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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:

Romanian Community

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Meet Anita Hartig, Opera Singer and Transylvania’s Prima Donna

Florin Avram - September 13, 2020

To make it on the boards that mean the world, you need talent, passion and grit. Even more so, when you start out from a modest background.

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Protest, Vote, Repeat – How the Romanian Diaspora Revolutionized Politics at Hom...

Geanina Țurcanu - September 7, 2020

Since the “kilometer 0 of democracy” in 1990, Romanians in Vienna, as elsewhere, followed the political changes at home, holding out hope for the democratic movement.

At Home in Vienna, Romanian at Heart

September 1, 2020

Transylvania | Over the River and Through the Woods

September 28, 2020

Discover the Viennese Restaurant that Makes Romanians Feel at Home

September 16, 2020

How Romanian Artists Found Inspiration in Vienna

September 25, 2020

At Home in Someone Else’s House

September 10, 2020

In Safety and Freedom, Romanian Entrepreneurs Found Success in Vienna

September 22, 2020

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Blogs from the Romanian Community

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7 Austrian Words With Hungarian Origins

Features Nick Caspar - October 31, 2020

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.

Commuting Between Vienna and Budapest

Features Borbála Csete - October 27, 2020

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.

Meet the Hungarian Voices on Viennese Stages

Features Borbála Csete - October 26, 2020

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.

Turkish Community

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Ali Gedik: The People’s Friend

General Metropole - November 17, 2021

Turkish-born Ali Gedik's social consciousness has led him to Verein Wiener Jugendzentren, Winterquartier and Volkshilfe.

Theater Calling: From Turkey Onto Viennese Stages

Culture Istem Ozen - September 28, 2021

Vienna’s theater scene is enriched by a multitude of actors, groups and playwrights who have roots in Turkey and a very diverse outlook.

Living Between Turkey and Austria

Home is where the Herz is Gozde Taskaya - September 12, 2021

For Vienna’s Turkish community, taking roots in the city has taken some time. But today, there’s no doubt that they are just as much home on the banks of the Danube as on the shore of the Bosporus.

Bosnian Community

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Where to Find the Best Bosnian Pita in Vienna

Bosnian in Vienna Selma Tahirović - November 4, 2021

The savory smell of pita takes a lot of Bosnians back to their childhoods. The scent of this traditional food reminds us of better days, carefree memories, and pleasant meals with family and friends.

Let’s Speak Bosnian! – Šprehati bosanski!

Bosnian in Vienna Nedad Memić - November 2, 2021

Derived from German “sprechen”, “šprehati” is colloquial Bosnian for speaking, one of many borrowed words that are now a vital part of the Bosnian language.

Nina Kusturica – Filming Migration Stories

Bosnian in Vienna Asja Makarević - November 2, 2021

Austro-Bosnian director Nina Kusturica has put the issues of displacement on film, while challenging the orthodoxies of entrenched power.

Polish Community November 2020

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Commuting From Poland to Vienna to Pay the Bills

Features Szymon Pietrzak - November 30, 2020

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...

Features Magdalena Elisabeth Korecka - November 25, 2020

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.

The Polish Figures in Vienna’s Art Scene

Features Anna Huemer - November 22, 2020

Polish artists bring Vienna’s streets, stages and dance floors to life

Serbian Community December 2020

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4 Serbian Idioms Taken Literally

Home is where the Herz is Aleksandra Mikić - January 31, 2021

A “boy throwing an eye on a girl,” or someone “cutting his ears to patch his ass” these are very common expressions in Serbian. In these illustrations, you can see the literal meaning of some of the most popular phrases in Serbian.

6 Serbian Dishes you Must-Try in Vienna

Cafés and Restaurants Katarina Stanisavljević - January 30, 2021

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Novi Sad, a Serbian City Shaped By the Habsburgs

Home is where the Herz is Aleksandra Mikić - January 26, 2021

Home to 23 national minorities, 4 official languages and three religions, this ancient Habsburg city on the Danube is the 2021 European Capital of Culture.

German Community February 2021

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Watch What You Say! Where Austrians & Germans Differ

German in Vienna Eva Goldschald - February 28, 2021

Germany and Austria share many of the same values, and much culture and history. Yet, in spite (or possibly because) of that, the little brother staunchly holds on to a distinct cultural identity – most notably in language, which can sometimes make communication difficult.

Closed Borders Can’t Stop Love

German in Vienna Eva Goldschald - February 25, 2021

On March 16, 2020, European politicians closed internal EU borders to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It was more than a formality: this massive restriction on interpersonal relationships did not go over easily.

Vienna’s Money Boy Is Dominating the German Rap Scene

German in Vienna Cosima Weiske - February 24, 2021

He’s weird, he’s scandalous, and he’s influencing the German language like no Austrian rapper before. May we present the phenomenon that is Money Boy.

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