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May 18, 2024 · Bratislava, city, capital of Slovakia. It lies in the extreme southwestern part of the country, along the Danube where that river has cut a gorge in the Little Carpathian Mountains near the meeting point of the frontiers of Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary. Vienna is 35 miles (56 km) west. The Danube River at Bratislava, Slovakia. Archaeological ...
1 day ago · Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in the western region of Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south.
2 days ago · Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe [c] between 1867 and 1918. Austria-Hungary was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states with a single monarch who was titled both emperor of Austria and King of ...
4 days ago · The short history of independent Slovakia is one of a desire to move from mere autonomy within the Czechoslovak federation to sovereignty—a history of resistance to being called “the nation after the hyphen .”. Although World War II thwarted the Slovaks’ first vote for independence in 1939, sovereignty was finally realized on January 1 ...
2 days ago · Map of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Canberra, federal capital of the Commonwealth of Australia. It occupies part of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), in southeastern Australia, and is about 150 miles (240 km) southwest of Sydney. Canberra lies astride the Molonglo River, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River.
May 15, 2024 · The most important Roman settlement in Austria was Carnuntum, which served as the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia in present-day Lower Austria and became a center of Roman fortifications along the Danube. Which side was Austria on in World War II? During World War II, Austria was an integral part of Nazi Germany.
May 19, 2024 · Budapest, city, capital of Hungary, and seat of Pest megye (county). The city is the political, administrative, industrial, and commercial centre of Hungary. The site has been continuously settled since prehistoric times and is now the home of about one-fifth of the country’s population. Area city, 203 square miles (525 square km).
