Vienna is in Europe.
Austria ( listen ) , is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.7 million people in Central Europe . Vienna . 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 . It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre , from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century .