Although Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Turkish, and other languages are spoken by the various minority groups, nearly all people in Austria speak German. The dialect of German spoken in Austria, except in the west, is Bavarian, sometimes called Austro-Bavarian.

Why do Austria speak German?

The reason why Austria doesnt have its “own” official language is because a large chunk of its history was tied up with Germanys (as in, it was part of Germany for some time). It wasnt until after the First World War that Austria began the process of becoming the nation we know it as today.

Why is Austria not part of Germany?

were part of the Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation until the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 which resulted in Prussia expelling the Austrian Empire from the Confederation. Thus, when Germany was founded as a nation-state in 1871, Austria was not a part of it.