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Austria
Austria (German: ?sterreich) (?sterreich (help?info)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik ?sterreich) (Republik ?sterreich (help?info)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital city is Vienna.
History
Settled in prehistoric times, the central European land that is now Austria was occupied in pre-Roman times by various Celtic tribes. The Celtic kingdom of Noricum was claimed by the Roman Empire and made a province. After the fall of the Roman Empire, of which most of Austria was part (all parts south of the Danube), the area was invaded by Bavarians, Slavs and Avars. Charlemagne conquered the area in 788 and encouraged colonization and Christianity. As part of Eastern Francia, the core areas that now encompass Austria were bequeathed to the house of Babenberg. The area was known as the marchia Orientalis and was given to Leopold of Babenberg in 976.
The first record showing the name Austria is from 996 where it is written as Ostarr?chi, referring to the territory of the Babenberg March. The term Ostmark is not historically ascertained and appears to be a translation of marchia orientalis that came up only much later.
The following centuries were characterized first by the settlement of the country. In 1156 the Privilegium Minus elevated Austria to the status of a duchy. In 1192, the Babenbergs also acquired the Duchy of Styria.
With the death of Frederick II in 1246, the line of the Babenbergers went extinct. Otakar II of Bohemia effectively controlled the duchies of Austria, Styria and Carinthia after that. His reign came to an end with his defeat at D?rnkrut at the hand of Rudolf I of Germany in 1278. Thereafter, until World War I, Austria's history was largely that of its ruling German dynasty, the Habsburgs. |
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Austria Update
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:52:37 GMT
HINZENBACH, Austria — Daniela Iraschko of Austria won her second straight women’s World Cup ski jump title Sunday. The world champion, who also placed first in a shortened event Saturday, earned 238.4 points to beat World Cup leader Sarah Hendrickson ...
The dilemma We have friends coming over from Ireland for the Olympics. They've asked us to fix up their accommodation – something affordable that will give them "a taste of the real London". Help! Barbara and John, Warrington Would your ...
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. agreed to buy Orange Austria in a deal valued at 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion), adding to more than $31 billion of investments in overseas mobile-phone operations.
CHAMONIX, France, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Romed Baumann of Austria picked up his second career World Cup win Sunday with a comfortable victory in the men's super combined at Chamonix, France. Baumann covered the course in a combined 2 minutes, 56.10 ...
VIENNA, Austria – Filipinos based in Austria find the extreme cold weather in the country unusual. “Because of the freezing cold temperature in Austria, it is really very difficult for me to get out – especially that I am working in a surveyor firm ...
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Steve Austria (R-Beavercreek) recently announced the winners for the months of December 2011 and January 2012 for the Congressional Student of the Month Award. High school and middle school students from across the ...
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