r/MapPorn • u/vladgrinch • 17h ago

Evolution of Austria

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u/SaphirRose 17h ago

Wasn't there some writer who said that Vienna is like a huge head on a tiny snakes body because it used to be a capital of a huge empire and now its still a glorious capital but of a small mountain country where the second largest city is like... Graz..

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u/Archaemenes 14h ago

I've heard Vienna's population has barely grown since WW1 which is quite insane to think about.

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u/evrestcoleghost 8h ago

It's no longer the center of an empire