Hungarians in Austria

Hungarians in Austria
ausztriai magyarok
Hungary Austria
Total population
90,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Vienna, Burgenland, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol
Languages
German, Hungarian
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Hungarians

The Hungarians in Austria (Austrian German: Österreichisch Ungarn; Hungarian: Magyarok Ausztriában) numbers 25,884 according to the 2001 Census. Of these, 10,686 were in Vienna and 4,704 in Burgenland.[2] The total number of Hungarian-speakers is estimated at around 40,000, with 6,600 in Burgenland.[2] Most of the Burgenland Hungarians live near the two district capitals of Oberwart/Felsőőr and Oberpullendorf/Felsőpulya.[2] The Hungarian Group Advisory Council is the oldest of the official minority advisory councils in Austria.[2]

  1. ^ "A diaszpóra tudományos megközelítése". Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Program. 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Austria : Burgenland and Viennese Hungarians". Minority Rights Group International. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 2008. Retrieved 2016-05-23.