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The German name for Austria is Osterreich which means "Eastern Empire." This refers to the time when Austria was part of the Holy Roman Empire. Austria's highest peak is the Grossglockner - the "great bell." In the sixteenth century the Austrian Empire included Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, the Spanish American colonies and parts of Italy and former Yugoslavia.

Vienna, the capital of the Austrian Empire, was Europe's musical center. "The Sound of Music" is based on the true story of the Von Trapp family and their escape from Nazi Austria. Gregor Johann Mendel, the Austrian biologist and botanist established the basis of modern genetics. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor and politician, was born in and raised in Austria.