Wien is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in northeast Chariton County, in the U.S. state of

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. The community is on

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approximately 16 miles north of

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History

Wien was

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ted in 1877, and named after

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

(German: ''Wien''), the capital of Austria. A post office called Wien was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1903.

References

Unincorporated communities in Chariton County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CharitonCountyMO-geo-stub