!!!Altertumsvereine

Historical Associations, regional or local organisations founded in 
the 19th century for the purpose of preserving and describing 
monuments and constructing museums. They soon turned to devoting 
themselves to local history, regional studies and established 
publications. Associations established in 1811 in Graz for the 
preservation of the collections of Archduke  Johann ("Joanneum"), 1823 
in Innsbruck, 1833 in Linz and 1834 in Salzburg for the purpose of 
founding a museum. The historical associations of Carinthia and Styria 
arose in 1849/1850 out of the "Historischer Verein fuer 
Inneroesterreich" ("Historical Association of Inner Austria") which 
had existed from 1843. In Vienna the "Altertumsverein zu Wien" 
("Historical Association of Vienna"), founded in 1853, achieved the 
greatest importance (since 1920 it has been called the "Verein fuer 
Geschichte der Stadt Vienna", or "History Association of the City of 
Vienna"). An association for area studies was established for Lower 
Austria in 1864. The following organisations achieved great 
importance: "Numismatische Gesellschaft in Wien" (Numismatic Society 
in Vienna (1869)), the"K. k. Heraldische Gesellschaft" (Imperial 
Heraldry Society)  Adler (1870), the "Anthropologische Gesellschaft in 
Wien" (Anthropological Society in Vienna (1870)), the "Gesellschaft 
fuer die Geschichte des Protestantismus in Oesterreich" (Society for 
the History of Protestantism in Austria (1879)) and the "Verein 
Carnuntum" (Carnuntum Association (1884)).

!Further reading
J. Schwerdfeger, Die historischen Vereine Wiens, 
1908; K. Lechner, 100 Jahre Verein fuer Landeskunde von 
Niederoesterreich. und Wien, 1964.


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