Republic of German-Austria

Republic of German-Austria
Republik Deutschösterreich (German)
1918–1919
Flag of German-Austria
Territory claimed by German-Austria
StatusUnrecognized rump state
CapitalVienna
Common languagesGerman
Demonym(s)German-Austrian
GovernmentUnitary directorial republic (1918–1919)
Unitary parliamentary republic (1919)
Head of state 
• 1918–1919
State Council
• 1919
Karl Seitz
Chancellor 
• 1918–1919
Karl Renner
Legislature
History 
• Proclaimed
12 November 1918
• Prohibited by Treaty of St Germain
10 September 1919
CurrencyKrone
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Cisleithania
First Austrian Republic
Today part ofAustria, Czech Republic, Italy, and Slovenia
Map indicating German-speaking areas (red) within the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1911

The Republic of German-Austria (German: Republik Deutschösterreich, alternatively spelt Republik Deutsch-Österreich) was an unrecognised state that was created following World War I as an initial rump state for areas with a predominantly German-speaking and ethnic German population within what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with plans for eventual unification with Germany. The territories covered an area of 118,311 km2 (45,680 sq mi), with 10.4 million inhabitants.

In practice, however, its authority was limited to the Danubian and Alpine provinces which had been the core of Cisleithania. Much of its claimed territory was de facto administered by the newly formed Czechoslovakia, and internationally recognized as such.

Attempts to create German-Austria under these auspices were ultimately unsuccessful, especially since union with Germany was forbidden in the Treaty of Versailles, and the new state of the First Austrian Republic was created in 1920.


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