Linz - Global Citizenship Summer School (sitios de interés)
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Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria. It is located in the north centre of Austria, around 30 km south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube at 266 m above sea level. The population of the city is 191,107 and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about 271,000.
Adolf Hitler was born in the border town of Braunau am Inn (Upper Austria) but moved to Linz in his childhood, where he spent most of his youth (1898-1907).
Another important inhabitant of the city was Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571- November 15, 1630). Probably not everybody nowadays knows who he was and what he did to become so important but he was a key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution. He was a great mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, who was best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, which are based on his works Harmonices Mundi, Astronomia nova and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provide one of the foundations for Isaac Newton’s theory of universal gravitation.
Another important inhabitant of the city was Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571- November 15, 1630). Probably not everybody nowadays knows who he was and what he did to become so important but he was a key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution. He was a great mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, who was best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, which are based on his works Harmonices Mundi, Astronomia nova and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provide one of the foundations for Isaac Newton’s theory of universal gravitation.
Just as a reminder, Newton’s law of universal gravitation states that every point mass in the universe attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. In addition, the local public university, Johannes Kepler University, is named after him.
For Linz the Danube is the main tourism and transport connection that runs directly through the city. However, it has more to offer than we might think to satisfy our visual, emotional hunger and even taste preferences. Linz is a home to a vibrant music and arts scene that is well supported by the city and the state of Upper Austria.
A walk through Linz is at the same time can be considered as a walk on fertile musical soil. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Symphony No. 36 (1783) at very short notice, while passing through Linz. Later it became famous as the Linz Symphony. The link to this composition can be found below the text. The power of the classical music is incredible in all its aspects. Also, it was scientifically proved that classical music helps to relax the mind, which in turn helps enhance student’s moods, improves concentration and memory ability. Linz is not only well known for having been Europe’s Cultural Capital (2009) but it is also very famous for its sweet temptation the “Linzer Torte”.
The “Linzer Torte” was considered to be the oldest-known cake in the world and its recipe dates back to 1696. However, in 2005 the library director of the Upper Austrian Landesmuseum and author of the book “Wie mann die Linzer Dortten macht”, which means “How to make the Linzer Torte”, found an even older Veronese recipe dating back to 1653.
In conclusion, I would::text like to say that “The Beautiful and Mighty Danube” inspired and continue to inspire talented people to create incredible masterpieces of art, prose and music, which we can certainly see in abundance within Austria and along the Danube Region.
Link to the Mozart Symphony No. 36 (this astonishing composition will help you to get out of a bad mood):
Fascinating video about Architecture in Linz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9F5LvXp5w4