National anthem of Austria

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The National Anthem of Austria (Austrian German: Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich, lit. 'Federal Anthem of the Republic of Austria'), also known by its incipit "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (pronounced [lant deːɐ̯ ˈbɛʁɡə lant ʔam ˈʃtʁoːmə]; 'Land of the Peaks, Land by the Stream'), was adopted without lyrics in 1946. The melody, which at that time was incorrectly attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was matched with a text by Paula von Preradović the following year. The melody's origin is not definitively known, and over time several possible composers have been suggested; today it is usually attributed to either Johann Holzer or Paul Wranitzky.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Text: Paula Preradovic (1887–1951) / Österreichische Bundesregierung 1947; Melodie: Johann Baptist Holzer (1753–1818) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) zugeschrieben), Public domain