How would you desribe austria?!?!?... HELP!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Claire

south of germany. Alps. Great skiing. They speak German.

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scarlet

Mountainous, beautiful, next to Germany, Birthplace of Mozart, European, good food, picturesque

Manni

Austria is a very beautiful, mountainous country. The scenery is magnificent, and worth seeing. As for the people, a lot of them smoke, and there are many traditions and festivals (like in southern Germany). Great country.

jack99skellington

Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe and Danubian Europe. 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. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.

The origins of Austria date back to the ninth century, when the territory of Upper and Lower Austria became increasingly populated. The name "Ostarrichi" is first documented in an official document from 996. Since then this word has developed into Österreich.

Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have declared permanent neutrality and one of the few countries that includes the concept of everlasting neutrality in its constitution. Austria has been a member of the United Nations since 1955 and joined the European Union in 1995

Johnny T

its a gr8 nation and it was one of the hosts a t Euro 2008 last year

Coco

extremely scenic due to the mountainous, very snowy in the winter months, perfect for skiing and the people are lovely too. it's beautiful! x

Maximilian M

for me the most beautiful place in the world. the country is very versatile so you can go in the mountains, or in the city. the people are very nice too. And always welcome visitors. austria also has a lot history too.
most people think it to be like germany, but its not. to me it seems that austria is far more spread out. although it is much smaller
to find out its real beauty you have to go there

Happy Girl

Alive with the sound of music

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What does desribe mean?

Crab of Ineffable Wisdom

With wikipedia, of course!

Austria /ˈɔːstriə/ (help·info) (German: Österreich) ( Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) ( Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe and Danubian Europe. 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. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.[2]

The origins of Austria date back to the ninth century, when the territory of Upper and Lower Austria became increasingly populated. The name "Ostarrichi" is first documented in an official document from 996. Since then this word has developed into Österreich.[3]

Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federal states[4] and is one of six European countries that have declared permanent neutrality[5] and one of the few countries that includes the concept of everlasting neutrality in its constitution. Austria has been a member of the United Nations since 1955[6] and joined the European Union in 1995.[7]

The German name Österreich is derived from Old German Ostarrîchi "Eastern Territory".[8] The name was erroneously Latinized as "Austria" (Latin auster "south wind", metaphorically "south" thus austrālis "southern" and so on. There is no evidence for the region being called "South" anything in any other language). Reich can also mean "empire," and this connotation is the one that is understood in the context of the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian Empire, Holy Roman Empire, although not in the context of the modern Republic of Österreich. The term probably originates in a vernacular translation of the Medieval Latin name for the region: Marchia orientalis, which translates as "eastern marches" or "eastern borderland", as it was situated at the eastern edge of the Holy Roman Empire (and of the Duchy of Bavaria, respectively), that was also mirrored in the name Ostmark, for a short period applied after the Anschluss to Germany. However, Friedrich Heer, one the most important Austrian historians in the 20th century, stated in his book Der Kampf um die österreichische Identität (The Struggle Over Austrian Identity), that the Germanic form ostarrîchi was not a translation of the Latin word, but both resulted from a much older term originating in the Celtic languages of ancient Austria: More than 2,500 years ago, the major part of the actual country was called Norig by the Celtic population (Hallstatt culture); No- or Nor- meant East or Eastern,[citation needed] whereas Rig is the related to the modern German Reich; realm (among other things). Accordingly, Norig would essentially mean ostarrîchi and Österreich, thus Austria. The Celtic name was eventually Latinized to noricum, when the Romans conquered and Romanized the country that later became Austria. The name of Noricum was then used to designate the Roman province.[citation needed]

The current official designation is the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich).[9] It was originally known after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1918 as under the name Republic of German Austria (Republik Deutschösterreich) , but the state was forced to change its name by the Treaty of Saint Germain to "Republik Österreich" "Republic of Austria". The name "Republik Deutsch-Österreich" can be found on early 1920 stamps and Money. The name was changed again during the Austro-fascist regime (1934–1938) , into Federal State of Austria (Bundesstaat Österreich) , but restored after regaining independence and the birth of the "Second Austrian Republic" "Zweite Republik"(1955 – present).

During the period of monarchy, Austria was known as the Austrian Empire (Kaisertum Österreich) ; however no official designation existed since the empire was strongly multiethnic. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the empire became known as Austria-Hungary reflecting the dual monarchy character.

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