Die österreichische Gemeindeselbstverwaltung im Neoabsolutismus (1851 - 1859)
Municipal Self-Government in Austria 1851 - 1859

Summary/Abstract: The self-government, the basis of municipal constitution, was established in Austria after the revolutionary events of 1848 in the early constitutional movement. The reorganisation of the municipalities based on the principle of municipal autonomy, liberty and democracy. Due to the reimported absolutism in the fifties of the 19th century all municipalities lost their corporate status. The gradual reduction of local administrative autonomy is in the focus of research.

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