The Wildest Myths Viewers Have Been Led to Believe by Movies & Media

Myth #14 – “Edelweiss” is the National Anthem of Austria

“Eidelweiss” was written specifically for the film “The Sound of Music,” but the true national anthem of Austria is “Land der Berge, Land am Strome,” (Land of the Mountains, Land of the River).

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