7. The scope of Toponymic Guidelines - 4. Names authorities and names standardization

4. Names authorities and names standardization

• Which authorities are responsible for which categories of names?

• What is the division of responsibilities between the national (or federal) government and regional/local authorities?

• What is the state of progress of the official standardization of names?

• What are the mail addresses of the (national and regional) names authorities, and, if these exist, of the advisory board(s) on geographical names assisting them?

 

In Austria (in 1979):

• The names of inhabited places of all categories are standardized, and published by the federal names authority.

• The geographical names other than those of inhabited places are in the process of being officially collected and presented as standards through publication by the federal authority.

• In the meantime, the names on the most recent sheets of the official Austria Map, 1/50,000, are to be regarded as being official names.

• The Guidelines include a map showing the areas covered by provincial toponymic commissions.

• Which authority can inform you about place names in Austria?

 

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