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"Austria" Disambiguation
Austria may refer to:


 * The present-day country of Austria.
 * The Austrian Empire (1804-1867)
 * Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)

United States census records and arriving passenger lists often simply list the place of birth or origin as "Austria" meaning the Austrian Empire or Austria-Hungary. Careful research is needed to pinpoint the province and city/town.

To view a map showing the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary with the associated provinces, click [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/35/Austrian_Provinces.jpg her.

Jewish Research resources on the FamilySearch Wiki are organized primarily by the present-day country, and not by the former designations. If possible, determine the city/town of origin and then search under its present-day country.

Maps of Austria

 * To view the present-day Austria at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=austria&hl=en&sll=40.379214,-111.733668&sspn=0.11769,0.264187&hnear=Austria&t=m&z=7 her.
 * For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|her].

Gazetteers of Austria

 * Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp her.

History of the Jews in Austria

 * To read the Wikipedia.org article History of the Jews in Austria, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Austria her.
 * Take the [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Austria.html Austria Virtual Jewish History Tou.

[[Austria Jewish Record]

 * Learn more about available Jewish records by clicking [[Austria Jewish Records|her]. Includes additional links.

The JewishGen Austria-Czech Database

 * More than 360,000 records for Austria and the Czech Republic, from a variety of sources, including: cemetery data, Yizkor books, and Holocaust sources. Requires free registration. To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#CzechRepublic her.

GenTeam.at

 * GenTeam.at is the Austrian Online Genealogical Databank. Free registration is required. Access GenTeam.at by clicking [http://genteam.at/index.php?lang=en her. After logging in, unfold the various databanks by clicking on the "plus" signs. Includes Jewish Communities, Jewish Resignations, Jewish Cemeteries and Graves, etc. Also has an excellent historical gazetteer of Austria and the Czech Republic.

Vienna, Austria, Population Cards, 1850-1896

 * Computer-indexed portion (only a fraction are computer-indexed): [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1404451 Click her.
 * Microfilms of alphabetized cards ( complete collection ): [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/176296?availability=Family%20History%20Library Click her.
 * Note: Alphabetical order on the above films is as follows (A), (Au), (E, Ä, Ö), (Ei, Eu, Ej, Ey, Ai, Aj, Ay), (I, Ie, J, Ü, Y), (O, Ou), (U), (B, P), (C, G, K, Q, X, Ch, Ck, Cs, Cz, Ks), (D, T, Th), (F, V, W), (H), (L), (M), (N, Nck, Ng, Nk), (R), (S, Sch, Sz, Cz, Tsch, Tz, Z)

Help with Austria Jewish Research
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 * Access the JewishGen.org Austria-Czech Special Interest Group (SIG) by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/AustriaCzech/ her.
 * Access the Facebook Austria Genealogy Research Community by clicking [https://www.facebook.com/AustriaGenealogyResearch her.