Austria (disambiguation)

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In addition to the country, the Republic of Austria, the name Austria can refer to the following:

• The Latin name for Austria used poetically in German and for various applications in Austria such as:
  • The name of a 19th century national personification of Austria (Nationalallegorie Austria)
  • Two historical models of motorcycle and a historical model of automobile
  • Several models of Austrian locomotives
  • Bank Austria Creditanstalt, a bank
  • LTU Austria, an airline
  • Austria Microsystems, a semiconductor manufacturer
  • United Telekom Austria, a telecommunications provider
  • Austria Metall AG, a holding company
  • FK Austria Wien, a soccer (football) club
  • SC Austria Lustenau, a soccer (football) club
  • SV Austria Salzburg, a former soccer (football) club
  • SK Austria Klagenfurt, a former soccer (football) club
  • A1 Team Austria, the Austrian team of A1 Grand Prix

• A number of former and current states or other political entities including:
  • Austria (European Parliament constituency)
  • The current Austrian federal state of Lower Austria
  • The current Austrian federal state of Upper Austria
  • The First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)
  • The Republic of German Austria (1918–1919)
  • Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
  • The Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
  • The Habsburg Monarchy (1526–1918), often called Austria
  • The Archduchy of Austria, a constituent crown land and core region of Austria-Hungary, the Austrian Empire, and the Habsburg Monarchy
  • The Duchy and Margravate of Austria, the predecessors of the Archduchy of Austria

• The name of an asteroid, 136 Austria
• The name of a ship, SS Austria
• A U.S. politician, Steve Austria

[edit] Note

• Despite a similar spelling, the word Austria, derived from the German Ostarrîchi ("Eastern Realm"), is unrelated to Australia, derived from the Latin for "south". Australasia describes the region about Australia.
• Another country with a similar spelling is Austrasia.