A ''Reichsstraße'' (literally "imperial road") was the official designation from 1804 to 1918 of trunk roads in Old Austria maintained by the (from 1867

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n) State ( k.k. Ministry) – in contrast to the state roads (''

Landesstraße ''Landesstraßen'' (singular: ''Landesstraße'') are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads t ...

'') maintained by the individual

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and the municipal roads (''

Gemeindestraße A ''Gemeindestraße'' is a local road in Germany that is the responsibility of the municipality or parish ('' Gemeinde'') or of the town ('' kreisfreie Stadt'') to build and/or maintain. In the official ranking of roads by importance a ''Gemeindes ...

n'') maintained by the parishes or municipalities (''Gemeinden'').

Lower Austria and Vienna

The following ''Reichsstraßen'', amongst others, emanated from the capital,

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

Felix Czeike Felix Czeike (21 August 1926 – 23 April 2006) was an Austrian historian and popular educator. He was an author and partly also editor of numerous publications on the history of Vienna and was the director of the . His main work is the six-volume ...

(editor): ''Historisches Lexikon Wien'', Vol. 4, Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995, , * Reichsstraße to

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

(within Vienna known as the ''

Simmering Simmering is a food preparation technique by which foods are cooked in hot liquids kept just below the boiling point of water (lower than ) and above poaching temperature (higher than ). To create a steady simmer, a liquid is brought to a boil, ...

er Hauptstraße'' since 1894, outside the city known as the ''Bundesstraße 10'' today, then the ''50'' to the Hungarian border near Nickelsdorf,

Burgenland Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of ...

/ Hegyeshalom) * Brünner Reichsstraße (known as the ''Brünner Straße'' today and the ''Bundesstraße 7'' to

Nikolsburg Mikulov (; german: Nikolsburg; yi, ניקאלשבורג, ''Nikolshburg'') is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The historic centre of Mikulov is well preserved and i ...

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...

) * Kagraner Reichsstraße or ''Wiener Reichsstraße'' (alternative route to Brünn, known today in Vienna as the '' Wagramer Straße'', outside the city known as the ''Bundesstraße 8'', then ''49'' to Lundenburg in Moravia); to get from the city centre to the Kagraner Reichsstraße, the Kronprinz Rudolf Bridge or ''Reichsstraßen'' Bridge over the Danube has to be crossed. Its short name,

Reichsbrücke The Reichsbrücke (German for ''Imperial Bridge'') is a major bridge in Vienna, linking Mexikoplatz in Leopoldstadt with the Donauinsel in Donaustadt across the Danube. The bridge is used by 50,000 vehicles per day and carries six lanes of tra ...

, (''Reich Bridge'') is still used today. *

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the ''Prager Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 3'', then the ''4'' and ''2'' as far as the Czech border near Gmünd (Lower Austria)) * Preßburger Reichsstraße (known today as the ''Pressburger Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 9'' to Hainburg) *

Triest Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the ''Triester Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 17'' to Semmering)

Upper Austria

Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, a ...

there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Braunauer Reichsstraße (known today as the '' Innviertler Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 137'') * Krumauer Reichsstraße (known today as the '' Rohrbacher Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 127'') *

er Reichsstraße (known today as the ''

Prager Straße Prager (variants: Praeger, Preger) is a surname, which may refer to: Prager * David Prager (born 1977), American TV producer and blogger * Dennis Prager (born 1948), U.S. conservative radio talk show host, columnist and public speaker ** PragerU, ...

'' and ''Bundesstraße 125'') *

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the ''Wiener Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 1'') *

Schärding Schärding ( , Bavarian name: Scharing) is a town in northern Austrian state of Upper Austria, the capital of the district of the same name, and a major port on the Inn River. Historically, it was owned by the Wittelsbach family, which reflects ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the '' Innviertler Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 137'') * Spitaler Reichsstraße (known today as the '' Pyhrnpass Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 138'') *

Wien en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the ''Wiener Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 1'')

Salzburg

there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Kärntner Reichsstraße (known today as the '' Katschberg Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 99'')

Styria

In the

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': *

er Reichsstraße * Ungarstraße (known today as the '' Gleisdorfer Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 65'')

Tyrol

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

(then including

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

and

Trentino Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...

) there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Italiener Reichsstraße * Judikarien Reichsstraße *

Valsugana The Valsugana ( it, Valsugana, german: Suganertal) or Sugana Valley is one of the most important valleys in the autonomous province of Trentino in Northern Italy. Leading into the Alps' foothills, an important main north-south Roman road, the Vi ...

Reichsstraße

Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...

there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': *

Arlberg Arlberg () is a massif between Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria. The highest peak is the Valluga at . The name ''Arlberg'' derives from the tradition of the "Arlenburg", who are said to have once established themselves on the Tyrolean side of the A ...

straße (known today as the '' Vorarlberger Straße'' and ''Bundesstraße 197'') * Liechtensteiner Straße (known today as the ''Bundesstraße 191'')

Bohemia

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

(today

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

) there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Beraun-Haselbacher Reichsstraße from Prague via Pilsen as far as the Bavarian border (replaced by the D 5, today designated as the II/605) *

Budweiser Budweiser () is an American-style pale lager, part of AB InBev. Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, Budweiser has become a large selling beer company in the United States. ''Budweiser'' may also refer to an unrelat ...

Reichsstraße from Prague to Budweis (replaced by the D 3, today designated as the II/603) *

Chrudim Chrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Admi ...

er Reichsstraße * Dobrisch-

Winterberg Winterberg ( Westphalian: ''Winnenmerg'') is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland. Geography Winterberg is located in the middle of ...

er Reichsstraße from Prague via Winterberg as far as the Bavarian border (I/4) * Joachimsthaler Reichsstraße from Karlsbad via Joachimsthal as far as Saxon border (known today as the I/25) * Jungbunzlau-

Trautenau Trutnov (; german: Trautenau) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 29,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Trutnov is ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the I/16) * Karlsbader Reichsstraße from Prague bis Karlsbad (known today as the I/6) * Komotauer Reichsstraße * Reichenberger Reichsstraße

Moravia

(today

) there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Trübauer Reichsstraße * Olmützer Reichsstraße

Austrian-Silesia

In Austrian-Silesia (today parts of

and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

) there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Ostrau- Teschener Reichsstraße (known today as the I/11) * Teschen- Jablunkauer Reichsstraße (known today as the I/11) *

Troppau Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of ...

Freudenthal Freudenthal is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Axel Olof Freudenthal (1836–1911), Finland-Swedish philologist and politician *Dave Freudenthal (born 1950), American politician * Franz Freudenthal, Bolivian physician k ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the I/11) *

- Olbersdorfer Reichsstraße (known today as the I/57) * Zuckmantel- Rothenberger Reichsstraße (known today as the I/44)

Galicia

In Galicia (today parts of

and

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

) there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Tatraer Reichsstraße from

Brünn Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inha ...

Lemberg Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in Western Ukraine, western Ukraine, and the List of cities in Ukraine, seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is o ...

(via

Sanok Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, rue, Санок, ''Sanok'', ua, Cянік, ''Sianik'', la, Sanocum, yi, סאניק, ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern ...

and

Sambir Sambir ( uk, Самбір, pl, Sambor, yi, סאמבאָר, Sambor) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sambir Raion (district) and is located close to the border with Poland. Sambir hosts t ...

) today Droga krajowa 28 in Poland and M 11 in the Ukraine *

Krakau Krakau is a municipality in the district of Murau in Styria, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation ...

er Reichsstraße (known today as the Droga krajowa 4 in Poland and M 10 in the Ukraine) * Podolier Reichsstraße (known today as the N 02 in the Ukraine)

Carniola

Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

(known today as

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

) there are ''inter alia'' the following ''Reichsstraßen'': * Agramer Reichsstraße from

Laibach Laibach () is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with the industrial, martial, and neo-classical genres. Formed in the mining town of Trbovlje (at the time in Yugoslavia) in 1980, Laibach represents the musical wing of the Neue ...

to Agram / Zagreb * Karlstädter Reichsstraße from Rudolfswerth to Karlstadt / Karlovac * Loibler Reichsstraße from Krainburg to Loibl Pass * Wiener Reichsstraße from Ljubljana / Laibach to Wien * Wurzner Reichsstraße from Krainburg to Wurzen Pass / Korensko sedlo

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