Viennese coffee house culture

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The Viennese coffee house (German: das Wiener Kaffeehaus, Bavarian: as Weana Kafeehaus) is a typical institution of Vienna that played an important part in shaping Viennese culture. Since October 2011, the "Viennese coffee house culture" is listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) element by the Austrian National Agency for the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Viennese coffee house is described in the ICH national inventory as a place, "where time and space are consumed, but only the coffee is found on the bill."

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