AustriaOberösterreich 2 · Oberösterreich · History of your federal state
For centuries the area was called “Land ob der Enns”. What does this name mean?
In the exam (German)
Jahrhundertelang hieß das Gebiet „Land ob der Enns“. Was bedeutet dieser Name?
- aThe land that belonged to the town of EnnsDas Land, das der Stadt Enns gehörte
- bThe land above, that is west of, the EnnsDas Land oberhalb, also westlich der EnnsCorrect answer
- cThe land below, that is east of, the EnnsDas Land unterhalb, also östlich der Enns
- dThe land at the source of the EnnsDas Land an der Quelle der Enns
Why?
“Ob der Enns” means “above the Enns”: seen from Vienna, the land lies up the Danube, west of the Enns river. The land east of it was called “Österreich unter der Enns” (Austria below the Enns), today’s Lower Austria.
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