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2 days ago · Although Noricum and Rome had been active trading partners and had formed military alliances, around 15 BC the majority of what we now know as Austria was annexed to the Roman Empire, beginning 500 years of so-called "Austria Romana" (as it became known in the 19th century).
2 days ago · Coordinates: 16°22′21″E. Vienna [9] [10] (German: Wien [viːn] ⓘ; Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants.
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3 days ago · Due to Romania's unfavorable location between the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Bulgaria as well as King Carol I of Romania's German heritage, Romania had a secret treaty of alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary since 1883. When the war began in 1914, King Carol I summoned an emergency midnight council where he revealed the secret treaty of ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Ferdinand (I), emperor of Austria from 1835 to 1848, when he abdicated his throne and was succeeded by his nephew, Franz Joseph. Ferdinand was the eldest son of Holy Roman emperor Francis II and Maria Teresa of Naples-Sicily. Learn more about Ferdinand, including his reign and abdication.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Austria-Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a former monarchy in central Europe. It claimed ownership over several countries, including Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, Bukovina, Transylvania, Carniola, Küstenland, Dalmatia, Croatia, Fiume, and Galicia.
3 days ago · Geography - note. note 1: landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere note 2: the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants ...
4 days ago · Sașii, sașii ardeleni, sașii transilvani, sașii transilvăneni sau oaspeții teutoni (în germană Siebenbürger Sachsen, colocvial Sachsen, în dialectul săsesc Siweberjer Såksen sau Soxen, latină Saxones, Hospites Flandrenses et Theutonici, Primi hospites regni, Germanici imperii in Transilvania, [c] maghiară Erdélyi szászok ), sunt ...
