Austria–Czechoslovakia border
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The Austria–Czechoslovakia border was a Cold War-era frontier separating neutral Austria from the communist state of Czechoslovakia, forming part of the dividing line between Western and Eastern Europe.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| adjacentToCity |
Bratislava region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Břeclav NERFINISHED ⓘ Gmünd, Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Hohenau an der March NERFINISHED ⓘ Retz NERFINISHED ⓘ Znojmo NERFINISHED ⓘ České Velenice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentToRegion |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedAlliance |
Warsaw Pact (on Czechoslovak side)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
formally non-aligned Austria ⓘ |
| borderedPoliticalBloc |
Eastern Bloc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Bloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedPoliticalSystem |
communist regime in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
liberal democracy in Austria ⓘ |
| borderRegimeChanged | 1989 ⓘ |
| borderRegimeChangeEvent | Velvet Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedAsStateBorder | 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Austrian border police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovak Border Guard (Pohraniční stráž) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | historical border ⓘ |
| definedByTreaty |
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Trianon (1920) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demarcationStatus | frontier between neutral state and Warsaw Pact state ⓘ |
| endPoint | tripoint of Austria, Czechoslovakia and Hungary near Bratislava region ⓘ |
| existedFrom | 1918 ⓘ |
| followedNaturalFeature |
sections of the Morava River
ⓘ
sections of the Thaya River ⓘ |
| formedPartOf | dividing line between Western and Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| function | prevented unauthorized emigration from Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| liberalization | controls eased in late 1980s ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Europe ⓘ |
| notableEvent | tightened controls after 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Curtain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityFeatures |
barbed wire fences on Czechoslovak side
ⓘ
minefields on Czechoslovak side in some sections ⓘ watchtowers on Czechoslovak side ⓘ |
| separatedCountry |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | tripoint of Austria, Czechoslovakia and West Germany near Dreisesselberg region ⓘ |
| strengthenedAsFrontier | after 1948 communist takeover in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Austria–Czech Republic border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austria–Slovakia border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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