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Vienna Facts

Below are some useful facts for travelers on Vienna, Austria.

Area:	415 sq km
Population:	1.6 million
Time zone:	GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone country code:	43
Telephone city code:	01
Emergency numbers:	122 to report a fire, 133 for the police, or 144 for an ambulance.
Electricity:	220 volts AC, with the European 50-cycle circuit
Business hours:	Most shops are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, and Saturday from 9am to noon, 12:30pm, or 1pm. On the first Saturday of every month, shops remain open until 4:30 or 5pm, a tradition known as langer Samstag.
Tipping:	Hotel and restaurant bills include a service charge of 10% to 15%, but it's a good policy to leave something extra for waiters and 2€ per day for your hotel maid.
Restrooms:	Vienna has a number of public toilets, labeled "WC", scattered at convenient locations throughout the city. Don't hesitate to use them, as they are clean, safe and well-maintained. All major sightseeing attractions also have public facilities.

Sources

• Lonely Planet Vienna
• Frommer's Vienna and the Danube Valley, 5th ed.

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