Altreich

Altreich means:

• in relation to the Holy Roman Empire, its territory before expansion to Slavic territories, i.e. excluding Bohemia, Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Silesia and the margravates of Brandenburg and Meißen
• Compared to the German Empire of 1871 the Holy Roman Empire (short form for the "Old Empire" referred to in recent historiography)
• with regard to the Greater German Reich, the areas of Germany after the borders of 1937 including the Saar area, see Altreich (Germany)
• With regard to stages in the history of Austria, the previous stage, i.e. Old Austria , then the Austrian Empire , then Austria-Hungary
• in relation to Romania its territory until 1918, see Altreich (Romania)

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