Austria: From Empire to Republic | Full Documentary

Austria was once the heart of an empire that ruled 50 million people — today it is a small, neutral republic of 9.2 million in the heart of Europe. This is its full, untold history. From Ice Age valleys and Celtic salt mines, through Roman Vindobona, the rise of the Habsburg dynasty, the sieges of Vienna, Maria Theresa's reforms, the revolutions of 1848, the glittering Vienna of 1900, the shot in Sarajevo that lit the First World War, the collapse of the empire in 1918, the dark years of dictatorship and annexation, to the 1955 State Treaty, permanent neutrality, and the Austria of today — 36 minutes of empire, downfall and reinvention in the Alps. 🎙️ Narrated in English 🎬 Cinematic historical reconstruction ⏱️ Runtime: ~36 minutes