Austria-Hungary,often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy,was a constitutional monarchy and multinational state in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. Austria-Hungary was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War.
The House of Habsburg,German:Haus Habsburg,pronounced[haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk](listen);</ref>and also known as the House of Austria, is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history.
Thomas Muster is an Austrian former world No. 1 tennis player. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s,he won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was called "The King of Clay". In addition,he won eight Masters 1000 Series titles. Muster is one of the nine players to win Super 9/ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles on clay,hardcourt and carpet.
Vienna has been an important center of musical innovation. 18th- and 19th-century composers were drawn to the city due to the patronage of the Habsburgs,and made Vienna the European capital of classical music. Joseph Haydn,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Ludwig van Beethoven,Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss II,among others,were associated with the city,with Schubert being born in Vienna. During the Baroque period,Slavic and Hungarian folk forms influenced Austrian music. Vienna's status began its rise as a cultural center in the early 16th century,and was focused on instruments including the lute.
Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (German pronunciation:[ˈaʊstri̯aːˈviːn];known in English as Austria Vienna,and usually shortened to Austria in German-speaking countries,is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Austrian club from the top flight,with 24 Austrian Bundesliga titles and 27 cup titles,although its rival SK Rapid Wien holds the record for most national championships with 32. Alongside Rapid,Austria is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the Austrian top flight. With 27 victories in the Austrian Cup and six in the Austrian Supercup,Austria Wien is also the most successful club in each of those tournaments. The club reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1978,and the semi-finals of the European Cup the season after. The club plays at the Franz Horr Stadium,known as the Generali Arena since a 2010 naming rights deal with an Italian insurance company.
Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist,playwright and poet who explored death,social injustice,and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilization in general and Austrian culture in particular. Bernhard's body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II." He is widely considered to be one of the most important German-language authors of the postwar era.
FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim,that competes in the Austrian Bundesliga,the top flight of Austrian Football. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions,the club is known as FC Salzburg and wears a modified crest when playing in UEFA competitions.
SV Ried is an Austrian association football club from Ried im Innkreis,Upper Austria. The team plays its home matches at Josko Arena,a stadium with a capacity of 7,680. After being relegated from Bundesliga in the 2016–17 season,SV Ried have returned to the top tier 2020-21 Austrian Football Bundesliga after being crowned champions of 2019-20 Austrian Football Second League. For sponsorship reasons,the name of the club is currently SV Guntamatic Ried.
Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time,having won the World Cup overall title twice with 23 individual wins,the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each,eight World Championship gold medals,and three Winter Olympic gold medals.
Thomas Forstner is a singer who has represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1989 he performed "Nur ein Lied" in Lausanne,giving Austria the fifth place —their highest position since their last win in 1966 and until Austria's win in 2014. Forstner was selected to represent Austria again in Rome in 1991. His entry,"Venedig im Regen" came in last at 22nd,failing to score a single point.
Flädle is a southern German garnish and soup ingredient from the region of Swabia consisting of savory pancakes,cut into ribbons.
The Austria Davis Cup team represents Austria in the Davis Cup and is governed by Tennis Austria. In 2010 Austria was re-promoted to the World Group after being relegated to the Europa/Africa Zone Group I only one year earlier. In 2012,Austria advanced to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time since 1995,eventually losing against Spain.
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the official Austrian singles chart,as well as the radio show which presents it,aired Tuesdays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles,ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann. The show has had other names and other presenters,as detailed below.
Events from the year 1805 in France.
Austria,formally the Republic of Austria,is a landlocked country in Central Europe,lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine provinces,one of which is the capital,Vienna,the most populous city and province. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest,the Czech Republic to the north,Slovakia to the northeast,Hungary to the east,Slovenia and Italy to the south,and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) and has a population of 9 million.
Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol,commonly known as WSG Tirol,is a professional association football club based in the town of Wattens,Tyrol,Austria,that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga,the top tier of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1930,it is affiliated to the Tirol Football Association. The team plays its home matches at Tivoli Stadion Tirol,where it has been based since 2019. In the 1969–70 season they played in the Nationalliga,the highest division in Austrian football at this time.
Anti-Austrian sentiment refers to hostile sentiment toward the nation of Austria and/or its people.
Thomas Letsch is a German professional football manager who is the manager of VfL Bochum.
