214 years after the Reformation, Archbishop Count Leopoldo Anton Von Firmian signed an Edict of Expulsion, forcing all Protestants to recant their non-Catholic beliefs. 21,475 Protestant citizens were exiled because of their refusal to recant their beliefs. They were not permitted to return until 1734.

Their exile began in November, with many seeking refuge in Germany. Many died because of the harsh cold on their journey and some children were kidnapped and raised Catholic.

Tales of their struggle began to spread, inspiring Johann Wolfgang Goethe to write the poem "Hermann and Dorothea." Though it is written in perspective of the French Revolution, it is actually a tale of the Salzburgian exile.

"So she said and was the wide steps down to the companion; and on the wall was both down the source. They bent over to draw; he took the other mug and bent over. And you saw your image mirrored in the blue of the sky and nodded slightly to vary and everyone greeted friendly in the mirror."

In 1919, Austria became its own republic.

After The Reformation