The Old High German name parallels the Middle Latin name Marchia Orientalis (eastern borderland ), alternatively called Marchia austriaca. The shorter latinized name Austria is first recorded in the 12th century. It has occasionally led to confusion, because, while it renders the Germanic word for east it is reminiscent of the native Latin term for south, auster.
Westfield, NJ 07090. United States. Westfield Senior High School (WHS, or Westfield High School) is a comprehensive public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Westfield Public Schools.
When the laws against aiding escaped slaves were made harsher, part of the Westfield Quaker Friends Meeting House split into the Anti-Slavery Friends meeting. Westfield was incorporated as a town in 1848. On January 1, 2008, Westfield was incorporated as a city, and Andy Cook was sworn in as Mayor. With recent annexations in southern Washington Township and rapid population growth in areas already occupied by the pre-existing town, the City government estimates Westfield's population to be at roughly 30,000 residents.