Oberösterreichische Ländergruppe#
Oberoesterreichische Laendergruppe (Upper Austrian group of lands). During the reign of emperor Maximilian I the Habsburg estates were divided into a Lower Austrian group of lands and an Upper Austrian group of lands for administrative purposes. The latter included Tirol and Vorarlberg as well as the possessions in Switzerland and in Swabia extending to Alsace. Later the Upper Austrian group of lands (without Tirol) became commonly known under the name of "Austrian Vorlande".