Total population | |
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141 (2011 census) | |
Languages | |
Spanish, German | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Austrian diaspora, Uruguayan people of European descent |
Austrian Uruguayans are people born in Austria who live in Uruguay or Uruguayan-born people of Austrian descent.
In the times of the Austro-Hungarian Empire diplomatic relations were established with Uruguay, with Baron Anton von Petz celebrating a Treaty of Friendship, Trade and Navigation between both countries, which enabled immigration [1]
During the two World Wars thousands of Austrians escaped Europe, most of them fleeing to South America, including a small but significant Austrian-Jewish community. [2] [3] The Central Austrian Committee for Latin America was established in Montevideo in 1943. [4]
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 141 people who declared Austria as their country of birth. [5]
There are some members of the Austrian nobility in Uruguay, such as the Habsburgs [6] and the Auerspergs. [7]
There is an institution, the Alpine Club Montevideo ( German: Alpenländer Verein Montevideo), which was established in 1934 by Austrians and Germans. [8]