Reichsstraße (Austria)
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A Reichsstraße was the official designation from 1804 to 1918 of trunk roads in Old Austria
maintained by the (from 1867 Cisleithania
n) State (k.k. Ministry) – in contrast to the state roads (Landesstraße
) maintained by the individual crown lands and the municipal roads (Gemeindestraße
n) maintained by the parishes or municipalities (Gemeinden).
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there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
and Trentino) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
(known today as Czechia) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
and Ukraine
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(known today as Slovenia
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
maintained by the (from 1867 Cisleithania
Cisleithania
Cisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
n) State (k.k. Ministry) – in contrast to the state roads (Landesstraße
Landesstraße
Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district...
) maintained by the individual crown lands and the municipal roads (Gemeindestraße
Gemeindestraße
A Gemeindestraße is a local road in Germany that is the responsibility of the municipality or parish or of the town to build and/or maintain...
n) maintained by the parishes or municipalities (Gemeinden).
Lower Austria and Vienna
The following Reichsstraßen, amongst others, emanated from the capital, ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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- Reichsstraße to BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
(within Vienna known as the SimmeringSimmeringSimmering is a food preparation technique in which foods are cooked in hot liquids kept at or just below the boiling point of water , but higher than poaching temperature...
er Hauptstraße since 1894, outside the city known as the Bundesstraße 10 today, then the 50 to the Hungarian border near Nickelsdorf, BurgenlandBurgenlandBurgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
/ Hegyeshalom) - BrünnerBrnoBrno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
Reichsstraße (known as the Brünner Straße today and the Bundesstraße 7 to NikolsburgMikulovMikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...
in MoraviaMoraviaMoravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
) - Kagraner Reichsstraße or Wiener Reichsstraße (alternative route to Brünn, known today in Vienna as the WagramerDeutsch-WagramDeutsch-Wagram is a city in Austria in the federal state of Lower Austria. It lies 15 km northeast of Vienna and has a population of 6,808 as of the 2001 census.- History :...
Straße, outside the city known as the Bundesstraße 8, then 49 to LundenburgBreclavBřeclav is a town in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, approximately 55 km southeast of Brno. It is located at the border with Lower Austria on the Dyje River. The nearest large town on Austrian territory is Hohenau an der March...
in Moravia); to get from the city centre to the Kagraner Reichsstraße, the Kronprinz Rudolf Bridge or Reichsstraßen Bridge over the Danube has to be crossed. Its short name, ReichsbrückeReichsbrückeThe Reichsbrücke is Vienna's most famous bridge, linking Mexicoplatz in Leopoldstadt with the Donauinsel in Donaustadt on the other side of the Danube. It lies on an important axis leading from the city centre at Stephansplatz, through Praterstern, and on to Kagran in the north-east...
, (Reich Bridge) is still used today. - PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the Prager Straße and Bundesstraße 3, then the 4 and 2 as far as the Czech border near Gmünd (Lower Austria)) - PreßburgerBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
Reichsstraße (known today as the Pressburger Straße and Bundesstraße 9 to HainburgHainburg an der DonauHainburg an der Donau is a town in the Bruck an der Leitha district, Lower Austria, Austria.-Geography:The city Hainburg is located next to the Danube river and Bratislava in Slovakia and 50 km east of Vienna. It is part of the Industrial Quarter Industrieviertel in Lower Austria.45.87% of the...
) - Triester Reichsstraße (known today as the Triester Straße and Bundesstraße 17 to Semmering)
Upper Austria
In Upper AustriaUpper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- BraunauerBraunau am InnBraunau am Inn is a town in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria , the north-western state of Austria. It lies about 90 km west of Linz and about 60 km north of Salzburg, on the border with the German state of Bavaria. The population in 2001 was 16,372...
Reichsstraße (known today as the Innviertler Straße and Bundesstraße 137) - KrumauerČeský KrumlovČeský Krumlov is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, best known for the fine architecture and art of the historic old town and Český Krumlov Castle...
Reichsstraße (known today as the Rohrbacher Straße and Bundesstraße 127) - PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the Prager Straße and Bundesstraße 125) - SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the Wiener Straße and Bundesstraße 1) - SchärdingSchärdingSchärding is a town in northern Upper Austria, Austria, capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. As of 2001, it has a population of 5,052. Historically it was owned by the Wittelsbach family, which reflects on the town's architecture...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the Innviertler Straße and Bundesstraße 137) - SpitalerSpital am PyhrnSpital am Pyhrn is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...
Reichsstraße (known today as the Pyhrnpass Straße and Bundesstraße 138) - WienWienWien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria.* Wien , in Vienna, Austria* Theater an der Wien, a theater in Vienna located at the former river WienWien may also refer to:...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the Wiener Straße and Bundesstraße 1)
Salzburg
In SalzburgSalzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- Kärntner Reichsstraße (known today as the Katschberg Straße and Bundesstraße 99)
Styria
In the Styria there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:- Triester Reichsstraße
- UngarstraßeKingdom of HungaryThe Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
(known today as the Gleisdorfer Straße and Bundesstraße 65)
Tyrol
In Tyrol (then including South TyrolSouth Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
and Trentino) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- ItalienerItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Reichsstraße - JudikarienGiudicarieGiudicarie is an area of eastern Trentino, northern Italy, which includes the upper courses of the rivers Sarca and Chiese....
Reichsstraße - ValsuganaValsuganaThe Sugana Valley is one of the most important valleys in the autonomous province of Trentino in Northern Italy. Leading into the Alps' foothills, an important main north-south Roman road, the Via Claudia Augusta, one of Europe's main roads since its construction in Antiquity, winds along the...
Reichsstraße
Vorarlberg
In VorarlbergVorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- ArlbergArlbergArlberg is a mountain range or massif between Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria.The highest peak is the "Valluga" at . The name Arlberg derives from the tradition of the "Arlenburg," who are said to have once established themselves on the Tyrolean side of the Arlberg passes . Another story derives...
straße (known today as the Vorarlberger Straße and Bundesstraße 197) - Liechtensteiner Straße (known today as the Bundesstraße 191)
Bohemia
In Böhmen (known today as the Czechia) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:- Beraun-Haselbacher Reichsstraße from Prague via Pilsen as far as the Bavarian border (replaced by the D 5, today designated as the II/605)
- BudweiserCeské BudejoviceČeské Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
Reichsstraße from Prague to Budweis (replaced by the D 3, today designated as the II/603) - ChrudimChrudimChrudim is a city in eastern Bohemia, in the Pardubice region of the Czech Republic.The oldest archaeological findings which provide first signs of the settlement in this area date back to the 5th millennium BC. Various cultures succeeded one on another in the territory of today’s town of Chrudim...
er Reichsstraße - Dobrisch-WinterbergWinterbergWinterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
er Reichsstraße from Prague via Winterberg as far as the Bavarian border (I/4) - Joachimsthaler Reichsstraße from Karlsbad via Joachimsthal as far as Saxon border (known today as the I/25)
- Jungbunzlau-Trautenauer Reichsstraße (known today as the I/16)
- KarlsbadKarlovy VaryKarlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
er Reichsstraße from Prague bis Karlsbad (known today as the I/6) - KomotauerChomutovChomutov is a city in the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region.Chomutov has been a statutory town since 1 July 2006. It occupies an area of 29,26 km² and has 50 782 inhabitants , thereby making it the 20th largest town in the Czech Republic, the 4th largest in the Ústí nad Labem...
Reichsstraße - ReichenbergerLiberecLiberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
Reichsstraße
Moravia
In MoraviaMoravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
(known today as Czechia) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- TrübauerMoravská TrebováMoravská Třebová is a town in the Svitavy District and lies in the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic. It has around 11,300 inhabitants.Moravská Třebová is located on the Třebůvka River in the landscape of the "Schönhengstgau"....
Reichsstraße - OlmützerOlomoucOlomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
Reichsstraße
Austrian-Silesia
In Austrian-Silesia (known today as Czechia) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:- OstrauOstravaOstrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
-TeschenCeský TešínČeský Těšín is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is commonly known in the region as just Těšín . It lies on the west bank of the Olza River, in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the I/11) - TeschenCeský TešínČeský Těšín is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is commonly known in the region as just Těšín . It lies on the west bank of the Olza River, in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...
-JablunkauerJablunkovJablunkov is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 5,750 , 23% of the population are Poles. Jablunkov lies between the Silesian and Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain ranges, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, and is the...
Reichsstraße (known today as the I/11) - TroppauOpavaOpava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
-FreudenthalBruntálBruntál is a town located near the western boundary of Moravian-Silesian Region, in Czech Silesia. A suitable position in the middle of the Jeseníky Mountains provides an ample number of touristic opportunities to the town...
er Reichsstraße (known today as the I/11) - TroppauOpavaOpava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
-OlbersdorferMesto AlbrechticeMěsto Albrechtice is a town in the Czech Republic.According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 2,438 inhabitants, 2,345 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,345 were German-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish, most of them...
Reichsstraße (known today as the I/57) - ZuckmantelZlaté HoryZlaté Hory is a town in the Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, on the border with Poland. It has a population of 4,447 . The town was founded in 1224.Administrative parts: Rejvíz, Horní a Dolní Údolí and Ondřejovice...
-Rothenberger Reichsstraße (known today as the I/44)
Galicia
In Galicia (today parts of PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- Tatraer Reichsstraße from BrünnBrunnBrunn or Brünn may refer to:Places* Brünn, the German form of the Czech city Brno* Brunn, Upper Palatinate, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Brunn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany...
to Lemberg (via SanokSanokSanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
and SambirSambirSambir is a city in the Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Sambir Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located at around , close to the border with Poland.-History:...
) today Droga krajowa 28 in Poland and M 11 in the Ukraine - Krakauer Reichsstraße (known today as the Droga krajowa 4 in Poland and M 10 in the Ukraine)
- PodolierPodoliaThe region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
Reichsstraße (known today as the N 02 in the Ukraine)
Carniola
In CarniolaCarniola
Carniola was a historical region that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia. As part of Austria-Hungary, the region was a crown land officially known as the Duchy of Carniola until 1918. In 1849, the region was subdivided into Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola, and Inner Carniola...
(known today as Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) there are inter alia the following Reichsstraßen:
- AgramerZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
Reichsstraße from LaibachLjubljanaLjubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
to Agram / Zagreb - KarlstädterKarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
Reichsstraße from Rudolfswerth to Karlstadt / Karlovac - LoiblerLoibl PassThe Loibl Pass or Ljubelj Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karavanke chain of the Southern Limestone Alps, linking Austria with Slovenia...
Reichsstraße from Krainburg to Loibl Pass - Wiener Reichsstraße from Ljubljana / Laibach to Wien
- Wurzner Reichsstraße from KrainburgKranj' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...
to Wurzen Pass / Korensko sedlo