where were hot dogs invented

Hot dogs were invented in Europe, with both Frankfurt, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, claiming to be the birthplace. The sausage known as the frankfurter originated in Frankfurt around 1487, while Vienna claims the wiener sausage as its own. German immigrants brought these sausages to the United States in the 1800s, where the hot dog as it is known today, including the practice of serving it in a bun, was popularized in places like New York in the mid to late 19th century.