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History of Austria

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Austria’s history dates to the Roman Empire, when the region now known as Austria was part of the provinces of Noricum and Pannonia. By the early medieval period, it became a frontier of the Carolingian Empire, and in 976 CE, the Babenberg dynasty established the March of Austria. The Habsburg dynasty rose to power in 1278, turning Austria into a dominant European power and, by the 16th century, a center of the Holy Roman Empire. After Napoleon’s dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Austria became an empire in its own right. Following defeat in Austro-Prussian War (1866), Austria-Hungary was formed in 1867, lasting until World War I. Austria became a republic in 1918 but was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. After World War II, Austria regained independence in 1955, adopting a policy of neutrality and establishing itself as a prosperous modern republic within the European Union.

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