- The landlocked Central European country of Austria (officially, the Republic of Austria) is home to a unique mixture of languages.
- Austrian German is the official language of Austria. It is used at the official level, as well as in schools, publications, broadcasting, and in public places.
- Additionally to the German language, individual Austrian regions recognize languages of various autonomous ethnic groups as official languages.
- Although Croatian, Hungarian , Slovenian , Turkish, and other languages are spoken by the various minority groups, nearly all people in Austria speak German .
- Official languages. ... The origins of modern Austria date back to the ninth century, when the countryside of upper and lower Austria became increasingly populated.
- Austrian German is the official language of Austria, while Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian are the major unofficial languages.
- The main native language of Austria outside Vorarlberg is Austro-Bavarian, whose many regionally different dialects are spoken.
- Both the written and spoken language of the inhabitants of Austria differs from the official German language. Most of all it is similar to the Bavarian dialect.
- Both the written and spoken language of the inhabitants of Austria differs from the official German language. Most of all it is similar to the Bavarian dialect.
- In the end, Austrian and German are both alike and different in the same ways as any other pair of languages: through culture, history, and natural evolution.