Vienna: History, Former Names & Timeline
A Roman frontier camp on the Danube, the Habsburg capital for six centuries, twice holding out against Ottoman armies.
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Former names of Vienna
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 15 BC | Vindobona | Roman legionary camp |
| AD 881 | Wenia | |
| 1200 | Wien |
Timeline of Vienna
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1529 | Suleiman I's first siege of Vienna fails |
| 1683 | Second Siege of Vienna; King Jan III Sobieski of Poland relieves the city |
| 1815 | The Congress of Vienna rebuilds Europe after the Napoleonic Wars |
| 1938 | Germany annexes Austria |
Who ruled Vienna
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC–299 | Bohemia (Marcomanni) |
| 300–399 | Rome (Galerius) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–699 | Ostrogoths |
| 700–799 | Avars |
| 800–899 | Slavonic tribes |
| 900–999 | East Francia |
| 1000–1782 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1783–1879 | Austrian Empire |
| 1880–1913 | Austria Hungary |
| 1914–1919 | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| 1920–1937 | Austria |
| 1938–1944 | Germany |
| 1945–today | Austria |
Battles and sites near Vienna
- Battle of Austerlitz · 1805
Landmarks in and around Vienna
Schönbrunn PalaceStanding · 1743