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Austrian Countryside 5

Austrian and German Countryside

August 27th 2007
Austria's scenery was even more breathtaking in person than it was in the opening scene of The Sound of Music. The Austrian-German countryside has a rugged beauty with its castles and churches speckled along the highway between mountains on either side of the Rhine river. The Rhine Valley which houses the river has been an important trade trade route into central Europe and a string of small set ... read more
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Austrian Flag Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more
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