Austrian Littoral

Austrian Littoral
Österreichisches Küstenland
Litorale austriaco
Austrijsko primorje
Avstrijsko primorje
1849–1919
Flag of Austrian Littoral
Flag
Coat of arms of Austrian Littoral
Coat of arms
Austrian Littoral within Cisleithanian Austria-Hungary, 1914
StatusSubdivision of Austria-Hungary
CapitalTrieste (not part until 1860)
Common languagesItalian, Slovene, Croatian, German
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentStadtholder
Emperor of Austria 
• 1848–1916
Franz Joseph I
• 1916–1918
Karl I
Statthalter of Trieste 
• 1849–1850
Johann von Grimschitz
• 1850–1854
Franz Graf Wimpffen
• 1867–1868
Eduard von Bach
• 1915–1918
Alfred von Fries-Skene
Landtag
Historical eraModern history
4 March 1849
10 September 1919
Population
• 1910[1]
894,287
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Illyria (1816–49)
Venezia Giulia

The Austrian Littoral (German: Österreichisches Küstenland, Italian: Litorale Austriaco, Croatian: Austrijsko primorje, Slovene: Avstrijsko primorje, Hungarian: Osztrák Tengermellék) was a crown land (Kronland) of the Austrian Empire, established in 1849. It consisted of three regions: the Margraviate of Istria in the south, Gorizia and Gradisca in the north, and the Imperial Free City of Trieste in the middle. The region has been contested frequently, with parts of it controlled at various times by the Republic of Venice, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Yugoslavia among others.

The Kingdom of Italy annexed most of the area after World War I according to the Treaty of London and later the Treaty of Rapallo. After World War II it was split, with Italy in the west and Yugoslavia in the east.

Trieste had strategic importance as Austria-Hungary's primary seaport, and the coast of the Littoral was a resort destination known as the Austrian Riviera. The region was a multi-ethnic one, with Italians, Slovenes, Croats, Germans and Friulians being the main groups. In 1910, it had an area of 7,969 square kilometres (3,077 sq mi) and a population of 894,287.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Küstenland mit Görz, Istrien und Triest als Kronländer" (in German). 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-27.

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