''Reichsstraße'' is German and literally means "imperial road". It may refer to:
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Imperial road
In medieval times, imperial roads () were designated routes in the Holy Roman Empire that afforded protection to travellers in return for tolls collected for the emperor.
The ''Reichsstraßen'' came under royal jurisdiction ('' Königsbann'') a ...
, or ''Reichsstraße'', a major European route in medieval times that was under the imperial or royal ban
* Reichsstraße (Austria), the most important road class in the imperial and royal (k.u.k.) state of Austria until 1918
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Reichsstraße (Deutsches Reich)
The term ''Reichsstraße'' ("imperial road") was introduced in 1934 into Nazi Germany in place of the hitherto existing class of ''Fernverkehrsstraße'' ("trunk road") or FVS.Road names in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, some of which recall historic ''Reichsstraßen''
See also
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Reichsautobahn
The system was the beginning of the German autobahns under Nazi Germany. There had been previous plans for controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traf ...