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This city was the capital of a region known unofficially as Cisleithania (“siss-lye-THAN-yuh”). At the start of the 20th century, this city was heavily modernized under a populist and anti-Semitic mayor known (10[1])as “handsome Karl.” (-5[1])The Compromise of 1867, also known as Ausgleich (“AUZ-glyck”), designated this city as the western capital (10[1])of a reformed state. (10[1])During the 20th century, this city’s coffee houses (10[1])patronized intellectuals like Leon Trotsky and Josip (10[1])Broz Tito. (10[1])This city’s Schönbrunn (-5[1])Palace was the birthplace of Emperor Franz Joseph I (10[1])and the main summer residence of the Habsburgs. For (10[1])10 points, what major city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire remains the capital of modern-day Austria? ■END■ (0[1])

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