Mozart was born here

Ah, Mozart

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April 5th 2009
If there is a city in the world which has more tightly tied its fate to the popularity of one Wolfgang Amade Mozart than has Salzburg, I would be be astonished. Were it not for Mozart, I do not think many people at all would even know what country Salzburg was in, and certainly no tourists would go there. I would compare it to St. Joseph, Missouri in size, both population-wise and in its small-t ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more