History Austria

 Historical dates

In the 9th century BC, the Illyrians, followed by the Celts, founded the Hallstatt civilisation around the town of Vienna.
In 800, emperor Charlemagne established the "Eastern Border Country" (Ostarrichi).
In 1282, the duchy was awarded to Albert 1st of the Habsburgs.
1519-1522 were the high point of the reign of Charles the Fifth.
In 1563, the Catholic Counter-Reformation was imposed on the country.
From 1618 to 1648, Austria was involved in the Thirty Years War.
In 1683, the Turks besieged Vienna, but were finally beaten back by Prince Eugène of Savoy. To celebrate the victory, the Viennese bakers created the croissant, as a souvenir of the emblem on the enemy flags.
In 1806, the Germanic Holy Roman Empire was dissolved.
In 1848, François-Joseph became Emperor of Austria in favour of the Liberal Revolution.
Empress Elisabeth (Sissy) was assassinated in Geneva in 1898.
In 1914, Emperor Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo.
1918 was the year of the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the proclamation of the Republic.
In 1938, the German Reich annexed Austria and proclaimed the Anschluss.
In 1945, the Soviet army entered Vienna.
In 1955, the Allies left the country that banished the Habsburg family from power.
In 1992, Thomas Klestil became President.
In 1995, Austria joined the European Union.
In 2000, Wolfgang Schuessel was nominated as chancellor.
The head of the Labour Party formed a coalition with the xenophobic party of Jorg Haider. The EU therefore took surveillance and diplomatic boycott measures against Austria until 2000.
In October 2003, Hubert Gorbach became vice-chancellor.
In December 2004, the Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek received the Nobel prize for literature.
In 2005, Austria celebrated a triple anniversary: ten years of its belonging to the European Union, 50 years since the end of the allied occupation, and 60 years since the end of the German occupation.