Economic history of Austria

former currency of Austria until 2002

currency of Austria-Hungary between 1892 and 1918

currency

terrorists incident and hostage crisis

currency of Austria and Liechtenstein

Latin-language medieval document about trade between Germans and Slavs

company

thumb|300px|Innergschlöss: alm farming in the valley bottom, mountain forests, alpine meadows and glaciers in the High Tauern The word Tauern () is German and originally meant 'high mountain pass' in the Austrian Central Alps, referring to the many bridleways and passes of the parallel side valleys of the River Salzach that cut into the mountain ranges. From the Middle Ages, when mining reached its heyday, the word Tauern was also used to name the corresponding ranges. The name has survived in many local placenames today.