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100 unusual facts about Austria


1940 Coupe de France Final

Both teams contained a number of naturalised players in their squads, Paris with five: goalkeeper Hiden, midfielder Jordan and centre forward Hiltl of Austria; and wingers Mathé and Weiskopf from Hungary.

Amering

Amering is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria.

Arzl im Pitztal

Arzl im Pitztal is a municipality in the district of Imst in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Aug-Radisch

Aug-Radisch is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in Austrian state of Styria.

Austria's Next Topmodel

The show had a spin-off called Die Model WG where six of the girls once again moved together and were filmed over ten weeks in their second attempt at a breakthrough in the modelling business.

Bärnkopf

Bärnkopf is a municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Battle of Hard

The Imperial army had deployed its advance guard between the towns of Lustenau and Höchst, south of the lake town of Hard.

Beer in Austria

In Voralberg is also a beer brand called Egger Bier, which is brewed by a brewery in Egg, Bregenzerwald.

Bürserberg

Bürserberg is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria.

Eggersdorf bei Graz

Eggersdorf bei Graz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Elbigenalp

Elbigenalp is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Eppenstein

Eppenstein is a municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria.

Falter

Falter (literally "Butterfly") is a weekly magazine published in Vienna, Austria.

Franz Stecker

He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1929 European championships in Semmering, Austria.

Gampern

Gampern is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria.

Göpfritz an der Wild

Göpfritz an der Wild is a municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Grambach

Grambach is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Greinbach

Greinbach is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Griffen

Griffen, Austria, a town in the district of Völkermarkt in Carinthia

Großhart

Großhart is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Gutenbrunn

Gutenbrunn is a municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Hart-Purgstall

Hart-Purgstall is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Heinrich Gomperz

Heinrich Gomperz (January 18, 1873, Vienna, Austria-Hungary – December 27, 1942, Los Angeles, California) was an Austrian philosopher.

Hinterhornbach

Hinterhornbach is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Hof bei Straden

Hof bei Straden is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in Austrian state of Styria.

Hofkirchen im Traunkreis

Hofkirchen im Traunkreis is a municipality in the district Linz-Land in Upper Austria, Austria.

Imperial Natural History Museum

Later, the Museum became part of the Natural History Museum of Vienna, Austria (in German, "Naturhistorisches Museum Wien" or NHM-Wien).

Jeging

Jeging is a municipality in the district of Braunau am Inn in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Jožko Šavli

Then he continued his studies at the Vienna School of International Trade ("Hochschule für Welthandel"), where in 1975 he obtained a doctorate in social and economic sciences with a thesis on the economic structure and regional economic development in the district of Horn in Lower Austria.

Kapfenstein

Kapfenstein is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

King in Prussia

They were victorious over the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy in the three Silesian Wars, greatly increasing their power through the acquisition of Silesia.

Kirchbach in Steiermark

Kirchbach in Steiermark is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Langegg bei Graz

Langegg bei Graz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Langen bei Bregenz

Langen bei Bregenz is a municipality in the district of Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria.

Langkampfen

Langkampfen is a municipality in the middle of the Austrian state of Tyrol between Kufstein (8 km southwest below) and Wörgl (8 km north above).

Langschlag

Langschlag is a municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Leisach

Leisach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Leitersdorf im Raabtal

Leitersdorf im Raabtal is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Leopold Kunschak Prize

The prize is named after the Austrian politician Leopold Kunschak (1871–1953) of the Christian Social Party of Austria.

Limbach bei Neudau

Limbach bei Neudau is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Lorüns

Lorüns is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria.

Luftenberg an der Donau

Luftenberg an der Donau is a municipality in the district of Perg in Austria.

Lunt

A similar situation has arisen in the Austrian town of Fucking, where the town sign has been repeatedly stolen.

Maierdorf

Maierdorf is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Mandy Mulder

She won silver at the European Junior Championship Laser Radial in Breitenbrunn.

Mayrhof

Mayrhof is a municipality in the district of Schärding in Upper Austria, Austria.

Michael Somogyi

Michael Somogyi was born on March 7, 1883 in the village of Zsámánd in Hungary, Austria-Hungary (today Reinersdorf, part of Heiligenbrunn, Austria).

Mitterkirchen im Machland

Mitterkirchen im Machland is a municipality in the district of Perg in Upper Austria, Austria.

Mitterlabill

Mitterlabill is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Obertilliach

Obertilliach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria.

Pabneukirchen

Pabneukirchen is a municipality in the district of Perg in Upper Austria, Austria.

Paldau

Paldau is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Pfaffing, Austria

Pfaffing is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria.

Pflach

Pflach is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Pinzgauer Cattle

In Austria in 1995 there were 53,874 animals, 9,883 of which were registered in stud books.

Pirching am Traubenberg

Pirching am Traubenberg is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Pistorf

Pistorf is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria.

Pottenstein

Pottenstein, Austria, a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria

Raabau

Raabau is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Rabenwald

Rabenwald is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Raffelstetten customs regulations

The document takes its name from Raffelstetten, a toll-bar on the Danube, a few kilometers downstream from Linz (it is now part of the town of Asten in Austria).

Ralph Hitz

Born in Vienna, Austria, on March 1, 1891, Hitz ran away from home three days after his family arrived in New York in 1906.

Religion in Austria

The organization Call to Disobedience (Aufruf zum Ungehorsam in German) is an Austrian movement mainly composed of dissident Catholic priests which started in 2006.

Ried in der Riedmark

Ried in der Riedmark is a municipality in the district of Perg in Upper Austria, Austria.

Riegersberg

Riegersberg is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Rohrbach-Steinberg

Rohrbach-Steinberg is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Rohrberg

Rohrberg, Austria, a municipality in Zillertal, Schwaz district in Tyrol, Austria

Rosenau am Hengstpaß

Rosenau am Hengstpaß is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.

Sankt Georgen am Walde

Sankt Georgen am Walde is a municipality in the district of Perg in Upper Austria, Austria.

Sankt Jakob im Walde

Sankt Jakob im Walde is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Sankt Johann im Saggautal

Sankt Johann im Saggautal is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria.

Sankt Johann in der Haide

Sankt Johann in der Haide is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld

Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria.

Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld

Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria.

Sankt Nikola an der Donau

Sankt Nikola an der Donau is a municipality in the district of Perg in Upper Austria, Austria.

Sankt Oswald bei Plankenwarth

Sankt Oswald bei Plankenwarth is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Sankt Radegund bei Graz

Sankt Radegund bei Graz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg

Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria.

Schrems bei Frohnleiten

Schrems bei Frohnleiten is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Schwarzau im Schwarzautal

Schwarzau im Schwarzautal is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Schweiggers

Schweiggers is a municipality in the district of Zwettl, in Lower Austria, Austria.

Shitterton

The hamlet's name has resulted in its sign repeatedly being stolen (a fate similar to that of Fucking, Austria), requiring costly replacements to be acquired each time, to the increasing reluctance of the local council.

Stallehr

Stallehr is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria.

Stanz im Mürztal

Stanz im Mürztal is a municipality in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria.

Stiwoll

Stiwoll is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Teufenbach

Teufenbach is a municipality in the district of Murau in the Austrian state of Styria.

Tiefenbach bei Kaindorf

Tiefenbach bei Kaindorf is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Tristach

Tristach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Trössing

Trössing is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Tulwitz

Tulwitz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Unterauersbach

Unterauersbach is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Vorderhornbach

Vorderhornbach is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Vornholz

Vornholz is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.

Wängle

Wängle is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Weinitzen

Weinitzen is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Werndorf

Werndorf is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Wienerwald

Wienerwald, Austria, a town in Bezirk Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria

Windhaag bei Perg

Windhaag bei Perg is a municipality in the district of Perg in Upper Austria, Austria.

Winzendorf-Muthmannsdorf

Winzendorf-Muthmannsdorf is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Wörth an der Lafnitz

Wörth an der Lafnitz is a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria.


2001 CA-TennisTrophy

The 2001 CA-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna in Austria and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour.

Anglo-Austrian Alliance

Unable to control their Prussian ally Frederick the Great who attacked Austria in 1756, Britain honoured its commitment to the Prussians and forged the Anglo-Prussian alliance.

Anna Heringer

She studied architecture at the University of Arts and Industrial Design in Linz, Austria, graduating in 2004.

Anton Schmid

On May 8, 2000, by invitation of German Federal Minister of Defence Rudolf Scharping, President Heinz Fischer attended the barracks-appellation as President of the National Council of Austria in Rendsburg.

Bierbaum am Auersbach

Bierbaum am Auersbach is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Big Two-Hearted River

In January 1925, while wintering in Schruns, Austria, waiting for a response from query letters written to friends and publishers in America, Hemingway submitted the story to be published in his friend Ernest Walsh's newly established literary magazine This Quarter.

Carl Tschek

Carl Tschek (? - 1872) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Ichneumonidae

DeWayne Lewis

He helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2011 IFAF World Championship in Austria and was selected as an All-World defensive back and received the award as the Best Defensive Back at the World Championship.

Drava

The Drava flows through Innichen/San Candido in Italy, Lienz, Spittal an der Drau, Villach, and Ferlach in Austria, Dravograd, Vuzenica, Muta, Ruše, Maribor, Ptuj, and Ormož in Slovenia, Varaždin and Osijek in Croatia, and Barcs in Hungary, being navigable for about 90 km from Čađavica in Croatia to its outfall.

Edelstauden

Edelstauden is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Einen Jux will er sich machen

Einen Jux will er sich machen (1842) (He Will Go on a Spree or He'll Have Himself a Good Time), is a three-act musical play, designated as a Posse mit Gesang, by Austrian playwright Johann Nestroy first performed at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 10 March 1842.

Energy in Austria

According to Austrian Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich Austria has a target of 34% renewable energy by 2020 and 100% self-sufficiency in energy by 2050.

Federal State of Austria

In turn Austria under Schuschnigg sought the backing by its southern neighbour, the fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

Felix Pollaczek

Félix Pollaczek (1 December 1892 in Vienna – 29 April 1981 at Boulogne-Billancourt) was an Austrian-French engineer and mathematician, known for numerous contributions to number theory, mathematical analysis, mathematical physics and probability theory.

Ferdinand Hirzegger

A natural track luger, he won the silver medal in the men's singles at the 2001 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Stein an der Enns, Austria.

Fritzi Scheff

Born Friederike Scheff in Vienna, Austria to Dr. Gottfried Scheff and Anna Yeager, she studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and made her début in Munich in the title röle of Martha (1898).

Genevieve Woo

Woo owns Vintage Bunny, an online jewellery store specialising in modern handmade and authentic vintage jewellery, created using natural stones, pearls, Balinese silver and Austrian crystals.

Gustaf Adolf Neumann

Neumann has been "decorated" with the title of "professor" and the "great golden sign of honor for accomplishments for the state of lower Austria" ("given" by Erwin Pröll ?).

Heinz Anger

From 1945 Heinz attended elementary and primary school in Favoriten, a district of Vienna, Austria.

Hochvogel

Hinterhornbach is the valley settlement on the southern side (in the Tyrol, Austria).

Horšovský Týn

After the death of Louis II of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria became King of Bohemia and the country became a constituent state of the Habsburg Monarchy to 1918.

House of Diehl

They are best known for their rock'n'roll-style live fashion performance, called Instant Couture, with which they've supported Sonic Youth, and staged events at New York Fashion Week; at the Life Ball in Vienna, Austria.

Hypo Group Tennis International

The Hypo Group Tennis International was an annual men's tennis tournament last held in Pörtschach, Austria.

Interoute

Interoute's offices: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, plus a Network Operations Centre in Sofia and a Customer Service Centre in Prague and Luleå.

Kaiser-Walzer

The waltz was originally titled Hand in Hand and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian emperor Franz Josef on the occasion of his visit to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a 'toast of friendship' extended by Austria to Germany.

Krems

Krems, Carinthia, a small municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria

La Belle Alliance

Blücher, the Prussian commander, suggested that the battle should be remembered as la Belle Alliance, to commemorate the European Seventh Coalition of Britain, Russia, Prussia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, and a number of German States which had all joined the coalition to defeat the French Emperor.

Marie Henrieta Chotek

Only a few days after the closure of the congress, on June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary's crownprince and his wife Sophie (Marie Henrieta's cousin) were Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Saraevo.

Mariyka Pidhiryanka

After Austria-Hungary collapsed, Pidhiryanka remained in exile across the Carpathians from war-torn Galicia, where the West Ukrainian People's Republic was defeated by the Poles, who then fought off the Bolsheviks and annexed the territory.

Martin Grasegger

Martin Grasegger (born 10 January 1989) is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for FC Pasching.

Matzendorf-Hölles

Matzendorf-Hölles is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Montse Armengou Martín

The films examine different aspects of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship; - the forced relocation of Republican children, disappearances and mass graves, and the 1940 deportation of Spanish Republicans from the French town of Angouleme to the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen, Austria.

Norway in 1814

He learned that Prussia and Austria were waning in their support of Sweden's claims to Norway, that Tsar Alexander I of Russia (a distant cousin of Christian Frederik's) favored a Swedish-Norwegian union but not with Bernadotte as the king, and that the United Kingdom was looking for a solution to the problem that would keep Norway out of Russia's influence.

Order of St. Andrew

He witnessed first hand the awards ceremonies for England's Order of the Garter and Austria's Order of the Golden Fleece and noticed the loyalty and pride of the awardees.

Patrick Tischler

Patrick Tischler (born 20 February 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Pertlstein

Pertlstein is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Reinhold Frosch

Frosch also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.

René Schicker

René Schicker (born 28 September 1984) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Roman Sebastian Zängerle

Roman Sebastian Zängerle (January 20, 1771, Ober-Kirchberg near Ulm – April 17, 1848 at Seckau in Austria) was Prince-Bishop of Seckau.

Ron Powers

In addition to writing, Powers has taught for the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, and at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont.

Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing

Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria.

Third Partition of Poland

These Polish nationalists participated in uprisings against Austria, Prussia, and Russia in former Polish lands, and many would serve France as part of Napoleon’s armies.

Tov

Treaty of Versailles (1756), a defense alliance treaty between France and Austria; see Diplomatic Revolution

Trautmannsdorf in Oststeiermark

Trautmannsdorf in Oststeiermark is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Zell am Moos

Zell am Moos is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria.