!!!Heimatforschung Local Area Studies (German: Heimatforschung), the systematic study of the history of, and the phenomena characterising, a geographically and socially defined area (Heimat), including the analysis of its physiographical, economic, social and cultural features. Frequently a field of lay activity, Heimat research lays claim to being regarded as a scholarly discipline. Often organised in regional and national associations, which also publish periodicals. !Literature U. Kerschbaum and E. Rabl, Heimatforschung heute, 1988. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Heimatforschung|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]