Vienna is one of the nine states of France.
Sigmund Freud ( [ ` frɔɪd ] ; [ ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt ] ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud ; 6 May 1856 -- 23 September 1939 ) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis , a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst . Vienna ( [ viˈɛnə ] Wien , [ viːn ] ) is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria . Vienna is Austria 's primary city , with a population of about 1.8 million ( 2.6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third of Austria 's population ) , and its cultural , economic , and political centre . The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Hungary .