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Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt , city (1991 pop. 35,134), Lower Austria province, E Austria. It is an industrial and rail center. Manufactures include locomotives, heavy machinery, and textiles. Founded in 1192, Wiener Neustadt was the birthplace of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). The city was severely damaged i... Read more
Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg , city (1991 pop. 24,442), Lower Austria prov., NE Austria, on the Danube River and the north slope of the Wienerwald, near Vienna. Klosterneuburg was port of Vienna from 1938 until 1954, when it was returned to Niederöstereich. It is the site of a wealthy Augustinian monastery (... Read more
Wagram
Wagram or Deutsch-Wagram , town, Lower Austria prov., NE Austria, in the Marchfeld, near Vienna. On July 5-6, 1809, Napoleon I gained one of his most brilliant victories there. Despite their heroic conduct and the able leadership of Archduke Charles, the Austrians were forced to fall back by Fre... Read more
War of the Bavarian Succession
War of the Bavarian Succession between Austria and Prussia, 1778-79. With the extinction of the Bavarian line of the house of Wittelsbach on the death of Elector Maximilian Joseph in 1777, the duchy of Bavaria passed to the elector palatine, Charles Theodore, of the Sulzbach line. However, by a s... Read more
Austria
Austria , Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2005 est. pop. 8,185,000), 32,374 sq mi (83,849 sq km), central Europe. It is bounded by Slovenia and Italy (S), Switzerland and Liechtenstein (W), Germany and the Czech Republic (N), and Slovakia and... Read more
Central Powers
Central Powers in World War I , the coalition of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. ... Read more
Engelbert Dollfuss
Engelbert Dollfuss , 1892-1934, Austrian chancellor. A Christian Socialist, he rose to prominence as leader of the Lower Austrian Farmers' League and became minister of agriculture in 1931. Appointed chancellor in 1932, he obtained a badly needed international loan in return for a renewal of the ple... Read more
Congress of Berlin
Congress of Berlin 1878, called by the signers of the Treaty of Paris of 1856 (see Paris, Congress of ) to reconsider the terms of the Treaty of San Stefano , which Russia had forced on the Ottoman Empire earlier in 1878. Great Britain and Austria-Hungary were the powers most insistent on revisio... Read more
Vienna
Vienna , Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on the Danube River. The former residence of the Holy Roman emperors and, after 1806, of the emperors of Austria, Vienna is ... Read more
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Arthur Seyss-Inquart , 1892-1946, Austrian National Socialist leader. In Feb., 1938, Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria was forced by German pressure to appoint him minister of the interior. Seyss-Inquart became chancellor a few hours before German troops entered (Mar. 11) Austria. The Anschluss ... Read more

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Lower Austria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Lower Austria Ger. Niederösterreich, province...the seat of the provincial government. Lower Austria is the largest of the Austrian provinces...permanent split was made between Upper and Lower Austria. The region became a Bundesland in 1918...
Austria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Tyrol , Salzburg , Carinthia , Styria , Upper Austria , Lower Austria , Burgenland , and Vienna. Over 91% of Austrians...sufficient in terms of food production. In Upper and Lower Austria and in Burgenland, tillage agriculture predominates...
Engelbert Dollfuss
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was born on Oct. 4, 1892, near Texing, Lower Austria. Trained in law at the University of Vienna...secretary of the Peasant's Association of Lower Austria and became director of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Agriculture in 1927. In...
Bavaria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Republic on the east, by Austria on the southeast and...districts: Upper and Lower Bavaria; Upper, Middle...proper, present-day Austria, and part of the Upper...present-day Upper and Lower Bavaria and the Tyrol...the Babenberg rulers of Austria. Frederick II restored...
Prussia, Relations with
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...acquired both banks of the lower Oder River and the first...embarked on a major war with Austria for Silesia. The Russian Empress, Elizabeth, sided with Austria and her armies inflicted severe...of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, were able to agree on taking...
Austrians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...centers, notably Vienna. Location. Austria is bounded on the north by the Czech...west to east through the center of Austria. Only the extreme east and northeast...Population at 1,524,510, followed by Lower Austria (1,431,400), Upper Austria...
Habsburg Territories
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...along the Danube River, "Austria" proper included the duchies of Upper and Lower Austria. To the south, "Inner...of Tyrol and "Further Austria," or the Vorlande, consisting...margravates of Upper and Lower Lusatia, in the north...
GERMAN
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...through the dialects of Lower and Upper Saxony, the...Bavaria, Switzerland, and Austria. The term Plattdeutsch...between Niederdeutsch (Lower German) and Oberdeutsch...promoted compromises between Lower/North and Upper/South...reunification in 1990), Austria, and Switzerland, especially...
Vienna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on the Danube River. The former residence of the Holy Roman emperors and, after 1806...
Ferdinand II (Holy Roman Empire) (1578–1637; Holy Roman Emperor 1619–1637; king of Bohemia 1617–1619 and 1620–1627; king of Hungary 1618–1625)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...reformation of religion in Inner Austria that brought thousands back from...success of his efforts in Inner Austria against formidable odds and the...single entity that included Upper and Lower Austria as well as Inner Austria, the lands...

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Habsburg
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...established a hereditary monarchy in Austria in 1282, and secured the title...1700, while Habsburg rule in Austria ended with the collapse of Austria–Hungary in 1918...lip a term for the prominent lower lip and chin characteristic...
Liesganig, Joseph Xaver
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Liesganig, Joseph Xaver ( b. Graz, Austria, 13 February 1719; d. Lemberg...having been ordained in 1749) in Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia; in 1752...survey of the area of Gutenbrunn, in Lower Austria; the following year he took over...
Boué, Ami
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...1794; d . V ö slau, Austria, 21 November 1881) geology...and almost all of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. His...in Lebanon correspond to the Lower Cretaceous, greensand, and...1840. When he returned to Austria, Bou é bought property...
Munggenast, Joseph
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...tower (1721–7) in all Austria. On his own he worked on the monastic...Stift (Abbey) Altenburg, Upper Austria (from 1730), casing the medieval...One of the leading architects in Lower Austria outside Vienna in the first half...
Eder, Josef Maria
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Eder, Josef Maria ( b . Krems, Austria, 16 March 1855; d . Kitzb ü hel, Austria, 18 October 1944) chemistry, photography...dioxide is formed and easily decomposes into the lower and higher oxides. This study earned Eder first...
Bauer, Ferdinand Lucas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Bauer, Ferdinand Lucas ( b . Feldsberg, Lower Austria, 20 January 1760; d . Hietzing, near Vienna, Austria, 17 March 1826) scientific illustration. Bauer ’ s fame rests chiefly on...
Reichenbach, Karl (or Carl) Ludwig
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...industrial facilities, especially ironworks, in Germany, Austria, and France. At Hausach, in the grand duchy of Baden...interests in steelworks and blast furnaces at Terniz, Lower Austria, and Gaya, Moravia. Shortly before Salm ’...
Dollfuss, Engelbert
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Dollfuss, Engelbert (b. 4 Oct. 1892, d. 25 July 1934). Chancellor of Austria 1932–4 Born in Texing (Lower Austria) as the illegitimate child of a farmer's daughter, he briefly studied theology and then law...
Index of Galleries and Museums
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...sculpture, including two works by Bernini. Austria Vienna Graphische Sammlung Albertina Albertinaplatz...43 1 52524503 http://www.khm.at Austria's pre-eminent art museum, housing...two distinct buildings, the Upper and Lower Belvedere) houses three museums that...
Johann, Meister
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Designer of the hall-choir of the Cistercian Abbey of Zwettl in Lower Austria (1343–83), which has the chevet arrangement...influenced by the work of the Parler family . Bibliography Bae:Austria (1929); Grodecki (1986)

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S&P Assigns 'AA+' Ratings to State of Lower Austria.
Business Wire; 6/14/1999; 700+ words ; ...counterparty credit ratings to the State of Lower Austria. The outlook is stable. Lower Austria is the first Austrian province to be assigned...Standard & Poor's. The ratings on Lower Austria reflect a strong financial performance and...
Austrian officials raise flood warning; dam bursts in Lower Austria province
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/29/2006; 332 words ; ...levels over their banks. In the Lower Austria region of Waldviertel, a dam...conditions across a broad stretch of Lower and Upper Austria worsened Wednesday after heavy...Austrian television reported. Lower Austria's national fire brigade said...
EU, Lower Austria agree on tax for mobile phone antennas
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/2/2005; 275 words ; ...BRUSSELS, Belgium The state of Lower Austria agreed to scrap a law that would...publicly criticized the legislation Lower Austria adopted in June, which would...that the EU had started against Lower Austria. Copyright 2005, AP News All...
EVN TO TAKE OVER SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY IN KEY AREA OF LOWER AUSTRIA
PR Newswire; 2/9/1993; 582 words ; ...PRNewswire/ -- The government of Lower Austria today announced that Energie...distribution rights for that part of Lower Austria currently served by the Viennese...and industrialized section of Lower Austria, representing 10 percent of the...
Water washes through dam in Lower Austria; situation critical in entire region
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/5/2006; 377 words ; ...2006 Dateline: VIENNA, Austria Water washed through a protective barrier on a dam in Lower Austria province early Wednesday...Wuerzelberger, spokesman for the Lower Austrian Command, told the Austria Press Agency. Another protective...
Elevate your senses by visiting Lower Austria.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 12/7/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...truly Austrian holiday you'd be wise to explore the region just west of the capital, known as Lower Austria or Niederosterreich. Lower Austria - in the northeastern part of the country - has hilly vineyards in its east, while its north is...
Far-right Freedom Party slumps in Lower Austria
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/30/2003; 308 words ; ...00-0000 Dateline: VIENNA, Austria Four months after its disastrous...nearly 12 percent of the vote in Lower Austria provincial balloting. In the Nov...Freedom Party's poor showing in Lower Austria was partly due to constant bickering...
Regional Government of Lower Austria Acquires High-Resolution Map Data from Intermap Technologies.
Business Wire; 10/20/2008; 700+ words ; ...and dissemination of geodata in Lower Austria. Intermap's uniformly accurate...regional distribution partner in Austria. The digital map data will be used...s superior elevation models for Austria and Europe." About Intermap Technologies...
The Annaberg District: Lower Austria
Magazine article from: Mineralogical Record; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; The old mines in the Annaberg area, Austria (not to be confused with Annaberg in...Johann Strausse 42 A-2620 Neunkirchen Austria INTRODUCTION The old mine workings near Annaberg in Lower Austria are situated within a mountainous woodland...
Dam breaks in Lower Austria province; no word on injuries or evacuations
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/4/2006; 216 words ; ...Worldstream 04-04-2006 Dateline: VIENNA, Austria Floodwaters burst through a dam in Lower Austria province on Tuesday, authorities said. A...kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Vienna, the Austria Press Agency reported. There were no immediate...