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Understanding Vienna means understanding all the cultures that make up this diverse city. Vienna is home to people from over 180 nations. Metropole gives them a voice.

Every month we will focus on each community in a stand-along print publication accompanied by videos, online articles, social media takeovers and fun-filled events with delicious food.

This content comes from young Viennese journalists with roots in these communities, supported and guided by the Metropole team.

Here are the 10 communities:

Polish Community

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Culture & Language

The Polish Figures in Vienna’s Art Scene

Anna Huemer -
Polish artists bring Vienna’s streets, stages and dance floors to life
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Why Poles Choose Austria

Anna Huemer -
Why do Poles come here and why do they stay? An exploration in five parts.

Meet Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, the Polish-Austrian in Parliament

Herz Print Issues Szymon Pietrzak -
From first coming to Austria as a child to being elected to Parliament, Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic has always been a fighter.

7 Polish Delicacies You Must Try

Herz Print Issues Joanna Erbslöh -
So nice to meet you! You must come over for dinner so we can eat and drink properly, and start our friendship off on the right foot.

Meet Vienna’s Polish Women

Herz Print Issues Joanna Erbslöh -
Far from cliché of being cleaning ladies, over 20,000 these women start businesses, organize protests and defend minorities – making the city their home abroad.

Planting Polish Roots in Vienna

Herz Print Issues Katarzyna Makusz -
From the outlook on Kahlenberg, most people look down over the Vienna skyline, picking out buildings they recognize and admiring the majestic view. Poles do that as well, but they see more.

Phrases to Impress Your Polish Friends

Herz Print Issues Katarzyna Makusz -
While, for many, the easiest way to the heart is through the stomach, with Poles, it’s through their native language. They don’t expect anybody to speak it, so just sprinkle in a Polish word here and there and you’ll win them over in no time.

The Poles of Vienna

Herz Print Issues Magdalena Elisabeth Korecka -
From community organizing and trekking through the Alps to conducting top-notch research, these Poles enrich our city every day.

Commuting From Poland to Vienna to Pay the Bills

Herz Print Issues Szymon Pietrzak -
Today, Poles abroad are in a very different situation than in 2004. Their average salary is increasing – and in Austria, it’s the highest of anywhere in the EU. Austrian Poles are also sending more money home than Poles living elsewhere in Europe, as trade increases bring the two countries economically closer

Poles in Vienna Keep Their Language Alive in Uni Courses and Bi-lingual School P...

Herz Print Issues Magdalena Elisabeth Korecka -
Culture, attitudes and habits of thought are shaped by our mother tongue: Polish, a Slavic language, thrives in Vienna with the help of several institutions.

3 Polish Businesses in Vienna

Herz Print Issues Anna Huemer -
The vibrant Polish community boasts many savvy entrepreneurs. Metropole's Polish team chose three innovative ideas - in gastronomy, fitnesss and fashion - to illustrate the diversity of the scene.
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Social media & community blogs

 

Blogs from the Polish Community

Wien Wein Wunderbar

Magoomagisch

Filmawka

Forever Hungry

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Romanian community September 2020

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You Are What You Speak

Herz Print Issues Teodora Ștefana Bularc -
When you wander the streets of Vienna, you'll hear a multitude of languages. Over 30 percent of us moved here from abroad, spicing up the local lingo with our accents and dialects. Here's a short primer for how to sound Romanian.

Transylvania | Over the River and Through the Woods

Diaspora Travel Tips Ioana Costin -
With a total area of over 100,000 km2, modern day Transylvania is the largest region of Romania, and, by itself, larger than Austria.

How Romanian Artists Found Inspiration in Vienna

Herz Print Issues Andrei Mihut -
Throughout the ages, Vienna was a nexus for the literary, artistic, scientific and cultural creativity of many Romanians.

Hungarian community October 2020

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7 Austrian Words With Hungarian Origins

Herz Print Issues Nick Caspar -
Lángos, csárdás, Puszta – Viennese have surely come across these words that found their way from Hungarian into the Austrian vocabulary. Remember them for the next time you want to impress your favorite Magyar.
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Commuting Between Vienna and Budapest

Herz Print Issues Borbála Csete -
It’s Friday afternoon at Praterstern. Eight strangers pile into a small van that commutes between Vienna and Budapest at least twice a day ‐ even during COVID, when regulations allow. It’s much more than hitching a ride.
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Meet the Hungarian Voices on Viennese Stages

Culture & Language Borbála Csete -
Founded in 1741, the Burgtheater always had a strong link between language and national identity, but today it stages an international ensemble of artists. Just like the Volkstheater, Vienna’s stages are opening up to Europe and beyond.
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Serbian community December 2020

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German community February 2021

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