A new milestone in source collections has been reached: the Topotheques now manage over 2 million records full of everyday history. In addition to major political events, there are the now-vanished inn, the Corpus Christi pro- […]

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For many who don‘t live in the City of Schwechat, this name is synonymous with the airport. This extensive infrastructure has since been renamed Airport Vienna, and the term Schwechat once again refers to the city […]

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On 17 August 2025, the exhibition ‘Schools in the municipality of St. Aegyd am Neuwalde’ took place as part of the St. Aegyder farmers’ market. This event offered numerous opportunities for pleasant encounters and lively exchanges. […]

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Kaprun is a household name far beyond the municipal boundaries. It represents the Alps, the „mastering of natural forces“ in the context of power plant construction — claimed by various regimes — and it generally symbolizes the […]

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Digitally archiving private history and personal stories and making selected items accessible to an interested public an also be the motivation for creating a Topotheque. Here we present one such example: the Adler family‘s private […]

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The municipality of Křinice, also known as Weckersdorf to the German-speaking population, is located in the north of the Czech Republic, on the border with Poland in the Star Mountains. The University of Königgrätz has put […]

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On the afternoon of 27 June, around 60 topothecaries followed the invitation of BHW Schallaburg to Schallaburg Castle for the annual Topothequers´s Day in Lower Austria. The meeting offered an entertaining exchange of […]

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