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Austrians are defined as an
ethnic group
The logic of the existence of an independent Austrian state is no longer questioned as it was in the early years of its existence.
Austria's history and geographical location has resulted in recent immigration from
Slovenia, the
Czech Republic,
Hungary,
Slovakia,
Romania, and
Poland. As with neighbouring Germany, there has also been immigration from
Turkey and former
Yugoslav states such as
Croatia and
Serbia.
Culture
Culture on the territory of what is today
Austria can be traced back to around 1050 B.C. with the
Hallstatt and
La Tène cultures. However, a
culture of Austria as we know it today began to take shape when the Austrian lands were part of the
Holy Roman Empire, with the
Privilegium Minus of 1156, which elevated Austria to the status of a
Duchy, marking an important step in its development. Austrian culture has largely been influenced by its neighbours,
Italy,
Germany,
Hungary and
Bohemia.
Language
Austrian German is a variety of the
German language spoken in Austria. There is no unitary Austrian
language, but a variety of
High German dialects are spoken. Besides the Germanic languages discussed here,
minority languages such as
Slovenian,
Croatian, and
Hungarian are spoken in parts of the country.
Ordinarily, the latter dialects are considered to belong either to the
Central Austro-Bavarian or
Southern Austro-Bavarian subgroups, with the latter encompassing the languages of the
Tyrol,
Carinthia, and
Styria and the former including the dialects of
Vienna,
Upper Austria, and
Lower Austria. The dialect spoken in Vorarlberg is more closely related to
Swiss German than it's to other Austrian dialects, so Austrians from outside Vorarlberg can have difficulties understanding it.
While strong forms of the various dialects are not normally comprehensible to most German speakers, there's virtually no communication barrier along the border between Austria and Germany, since people on both sides of the border speak very similarly. The Central Austro-Bavarian dialects are more intelligible to speakers of Standard German than the Southern Austro-Bavarian dialects of
Tirol.
Viennese, the Austro-Bavarian dialect of Vienna, is most frequently used in Germany for impersonations of the typical inhabitant of Austria.
Cuisine
Austrian cuisine, which is often incorrectly equated with Viennese cuisine, is derived from the cuisine of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. In addition to native regional traditions it has been influenced above all by
Hungarian,
Czech,
Jewish, and
Italian cuisines, from which both dishes and methods of food preparation have often been borrowed. Goulash is one example of this. Austrian cuisine is known primarily in the rest of the world for its pastries and sweets. In recent times a new regional cuisine has also developed which is centred on regional produce and employs modern and easy methods of preparation.
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