The English word Austrian is a derivative of the proper name Austria, which is a latinization of Österreich, the German name for Austria. This word is derived from Ostarrîchi, which first appears in 996. This, in turn, is probably a

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Early history
The territory of what is today Austria in the Roman era was divided into Raetia, Noricum and Pannonia. Noricum was a Celtic kingdom, while the Pannonii were of Illyrian stock. The Raetians were an ancient alpinepeople probably akin to th

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Austrians have historically spoken the German language. The sole official language at the federal level of Austria is German, and the standard used is called Austrian Germansince

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Austrian culture has largely been influenced by its neighbouring lands such as Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Switzerland, and those which were historically part of Austria - e.g.

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• Demographics of Austria
• Austrian American
• Austrian Brazilian
• Austrian Canadians

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Like most of Central Europe, Austria has had high levels of immigration since the 1970s. As with Germany, the largest immigrant group are Turks. An estimated total of 350,000 ethnic Turks lived in Austria in 2010, accounting for 3% of the Austrian population.

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