Side by side in one corner of the restaurant hung theflags ofGermany,Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria. Literature Austrian Airlines AG, sometimes shortened to Austrian, is theflagcarrierof Austriaand a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. WikiMatrix ...
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia. Austria a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; a member of the European Union; contains part of the Alps, the Danube ...
Germans in Austria–Hungary divided into three political groups, called Lager (camps)—the German Liberals, the Social Democratic Workers' Party, and the Christian Social Party. After World War I, during Austria's First Republic, these camps grew stronger and more divisive, to the point of ...
Being a landlocked country, it borders both 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. With a total area of 83,870 sq km and a borderline of 2,562 kilometers, Austria is...
The majority of Hungary's ruling elite elected (10 November 1526). A small minority of aristocrats sided with , who was Archduke of , and was related to Louis by marriage. Due to previous agreements that the would take the Hungarian throne if Louis died without heirs, Ferdinand was elected...