Austria

Austria
Location information
Location	Central Europe
Permanent residents	Paul Stark Prisoners of Nurmengard Gellert Grindelwald

Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Nurmengard Castle was found in the mountains of Austria.

Magical creatures

Native to Austria

The following creatures were native to the Austrian portion of the Alps:

Mountain Troll

Graphorn

Golden eagle

Worldwide

The following creatures were all found worldwide:

Ashwinder

Bundimun

Chizpurfle

Clabbert

Fairy

Flobberworm

Ghoul

Kneazle

Merpeople

Mooncalf

Plimpy

Puffskein

Fire Dwelling Salamander

Streeler

Werewolf

Winged horse

Expeditions

Mathilda Grimblehawk in the Austrian Alps

Percival Shacklehorn, a British wizard, went to the Austrian Alps in the hope of capturing a Graphorn. During this expedition, a mountain troll snuck into his tent, and was rendered invisible when it broke a bottle of Invisibility Potion. The Muggle monster hunter Laura Thorn was in the Alps searching for a Yeti at the same time. She also wandered into Shacklehorn's tent, and, along with the mountain troll, was accidentally transported to the Leaky Cauldron in London. Mathilda Grimblehawk and her partner were able to track down the loose mountain troll.

Cities and towns

The capital of Austria is Vienna. Paul Stark, a Muggle luggage maker, had a workshop at Erdbergstrasse 35 in this city.

Behind the scenes

• It is very possible that Gellert Grindelwald was born somewhere in the former Austria-Hungary, judging by the fact that Nurmengard is located in Austria and that his given name is of Hungarian origin.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mention of Vienna on suitcase label)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance) (Appears in vision(s))
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Appears in vision(s))
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)