Fast Facts on Vienna
- Area:
- 415 sq km
- Population:
- 1.6 million
- Country:
- Austria
- Time zone:
- GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
- Telephone country code:
- 43
- Telephone city code:
- 01
- Emergency numbers:
- Call tel. 122 to report a fire, tel. 133 for the police, or tel. 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 and Frommer's Vienna and the Danube Valley, 5th ed.
