Austria National Anthem — Land der Berge, Land am Strome

The Austrian anthem is a portrait of the country and its character. Its opening lines celebrate a "land of mountains" and rivers, of "fields" and "cathedrals" and "hammers" — nature, faith and industry together — and hail an Austria "rich in the future".

It calls the nation the "home of great daughters and sons" and "a people blessed with a sense of beauty", a nod to Austria's extraordinary artistic and musical heritage. The line about "daughters" was added in 2012, making the long-standing "home of great sons" inclusive of all Austrians.

After the Second World War, Austria sought a new anthem to replace melodies tied to the Haydn tune shared with Germany. A melody attributed to Mozart — from one of his last works — was paired with a poem by Paula von Preradović, chosen in a 1946 competition, and the anthem was adopted in 1946–47. In 2012 the Austrian parliament amended the text from "Heimat bist du großer Söhne" to "Heimat großer Töchter und Söhne", adding "daughters".

Austria deliberately chose a Mozart-attributed melody to underline its own identity and distance itself from the Haydn tune associated with Germany's anthem. Paula von Preradović was one of relatively few women to write a national anthem, and the 2012 amendment reflected a modern, inclusive Austria while keeping the anthem's celebration of the country's landscape and artistry.

"Land der Berge, Land am Strome" ("Land of Mountains, Land by the River") is the national anthem of Austria, a distinctive entry among the world's national anthems. The melody is attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the lyrics are by Paula von Preradović.

It was adopted in 1946–47. The words are in the public domain; the current official first verse reflects a 2012 gender-inclusive amendment.