Lists Of Austrian State Governors
Lists of Austrian state governors cover the governors, or Landeshauptleute of the states of Austria. The governor is the head of the state government, with a function that is equivalent to that of a premier. Lists of state * List of governors of Burgenland * List of governors of Carinthia * List of governors of Lower Austria * List of governors of Salzburg (state) * List of governors of Styria * List of governors of Tyrol * List of governors of Upper Austria * List of governors of Vorarlberg This is a list of governors of Vorarlberg, a state in Austria. List of officeholders {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Vorarlberg *List Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost S ...

Landeshauptmann
Landeshauptmann (if male) or Landeshauptfrau (if female) (, "state captain", plural ''Landeshauptleute'') is the chairman of a state government and the supreme official of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino. His or her function is equivalent to that of a minister-president or premier. Until 1933 the term was used in Prussia for the head of government of a province,Duden; Definition of Landeshauptmann, in German/ref> in the modern-day states of Germany (with the exceptions of the city-states) the counterpart to ''Landeshauptmann'' is the ''Ministerpräsident'' (minister-president). Origins Since the early modern period, a ''Landeshauptmann'' originally served as governor under either a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire or the Emperor himself, mainly in the territories of the Habsburg monarchy (as for the Lands of the Bohemian Crown), later also in the Kingdom of Prussia. In the Austrian Empire, according to the 1861 February Patent ...
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States Of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states (German: ''Länder''). Since ''Land'' is also the German word for "country", the term ''Bundesländer'' (literally ''federal states'') is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms. Austrian states can pass laws that stay within the limits of the constitution, and each state has representatives in the main Austrian parliament. Geography The majority of the land area in the states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Vienna, and Burgenland is situated in the Danube valley and thus consists almost completely of accessible and easily arable terrain. The other five states, in contrast, are located in the Alps and thus are comparatively unsuitable for agriculture. Their terrain is also relatively unfavourable to heavy industry and long-distance trade. Accordingly, the population of what now is the Republic of Austria has been concentrated in the former four states since prehistoric times. Austria ...
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List Of Governors Of Burgenland
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Burgenland: {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Burgenland * Burgenland Governors A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...

List Of Governors Of Carinthia
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Carinthia: Austro-Hungarian Empire (1861–1918) ;Presidents of the province of Carinthia, assisted by Provincial Governors Austria {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Carinthia *List Carinthia Governors A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

List Of Governors Of Lower Austria
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Lower Austria: Before 1918 Governors of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns (1500–1749) * Wolfgang Freiherr von Polheim (1458–1512) 1501–1512 * Georg von Rottal zu Thalberg (see Rottal) (?–1525) 1513–1521; also President of the Lower Austrian Chamber (1523–1525) * Pietro Bonomo, Bischof von Triest (d. i. Giovanni Antonio Bonomo; 1458–1546) 1521–1523 * Sigismund Freiherr von Dietrichstein (1484–1533) 1523–1524 * Leonhard von Harrach zu Rohrau (1481–1527) 1524–1525 * Cyriak Freiherr von Polheim und Wartenburg (1495–1533) 1526–1527 * Georg Freiherr von Puchheim zu Raabs und Krumbach (?–1531) 1528–1531 * Christoph von Rauber (from 1533: Fürst) (1466–1536) 1532–1536 * Trojan von Auersperg (1495–1541) 1537–1541 * Hans (III.) Ungnad Freiherr von Sonneck (1493–1564) 1542–1544 * Christoph von Eyczing (1501–1563) 1544–1551, außerdem 1542 bis 1544 Landmarschall der N ...
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List Of Governors Of Salzburg (state)
This is a list of Landeshauptmann, governors of the Austrian States of Austria, state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg: See also

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List Of Governors Of Styria
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Styria: See also *Styria {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Styria *Lists Styria Governors A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...

List Of Governors Of Tyrol
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Tyrol: See also *Tyrol {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Tyrol Tyrol Tyrol Governors A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

List Of Governors Of Upper Austria
This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Upper Austria: See also *Upper Austria {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Upper Austria *List Upper Austria Governors A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...