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...iptó (county)|Liptó county]]), before 1918, part of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. In Austria, it is a typical snack served at the [[Heuriger]] (Austrian wine-drinking Tavern.

...]''' ([[November 15]], [[1908]] - [[October 24]], [[1979]]) was an Italian-Austrian automobile designer. Abarth was born in [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire]]. As a teenager, he worked for Castagna in [[Italy]] (1925-27), designing

...egion was part of [[Austria-Hungary]] (and its predecessor, the [[Austrian Empire]]) from 1803 until its annexation by [[Italy]] in 1919. It was officially r ...e Romans in [[15 BC]]. After the end of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]], it was divided between the [[Lombards]] ([[Salorno]]), [[Alamanni]] ([[V

...newly created Italian Kingdom, as their alleagence lays with the Habsburg Empire; also they cite a meeting between [[Alcide De Gasperi]], a Trento represent ...trol of the South Tyrol was a key strategic objective. The collapse of the Austrian war effort enabled Italian troops to occupy the region in [[1918]] and its

...a whole entity until the born of Italy ) became a strategic region of the Empire when the german incursions started in the late 2 AD. ...to the power of the emperor to gain more autonomy but they didnt leave the Empire, that was useful to limit the ambitions of the Popes in Lombardy.

Bell was awarded the [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1986 for services to motorsport. | [[1970 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small></small>

...e famous edict that gave freedom of confession to all religions within the Empire. During and after the fall of the Western Empire, Lombardy suffered heavily from destruction brought about by a series of ba

After the end of the Western [[Roman Empire]] (in [[476]]) Trieste was first under the authority of their [[Bishop|coun ...9]] till [[July 1]] [[1891]]. Its role as the principal [[Austria-Hungary|Austrian]] commercial port and shipbuilding center was emphasized by the constructio

...e most important city in the newly formed [[Aemilia]], but the fall of the Empire brought Mutina down with it, as it was used as a military base both against ...ed from Modena in the European [[Revolution of 1848]], but was restored by Austrian troops. Ten years later, on August 20, 1859, the representatives of Modena

...ultured maverick. His politics has been compared by critics to that of the Austrian nationalist leader, [[Jörg Haider]], whose extreme right-wing opinions and After a subsidiary of the Berlusconi empire granted a loan to relieve the waning finances of Lega Nord, Bossi agreed to

...859]]-[[1861]], following earlier unsuccessful wars against the [[Austrian Empire]] in [[1820]]-[[1821]] and [[1848]]-[[1849]]. The House of Savoy became [[

Originally a [[Celt]]ic city, Trento was later conquered by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in the first Century BC. The Romans gave Trento the name ''Trident ...]], [[Lombards]] and [[Franks]], finally becoming part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. In 1027, Emperor [[Conrad II]] created the [[Prince-Bishop]] of Trento,

...eized again by the Goths under [[Totila]], but was restored to the Eastern Empire by [[Narses]] in [[568]]. ===Under Austrian rule===

...erritory, and the unifying element of the two parts is the [[Italia (Roman Empire)|X Regio Venetia et Histria]], with its capital at [[Aquileia]] in the [[Em ...uries encouraged an extraordinary economic flourishing, making Trieste the empire’s port. The fortunate outcome of the war of independence brought Friuli a

'''John Surtees''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 11 February 1934 in [[Tatsfield]], [[Surrey]]) is a former [[Gr ...ish Empire]] (MBE), he was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

'''Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]''' ([[April 2]] [[1940]] &ndash; [[March 23]] [[1981]]) was a [[Unite | [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]

...[[Theodosius I]], the city was briefly the capital of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. At that time Milan was the second largest city in Europe, with more tha ...ed other Italian cities in gaining semi-independence from the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (wars of the [[Lombard League]] against the emperor [[Frederick Barbaross

...it in 643. In 773 the Lombard Kingdom was annexed by the [[Franks|Frank]] empire; the first Carolingian count of Genoa was Ademarus, who was given the title ...of [[Italian city-states]] during this period. Nominally, the [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]] was overlord and the [[Bishop of Genoa]] was president

...of the Vandal collapse; thenceforth the island was part of the [[Byzantine Empire]], included in the African [[prefect]]ure. The local governor sat in Carali The [[treaty of Utrecht]] (1713) assigned Sardinia to the Austrian [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]]s and Sicily to the [[Piedmont]]ese [[House o

Subsequently ruled in turn by the [[Vandals]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]], became the eponymous capital of an independent kingdom or ''giudicato'', ...ce-kingdom]] of Sardinia, which later came under the rule of the [[Spanish empire]]. Many agree that the Spanish domination was a period of decadence for Cag

...ntury CE, the city experienced subsequent turbulent periods of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], [[Ostrogothic]] rule, during which the city was often besieged ..., led to Tuscany's inclusion in the territories of the [[Austria]]n crown. Austrian rule was to end in defeat at the hands of France and the kingdom of [[Sardi

...popular uprising that took place in the city in the spring of 1849 against Austrian oppression. ...taly|Louis II the Younger]] Brescia become de facto, capital of Holy Roman Empire.

...o preach. Christians had a prominent role in the late years of the [[Roman Empire]]. The subterranean areas of Naples include notable catacombs, especially i ...of Italy in the following years, Naples remained loyal to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]].

It is not until the final breakup of the [[Carolingian Empire]] in the [[10th century|10th]] and [[11th century|11th centuries]] that it

...Roman architectural remains in Italy. The city’s importance to the [[Roman Empire]] is emphasized by the fact that three major [[Roman roads]] terminated at ...the [[Visigoth]]s led by [[Alaric]]. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], Verona was briefly under [[Byzantine]] rule from [[Ravenna]], followed b

...e most important city in the newly formed [[Aemilia]], but the fall of the Empire brought Mutina down with it, as it was used as a military base both against ...ed from Modena in the European [[Revolution of 1848]], but was restored by Austrian troops. Ten years later, on [[August 20]], [[1859]], the representatives of

...scan civilization and especially the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] that dominated this part of the world for many centuries, Italy was centr ...persist in other north-eastern Italian regions&mdash;a remnant of the old Austrian influence on this area of Italy. In total some 300,000 or so Italians speak

'''Jim''' (or '''Jimmy''') '''Clark [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[4 March]], [[1936]] &ndash; died [[7 April]], [[1968]]) wa || [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br><small>Ret</small>

...fforts of [[Peppin III|Pepin III]] and remained subject to the [[Byzantine Empire]], at least theoretically. As the community continued to develop and as Byz ...[[wheat]], on which the city depended. In building its maritime commercial empire, the Republic acquired control of most of the islands in the [[Aegean Sea|A

'''Alain Marie Pascal Prost''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[24 February]] [[1955]]) is a [[French People|French]] racing ...by the gesture. Prost's performances earned him an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]].

In the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] empire Patavium (modern [[Padua]]) became one of the most important cities of nort Escaping from the [[Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|barbaric invasions]] the parts of Veneto's population occupied some of the

| First race || [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix]] '''Nigel Ernest James Mansell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 8 August, 1953 in [[Upton-upon-Severn]], [[Worcestershire]]) is

'''Damon Graham Devereux Hill''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[17 September]] [[1960]] in [[London]]) is a retired [[United || [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>7</small>

...then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This has tremendously influenced the culture that exists there today. Like ...t "Wien-Schwechat" is the home base of the Flagcarrier [http://www.aua.com Austrian] and the budget airline [http://www.flyniki.com Fly Niki]. Most European ai

...ak, it was the 2nd city of Italy, and one of the most important of all the Empire) with various temples and baths, a theatre, and one arena. [[Pomponius Mela ...in [[1831]] and again [[1849]], when it temporarily expelled the [[Austria|Austrian]] garrisons which commanded the city until [[1860]]. After a visit by [[Pop

...al [[wine]] favorites. The dishes of the region take on the influence of [[Austrian]], [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]], [[Slovenian]], and [[Croatian]] dishes. ...e Alto Adige [[Alpine]] traditions are embraced which includes [[Slav]], [[Austrian]], and [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] cuisines. [[Goulash]] can again be fo

*[[Rome]] - (''Roma''): the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman empire; centre of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican)<br> ...s on [[France]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Slovenia]]. French and Austrian borders are open,but cars can be stopped behind the border for random check