Austria was a region in central Europe on Earth.
History and specifics
In 1840, Austria signed the Treaty of London. (TOS novel: Federation)
The 1914 assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie sparked World War I. (TOS - Year Five comic: "Issue 17")
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria. (ENT novelization: Broken Bow)
22nd century Earth Starfleet Lieutenant Karl Graylock was born in Austria. (ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night)
24th century Starfleet Lieutenant Christof Schuster was also of Austrian descent. In 2354, he sent his seven-year-old daughter, Elle, to live with cousins in the Austrian city of Salzburg. (TNG novel: Losing the Peace)
In 2366, an Austrian skied the Lauberhorn course in the Swiss Alps in 2:21:63, about a minute shy of the world record. (VOY novel: Pathways)
- It is unclear whether Austria continued to exist as a distinct political entity on United Earth, or only as a geographic region.
Kelvin timeline
In 1992, Austria was annexed into the European Territories by Augment John Ericssen, and by 1996 became part of his expanded Pax Europa before Ericssen was overthrown. (TOS - Khan comics: "Issue 2", "Issue 3")
- Though unlabeled, Earth maps in these issues denoted Austria's borders.
Notable Austrians
- Jeremiah Coverman (TNG - Day of Honor novel: Ancient Blood)
- Franz Ferdinand (TOS - Year Five comic: "Issue 17")
- Gosch-Embourg family (TNG - Day of Honor novel: Ancient Blood)
- Karl Graylock
- Alexander Leonfeld (TNG - Day of Honor novel: Ancient Blood)
- Sandy Leonfeld (TNG - Day of Honor novel: Ancient Blood)
- Christof Schuster
- Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg (TOS - Year Five comic: "Issue 17")
Appendices
Background
Novelist Michael Schuster resides in Austria.
