| Group: | Austrian Uruguayans Österreichischer Uruguayer |
| Population: | 141 (2011 census) |
| Langs: | Spanish, German |
| Rels: | Christianity |
| Related: | Austrian diaspora, Uruguayan people of European descent |
Austrian Uruguayans are people born in Austria who live in Uruguay or Uruguayan-born people of Austrian descent.
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[1]
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.[2] [3] The Central Austrian Committee for Latin America was established in Montevideo in 1943.[4]
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 141 people who declared Austria as their country of birth.[5]
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.[6]