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Proponents who recognize Austrians as a nation claim that Austrians have Celtic heritage, as Austria is the location of the first characteristically Celtic culture to exist. [40] It is said that Celtic Austria became culturally Romanized under Roman rule and later culturally Germanized after Germanic invasions. [40]
This is a list of notable Austrians. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Actors/actresses. Helmut Berger (1944–2023), actor; Senta Berger (born 1941), actress;
Austrians Abroad (German: Auslandsösterreicher) are Austrian citizens, migrants and expatriates who reside outside the Republic of Austria. The interests of these ...
Many Austrians, however, are worried about their country's ability to integrate migrants, especially Muslims, and their desire for stricter immigration laws was a key issue in Sunday's electi.
Austrians today may be described either as a nationality or as a homogeneous Germanic ethnic group, [195] that is closely related to neighbouring Germans, Liechtensteiners, and German-speaking Swiss. [196] Today 91.1% of the population are regarded as ethnic Austrians. [197] The birthplaces of foreign-born naturalised residents of Austria
Engelbert Dollfuss accepted that most Austrians were German and Austrian, but wanted Austria to remain independent from Germany. In 1938, Austrian-born Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to Germany, which was supported by a large majority of Austrians. [1] After the German defeat in World War II, the German identity in Austria was weakened.
On the other hand, despite the rejection that Austrians feel toward the behavior of the Germans, regarded by Austrians as less tolerants and cosmopolitans, they have suffered the same damages and discrimination that German immigrants have faced in the United States. They were considered by Americans to be the same because of their language and ...
The House of Habsburg (/ ˈ h æ p s b ɜːr ɡ /; German: Haus Habsburg [haʊs ˈhaːpsbʊrk] ⓘ), also known as the House of Austria, [note 6] was one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history.