Austrasia
英[ɔ:sˈtreiʒəˌ-ʃə]美[ɔˈstreʒə, -ʃə]
Austrasia formed the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Metz served as its capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from Rheims, Trier, and Cologne.