Map of Austria |
As one of the principal European country, Austria is internationally acclaimed for its spectacular sceneries and strategic position. Surrounded by land surfaces on all sides, Austria is bounded by Czechoslovakia and Germany in the North. The eastern borders of the country are protected by Hungary and Slovakia, while on the west, stand the beautiful Swiss nation and Liechtenstein. Italy and Slovenia form the southernmost borders of operates the country. Well-protected within this political boundary, this federal republican state operates parliamentary democratic government from its capital at Vienna.
The very name of Austria , derived from the German word “Osterreich” meaning ‘eastern empire or realm' speaks about the vastness of the land. Inhabited originally by the Celtics, their kingdom at Noricum was occupied and made a province under the Roman Empire. The period following the downfall of the Romans, Austria suffered a series of invasions from foreigners like Slavs, Avars and the Bavarians. Emperor Charlemagne annexed Austria in 788 B.C. and supported colonization and Christianity in the country.
