Thesaurus

Term: Österreich

Description

Area had Early Paleolithic settlements; Iron Age culture by 1000 BC; inhabited by Illyrians; Celts invaded ca. 400 BC, Romans ca. 200 BC, Germanic tribes ca. 180, Bavarians & Avars from 6th cen.; was Eastern Mark of Charlemagne; Hapsburg rule from 1278; official language is German.