Austrian Uruguayans are people born in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
who live in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
or Uruguayan-born people of Austrian descent.
Overview
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
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.
The Central Austrian Committee for Latin America was established in Montevideo in 1943.
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 141 people who declared Austria as their country of birth.
There are some members of the Austrian nobility in Uruguay, such as the Habsburgs
and the
Auerspergs.
There is an institution, the Alpine Club Montevideo (german: Alpenländer Verein Montevideo), which was established in 1934 by Austrians and Germans.
Notable Austrian Uruguayans
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Nelly Weissel (1920–2010), actress
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Carlos Kalmar
Carlos Kalmar (born February 26, 1958, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan conductor.Macaluso, p. 194
Biography
Kalmar began violin studies at age six. At age fifteen, he enrolled at the Vienna Academy of Music where his conducting teacher was Karl ...
(born 1958), conductor
* Guntram of Habsburg-Lorraine (born 1967), Prince of Tuscany,
[de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 702 (French) ] son of Princess
Laetitia d'Arenberg
* María Fernanda Auersperg, accountant, National Director for Social Protection
See also
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Austria–Uruguay relations
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Immigration to Uruguay
Immigration to Uruguay began in several millennia BCE with the arrival of different populations from Asia to the Americas through Beringia, according to the most accepted theories, and were slowly populating the Americas. The most recent waves ...
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German Uruguayans
The German community in Uruguay numbers ca. 10,000 German expatriates and 40,000 people of German descent. Most of them live in the Montevideo area, although there are German minorities in Paysandú, Río Negro, San José and Canelones.
Histo ...
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Hungarians in Uruguay
References
External links
Austrian expats in Uruguay
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Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
Ethnic groups in Uruguay
Immigration to Uruguay
Austria–Uruguay relations
European Uruguayan