The Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (ABGB) is the Civil Code of Austria, enacted in 1811 after about 40 years of preparatory works. Karl Anton Freiherr von Martini and Franz von Zeiller were the leading drafters at the earlier and later stages of the draft. Besides Austria, its influence perists in other successor states of Austria-Hungary. A civil code is a book of laws designed to comprehensively deal with the core areas of private law. ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...