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1 Getting started with Austrian research
2 Jurisdictions
3 Research Tools
4 Research Strategies
5 Help Wanted
6 Did you Know?
7 Featured Content

Getting started with Austrian research

Austria is landlocked and in a strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys. The major river is the Danube.

Jurisdictions

The boundaries of Austria have changed over time. Your ancestor may have said he was from Austria, but actually he may have come from any of the countries that once belonged to the Hapsburg Monarchy or Austro-Hungarian Empire. Read More

Provinces of modern Austria

Austria (English name)	Österreich (German name)
Burgenland	Burgenland
Carinthia	Kärnten
Lower Austria	Niederösterreich
Upper Austria	Oberösterreich
Salzburg	Salzburg
Styria	Steiermark
Tyrol	Tirol
Vorarlberg	Vorarlberg
Vienna	Wien

Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (till 1918)

Austria (English name)	Österreich (German name)
Austria of today	Österreich
Austrian Littoal	Küstenland
Bohemia	Böhmen
Bukovina	Bukowina
Carniola	Krain
Dalmatia	Dalmatien
Galicia	Galizien
Hungary	Ungarn
Illyria	Illyrien
Istria	Istrien
Lombardy	Lombardei
Moravia	Mähren
Silesia	Schlesien
Sudetenland	Sudetenland
Sundgau	Sundgau
Veneto	Veneto

Research Tools

Handwriting Guide -
Gazetteer of Austria
German Word List -
Latin Word List -
Dictionary of old German Definitions
Dictionary of old German Diseases
German to English Translator
German- English dictionary
All about batch numbers (text in German)
www.genealogy.net/genealogy - German genealogy web portal - English front page
BYU Research Guide for Germany
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Websites

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Did you Know?

The Hapsburg Empire was once so large that Charles V was able to boast: "In my Empire the sun never sets."

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As a result of wars and political realignments, the internal and external boundaries of Austria have changed several times. A Web site that discusses the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (with maps, lists, etc.) ... Read More

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