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History
It is important to distinguish between present-day Austria and the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Empire of the past.
Many "Austian" towns and provinces are no longer part of Austria and many probably bear different names today. If you are not sure, check using any of the fine
place finder resources. In some cases provinces have been re-defined or split amongst different countries.
The following table illustrates a few (simplified) examples of such changes:
German name |
English name |
Native name |
Now in . . . |
Krain |
Carniola |
Krajina |
mainly Slovenia |
Kroatien |
Croatia |
Hrvatska |
mainly Croatia |
Veneto |
Veneto |
Veneto |
Italy |
Schlesien |
Silesia |
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Poland and Czech Republic |
Galizien |
Galicia |
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mainly Poland |
Mähren |
Moravia |
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mainly Czech Republic |
Böhmen |
Bohemia |
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Czech Republic |
Siebenbürgen |
Transylvania |
Erdély |
Romania |
Untersteiermark |
Lower-Styria |
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Slovenia |
Südtirol |
South Tyrol |
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Italy |
For more detailed information see:
Geography
Present-day Republic of Austria (see the official pages of the
Federal Chancellery that includes a short summary of Austrian history) consists of the following provinces:
The RLL Code is used when registering research on the Roots Surname List and on the Roots Location List eg. for Lower Austria: NOE, AUT
Please see Tips and Advice below before making queries.
Maps
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FEEFHS Map Room |
Austria, Styria, Tyrol About 304K JPEG |
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin |
Central Europe 1815 JPEG image 1148x881 pixels |
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin |
Central Europe 1860 JPEG image 1131x866 pixels |
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin |
Central Europe 1871 JPEG image 1133x864 pixels |
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin |
Vienna 1858 JPEG image 2589x2585 pixels 1.7MB |
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University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Europe GIF image 601x498 pixels |
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Provincial Government of Styria |
Styria Clickable maps In German |
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Microsoft Expedia |
Austria Interactive map |
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Lonely Planet
© 2001, Lonely Planet Publications. All Rights Reserved. Used
with permission.
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Austria Interactive map |
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Oxford University Bodleian Library Map Room - The MAP CASE |
Carniola, Croatia, Istria JPEG image 721x525 pixels |
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FEEFHS Map Room |
Austro-Hungarian Empire (1882): Central Hungary, Banat Region JPEG (155K) |
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Servus in Österreich by idv |
Austria Tourist Guide Clickable map |
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