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Encyclopedia > Austria (disambiguation)

In addition to the country, the Republic of Austria, the name Austria can refer to the following:

Britannia arm-in-arm with Uncle Sam symbolizes the British-American alliance in World War I. Germania representing Germany, from 1848. ... Bank Austria Creditanstalt is a Central and Eastern European bank, 94. ... LTU Austria (LTU Billa Lufttransport Unternehmen GmbH) is an airline based in Austria. ... A semiconductor device manufacturer founded in 1981 and based in Unterpremstätten near Graz, Austria but with representation around the world. ... United Telekom Austria (short form UTA) is the largest alternative telecommunications provider in Austria. ... AMAG (Austria Metall AG) is situated in the village Ranshofen which is belonging to Braunau am Inn (Upper Austria) and was founded in 1938. ... FK Austria Wien is an Austrian football club which plays in the capital, Vienna. ... SC Austria Lustenau is an Austrian football club based in Lustenau. ... Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football (soccer) club, based in Salzburg. ... The A1 Team Austria is the Austrian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... In Austrian history, the First Republic refers to the period after World War I, following the breakdown of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, up to World War II. This period was marked by violent strife between the left and the right, e. ... The Republic of German Austria (German: ) was the initial rump state successor to Austro-Hungarian Empire following World War I for areas with a predominantly ethnic German population. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy The Crown of the Austrian Emperor For the history of these states before 1804, see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... The Archduchy of Austria (German: ) was one of the most important states within Holy Roman Empire, the center of the Habsburg Monarchy, the predecessor of the Austrian Empire. ... The Archduchy of Austria (German: ) was one of the most important states within Holy Roman Empire, the center of the Habsburg Monarchy, the predecessor of the Austrian Empire. ... Steve Austria of Beavercreek, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican party who serves as a member of the Ohio Senate. ...

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Despite a similar spelling, the word Austria, derived from the German Ostarrîchi ("Eastern Realm"), is unrelated to Australia, derived from the Latin for "south." Document in which ostarrichi was first mentioned 996 (red circle) Ostarrîchi is an Old High German name found to the famous Ostarrîchi document of 996, where it refers to the Margraviate ruled by the Babenberg Count Henry I located mostly in what is today Lower Austria. ...



 

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