Company Story
1553 - The first postal service was established in Austria by Emperor Ferdinand I.
1722 - The postal service was reorganized and expanded by Emperor Charles VI.
1787 - The postal service was reformed and modernized by Emperor Joseph II.
1850 - The Austrian postal service was connected to the German postal system.
1867 - The Austrian postal service was reorganized and became a separate entity.
1920 - The Austrian postal service was nationalized and became a state-owned company.
1996 - Österreichische Post AG was established as a joint-stock company.
2003 - The company was partially privatized and listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
2006 - The company acquired a majority stake in the Bulgarian postal service.
2011 - The company acquired a majority stake in the Croatian postal service.
2017 - The company acquired a majority stake in the Hungarian postal service.