States of Austria states of Upper Austria and Lower Austria are essentially equivalent to what were since 1783/84 the two autonomous halves of the Archduchy of Austria, a principality which formed the empire's historic heartland. Salzburg is coterminous with the former Austro-Hungarian Duchy of Salzburg (the former Archbishopric). Similarly, the state of Carinthia descends from the Duchy of Carinthia, the state of Styria descends from the Duchy of Styria, and the state of Tyrol descends from the Princely County of Tyrol; these states had to cede territories to Italy and Yugoslavia when Austria emerged in its present form. Also, the state of Vorarlberg
Krumbach, Vorarlberg beauty of the region as well as tradition and modernity and local culture. International architects were: Krumbach, Vorarlberg Krumbach is a village in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Bregenz district. The municipality has about 1000 inhabitants. Krumbach stretches over an area of 8.71 km². It lies in the west of the country, more specifically in the Vorderwald which is part of the Bregenzerwald. Two rivers, the Weißach and the Bolgenach, flow through Krumbach. A special landscape feature of Krumbach are the numerous peat bogs. Krumbach is a member of the German-Austrian community project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette. The parish church