Republic of German-Austria
country comprising areas with a predominantly German-speaking or ethnic German population and constituent part of the German republic (1918–1919)
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The Republic of German-Austria was a unrecognized state that was created from the remainder of Austria-Hungary. It had plans to eventually unify with Germany, but those plans were stopped by the Allies, and eventually it became the First Austrian Republic.
German-Austria Deutschösterreich (German) | |||||||||
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| 1918–1919 | |||||||||
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.png) Territory claimed by German-Austria | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized rump state | ||||||||
| Capital | Vienna | ||||||||
| Common languages | German | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | German-Austrian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary directorial republic (1918–1919) Unitary parliamentary republic (1919) | ||||||||
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• 1918–1919 | State Council | ||||||||
• 1919 | Karl Seitz | ||||||||
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• 1918–1919 | Karl Renner | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Proclaimed | 12 November 1918 | ||||||||
• Prohibited by Treaty of St Germain | 10 September 1919 | ||||||||
| Currency | Krone | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, and Slovenia | ||||||||
