Breisgau
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The Breisgau is an area in southwest Germany extending along the Rhine River and enveloping portions of the Black Forest. Part of the state of Baden-Württemberg, it centers on the city of Freiburg im
Aerial view of the Breisgau
Further Austria
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Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria was the collective name for the early possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-western Germany, including terri
Breisgau
…Baden. Within Baden Freiburg was ruled by the Counts of Freiburg from the mid-13th century until 1368. From the 13th/14th century, the area was part of Further Austria (the Vorlande), the area in southwest Germany ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs. In 1797 the Breisgau, along with the rest of the Vorlande, was ceded to…
Border stone of 1768 with the Austrian coat of arms and "V.O." ("Vorderösterreich"), Salhöhe, Switzerland