, ruled the empire through the hereditary status of Holy Roman Emperor.
Music and gourmet food seem to have been the greatest pleasures of the Habsburg emperors, who prospered not through military force but through political skill and marriage policy.
It is said that Franz Josef I, the last de facto emperor, would go out to cafes and enjoy cakes.
The reason why croissants are crescent moons
A croissant with a strong French image.
Did you know that its roots are actually in Vienna? It is said that a long time ago, when the country was fighting against the Turkish army, a baker who woke up in the middle of the night to knead bread noticed a night attack by the Turkish army, and thanks to this, he won the battle against the Turkish army.
To commemorate this occasion, bread was made in the shape of the crescent moon of the Turkish army's flag. That is the original form of croissant, Bunny L'Equipefale.
Later, it was introduced to France by Marie Antoinette and became a croissant made with plenty of butter.
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Austrian Embassy (https://www.bmeia.gv.at/ja/oeb-tokio/)