Vienna Crossword Puzzle for Kids
Free printable educational crossword puzzle. Every clue is a plain-English sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Vienna, with the key word blanked out.
Vienna Crossword
Name: ____________________ Date: ______________
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Across
- 1. The city grew because the _____ became part of the city. (7 letters)
- 4. In the Middle Ages, the _____ was still in use. (10 letters)
- 6. Karl Lueger was the most important _____ in the time of Emperor Franz Josef. (5 letters)
- 7. In 1438, Vienna became the _____ of the Holy Roman Emperor. (9 letters)
- 12. The city _____ is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (6 letters)
- 13. He ruled until 1916, and Vienna became a center of arts, _____ and architecture. (7 letters)
Down
- 2. The city was controlled by the Allies like the rest of _____. (7 letters)
- 3. Classical music and _____ are popular in Vienna. (5 letters)
- 5. The street follows the old city walls which were _____ to create it. (9 letters)
- 8. In Vienna the _____ of the Jewish inhabitants began. (9 letters)
- 9. Rudolf IV started the university in 1365 and while he was _____ the nave of the Gothic St. (4 letters)
- 10. In 976, the House of Babenberg became the _____ of the area. (6 letters)
- 11. Stephen's square with the _____ is the very center of Vienna. (9 letters)
- 14. The history of the city _____ back to the Roman Empire. (4 letters)
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Vienna Word Search
Name: ____________________ Date: ______________
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Pick the word that completes each sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article.
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How to Solve & Use the Answer Key
This is a fill-in crossword. Each clue is a sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Vienna, with the key term blanked out. The number in parentheses shows the letter count. Solve interactively on screen or check Show answers to view the answer key. To print a clean student worksheet, press Print Puzzle.
Vienna Crossword Answer Key & Definitions
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- 1 Across: SUBURBS — A suburb is an area of a town or city, a little away from the downtown (city center), where there are fewer big buildings and mainly houses, schools and shops. Simple English Wikipedia: Suburb
- 4 Across: SETTLEMENT
- 6 Across: MAYOR — A mayor is a person who is in charge of the administration of a city. Simple English Wikipedia: Mayor
- 7 Across: RESIDENCE — A house is a building that is made for people to live in. Simple English Wikipedia: House
- 12 Across: CENTRE — Although within the US The word "centre" often means places or buildings where an activity takes place, while "center" is a mathematical or locational mid point (center of a room). Simple English Wikipedia: Centre
- 13 Across: CULTURE — Culture is a word for the 'way of life' of groups of people, meaning the way they do things. Simple English Wikipedia: Culture
- 2 Down: AUSTRIA — Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe. Simple English Wikipedia: Austria
- 3 Down: OPERA — Opera is a drama set to music. An opera is like a play in which everything is sung instead of spoken. Simple English Wikipedia: Opera
- 5 Down: DESTROYED
- 8 Down: SUFFERING — Suffering is pain or mental or emotional unhappiness caused by bad things happening, like disasters or illness. Simple English Wikipedia: Suffering
- 9 Down: DUKE — A Duke is someone part of nobility. In monarchies, like the UK, the title has legal status, and is inherited in the male line. Simple English Wikipedia: Duke
- 10 Down: RULERS — This page lists the current heads of state and governments in the world. Simple English Wikipedia: List of current heads of state and government
- 11 Down: CATHEDRAL — A cathedral is a Christian church that is the office of a Bishop or Archbishop. Simple English Wikipedia: Cathedral
- 14 Down: GOES — Goes, Zeelandic: Goes or Hoes, is a municipality and town on the former island of Zuid-Beveland, Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands. Simple English Wikipedia: Goes
Definitions adapted from Simple English Wikipedia and Wikipedia articles (week 2026-W41), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Read about Vienna
Vienna (; Central Austro-Bavarian: Wean; Viennese German and Austrian German: Wian []) is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is also one of Austria's nine states.
It is in the east of the country on the River Danube. More than 1,800,000 people live there (2016). It is an administrative district (Bundesland) of its own.
Before World War I, it was the capital of the Austra-Hungary. The city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Name
In regard to the etymology of the city's name, scholars do not agreem. Some claim that the name comes from vedunia, meaning "forest stream"; From that word, came the Old High German word uuenia (wenia in modern writing), and the New High German word wien and its dialectal variant wean.
History
The history of the city goes back to the Roman Empire. The Romans started a military camp called Vindobona. The camp was in today's first district on the Danube river. The name came from the Celts, so there was probably a Celtic settlement before the Roman invasion. The Romans stayed until the 5th century. In the Middle Ages, the settlement was still in use. The present name was mentioned in 881 in the Salzburger Annalen, where a battle ad weniam is mentioned.
In 976, the House of Babenberg became the rulers of the area. They made Vienna their capital in 1155. Vienna was already an important city. In 1156, Austria became a duchy, and the duke who ruled the Duchy lived in Vienna. In 1221, Vienna got municipal rights. It Is the second-oldest city in Austria (Enns, in Upper Austria, is the oldest).
In 1278, the Duchy came to the Habsburg family. Rudolf IV started the university in 1365 and while he was duke the nave of the Gothic St. Stephan's Cathedral was built. Quarrels within the Hapsburg family caused an economic decline in Vienna. In 1438, Vienna became the residence of the Holy Roman Emperor.
The Reformation turned Vienna into a Protestant city, but during the Counter-Reformation, Vienna and the rest of Austria mostly returned to being Roman Catholic.
In 1529, Vienna was first besieged by the army of the Ottoman Empire, which had a border only 150 km east of Vienna. Thay hurt Vienna economically but led to people fortifying the city (improving its defences). After a second siege, the Ottoman Empire could not take Vienna, and the city started getting larger.
Sightseeing
Today, St. Stephen's square with the cathedral is the very center of Vienna. The Graben and the Kärntner Straße, which lead away from the square, are shopping streets with a lot of different shops. Opposite the cathedral you can find the Haas-House, a very modern building by the architect Hans Hollein.
The Ringstraße runs around the first district and was built in the second half of the 19th century. The street follows the old city walls which were destroyed to create it. Along the street you can find different important buildings like the Staatsoper (opera house), the parliament, the Burgtheater, the two museums of natural history and arts. Also, the Wiener Postsparkasse which is an important building by the architect Otto Wagner is along the street.
From the 13th century to 1918 this was the residence of the Habsburg rulers. Today it is the residence of the President of the Republic of Austria and you can also visit different museums like the Schatzkammer where you can see the different crowns of the Habsburg family and the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. The National Library is also the Hofburg.
Today's buildings were built by the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach an important architect in the baroque era in Austria. Another building of Fischer is the Karlskirche.
Schloss Belvedere was built by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt another important Austrian baroque architect. It was built for Prinz Eugen of Savoy who fought successfully against the Ottoman Empire. Today the castle is used as museum (Austrian Gallery Belvedere).
Culture
There are many old buildings, churches and museums in the city centre. Classical music and opera are popular in Vienna. The composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Brahms all worked in Vienna. Vivaldi also died in Vienna. The city has two world-famous orchestras: the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony.
Vienna is also the name of a song about the city, by the British group Ultravox.
Vienna is the home of the nationally successful soccer clubs SK Rapid Wien and FK Austria Wien.
Other websites
WorldFlicks in Vienna: Photos and interesting places on Google Maps
Text adapted from the Simple English Wikipedia article “Vienna” (revision 10806894, 2026-04-04), authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.