Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year edition in Riga, Latvia on 22 July 2017. The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Eurovision Choir of the Year website eurovisionchoir.tv and YouTube. The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, will send their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the German language. Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year The participation of Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year will begin in Riga, Latvia, at the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are responsible for the selection process of their participants,
States of Austria states of Upper Austria and Lower Austria are essentially equivalent to what were since 1783/84 the two autonomous halves of the Archduchy of Austria, a principality which formed the empire's historic heartland. Salzburg is coterminous with the former Austro-Hungarian Duchy of Salzburg (the former Archbishopric). Similarly, the state of Carinthia descends from the Duchy of Carinthia, the state of Styria descends from the Duchy of Styria, and the state of Tyrol descends from the Princely County of Tyrol; these states had to cede territories to Italy and Yugoslavia when Austria emerged in its present form. Also, the state of Vorarlberg