Slovaks in Austria
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 35,326 (2016) Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Slovak diaspora |
Slovaks in
History
Prior to the 20th century
Between the fifth and ninth centuries AD, Slovaks controlled the eastern part of what is now considered Lower Austria, where many ethnic Slovaks still remain.[2]
From the 1880s the 1890s, around 230,000 Czechs and Slovaks emigrated to Austria proper, mainly for construction work and other menial labor jobs in the larger cities, particularly Vienna. At the turn of the century, an estimated 70,000 Slovak speakers in Austria, the vast majority being concentrated in Vienna and Marchfeld. Over the next 14 years, this number was decimated to 20,000.[2]
Modern history
After the foundation of Czechoslovak Republic in 1918, many Slovaks emigrated back to the Slovakia region. In the 1923 census, only 5,000 Slovacophones declared their language.[2]
In 1976, as part of the Treaties of St. German and Brno and the Austrian Ethnic Groups Act, Slovaks were recognized as an autochthonous ethnicity, and freedom to use the Slovak language officially was permitted.[2]
In recent years, many thousands of Slovaks have emigrated from Slovakia, mainly due to the open borders of the European Union. The population of Slovaks had increased by 800% in 2016.[2]
Notable Slovak Austrians
- Carl Ludwig Doleschall, scientist
- Jan Jesenius, physician and professor of anatomy
- Konstantin Jireček, politician and Slavist
- Boris Prokopič, footballer for SC Rheindorf Altach
- Diocese of Linz
- Tomáš Šimkovič, footballer for FC Tobol
- NHL's Florida Panthers
See also
- Austria–Slovakia relations
- Slovak diaspora
- Immigration to Austria
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit und Geburtsland". Statistik.at. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "SLOVAK IN AUSTRIA". Research Centre of Wales. 29 May 1998. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
