Bosnian Austrians
Bosanski Austrijanci
Total population
155,050 (2014)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Bosnian · Austrian German
Religion
Sunni Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavic peoples

Bosnian Austrians are citizens of Austria whose ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The vast majority of Bosnians emigrated to Austria during and after the Bosnian War of the 1990s, though a large number emigrated as early as the 19th century.

Communities

The largest Bosnian communities in Austria are found in Vienna, Graz, Linz and Wels; followed by Salzburg, Villach and Klagenfurt.

In June 2013 the city of Wels unveiled its Platz der Bosniaken – Trg Bošnjaka square in front of the Bosnian Austrian Cultural Center, as a symbol of recognition and appreciation of the Bosnian people living in Austria. Just seven years later in 2020 the first woman of Bosnian descent, Alma Zadić, a laywer and politician of the Green party, was sworn in as the Minister of Justice of Austria.[2]

Demographics

According to the population census for 2014 conducted by "Statistik Austria" (Austrian federal agency for statistics), the total number of people of Bosnian descent in Austria was 155,050 and they comprised 1.9% of the total population. As of 2023, some 46,000 Bosnians lived in Vienna.[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Migration and integration : SCHWERPUNKT : BUNDESLÄNDER zahlen. daten. fakten. 2014/15" (PDF). Integrationsfonds.at. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Should Bosnians Be Recognized As A Minority In Austria?".
  3. ↑ Statistisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Wien 2019 [Statistical Yearbook of the City of Vienna 2019] (PDF) (Report). Stadt Wien (City of Vienna). November 2019. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Alma Zadić, LL.M., Biografie". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Amer Hrustanovic – Salzburgwiki". www.sn.at (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ↑ KOSMO-Redaktion (24 July 2020). "Weltrekord! Ivona Dadić schreibt Sportgeschichte für Österreich". KOSMO (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2020.


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