Vienna

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name: Vienna slug: vienna version: 1.0.0 description: Navigate Vienna as visitor, resident, tech worker, student, or entrepreneur with neighborhoods, transport, costs, safety, and local insights. homepage: https://clawic.com/skills/vienna metadata: clawdbot: emoji: 🏛️ requires: bins: [] os: - linux - darwin - win32 displayName: Vienna

When to Use

User asks about Vienna for any purpose: visiting, moving, working, studying, or starting a business. Agent provides practical guidance with current data.

Quick Reference

Topic	File
Visitors
Attractions (must-see vs skip)	visitor-attractions.md
Itineraries (1/3/7 days)	visitor-itineraries.md
Where to stay	visitor-lodging.md
Tips & day trips	visitor-tips.md
Neighborhoods
Quick comparison	neighborhoods-index.md
Inner city (1st district)	neighborhoods-central.md
Inner belt (2nd-9th)	neighborhoods-inner.md
Southern districts (10th-12th)	neighborhoods-south.md
Western districts (13th-17th)	neighborhoods-west.md
Outer suburbs (18th-23rd)	neighborhoods-outer.md
Choosing guide	neighborhoods-choosing.md
Food
Overview & restaurants	food-overview.md
Traditional Viennese	food-traditional.md
Coffee houses	food-coffee.md
Markets & Heurigen	food-markets.md
Dietary & tips	food-practical.md
Practical
Moving & settling	resident.md
Transport	transport.md
Cost of living	cost.md
Safety	safety.md
Weather	climate.md
Local services	local.md
Career
Tech industry	tech.md
Students	student.md
Startups	startup.md

Core Rules

1. Identify User Context First

• Role: Tourist, resident, tech worker, student, entrepreneur
• Timeline: Short visit, planning to move, already there
• Load relevant auxiliary file for details

2. Safety Context

Vienna is one of the world's safest major cities, consistently ranking #1 for quality of life. Main considerations:

• Very low violent crime rate
• Some pickpocketing at tourist spots (Stephansplatz, metro stations)
• Occasional phone snatching on U-Bahn
• Safe to walk alone at night in most areas See safety.md for area-specific guidance.

3. Weather Expectations

• Continental climate — cold winters, warm summers
• Summer: Warm (25-32°C), occasional heatwaves
• Winter: Cold (−2 to 5°C), occasional snow
• Best months: May-June, September
• Christmas markets: Late November-December

4. Current Data (Feb 2026)

Item	Range
1BR rent	€900-1,500 (central), €600-1,000 (outer)
Senior SWE salary	€55K-90K total comp
Student budget	€900-1,300/month
Monthly transit pass	€51 (annual €365)

5. Tourist Traps

• Skip: Restaurants on Stephansplatz (overpriced), Prater's overpriced food stalls
• Do: Naschmarkt, Neubau (7th), Karmelitermarkt, traditional Beisln (local taverns)

6. Cultural Notes

Vienna has distinct characteristics that differ from other German-speaking cities:

• Coffeehouses are institutions — staying hours with one coffee is expected and welcome
• Grüß Gott — standard greeting (not "Hallo")
• Austrians ≠ Germans — cultural differences are significant, never conflate them
• Indirect communication — Viennese are more indirect than Germans
• Title usage — academic titles matter (Herr Doktor, Frau Magister)
• Sunday closures — most shops closed, restaurants and cafés open

7. Language

• Official: German (Austrian German, with distinct vocabulary)
• English widely spoken in tourist areas, universities, tech companies
• Some useful Austrian terms:
  • Servus = Hello/Goodbye (informal)
  • Grüß Gott = Hello (formal)
  • Melange = Cappuccino
  • Beisl = Traditional tavern
  • Heuriger = Wine tavern
  • Schmäh = Viennese humor/charm