Federal State of Austria
The Federal State of Austria (Austrian German: Bundesstaat Österreich; colloquially known as the "Ständestaat") was a continuation of the First Austrian Republic between 1934 and 1938 when it was a one-party state led by the conservative, nationalist, and corporatist Fatherland Front. The Ständestaat concept, derived from the notion of Stände ("estates" or "corporations"), was advocated by leading regime politicians such as Engelbert Dollfuss and Kurt Schuschnigg. The result was an authoritarian government based on a mix of Italian Fascist and conservative Catholic influences.
Federal State of Austria Bundesstaat Österreich (German) | |||||||||
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| 1934–1938 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Sei gesegnet ohne Ende (English: "Be Blessed Without End") | |||||||||
The Federal State of Austria in 1938 | |||||||||
| Capital | Vienna | ||||||||
| Common languages | German (Austrian German) | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant), Judaism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Austrian | ||||||||
| Government | Federal one-party austrofascist parliamentary republic under an authoritarian dictatorship | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1934–1938 | Wilhelm Miklas | ||||||||
| Chancellor | |||||||||
• 1934 | Engelbert Dollfuss | ||||||||
• 1934–1938 | Kurt Schuschnigg | ||||||||
• 1938 | Arthur Seyss-Inquart | ||||||||
| Legislature | Nationalrat | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
| 1 May 1934 | |||||||||
| 25 July 1934 | |||||||||
| 12 February 1938 | |||||||||
| 13 March 1938 | |||||||||
| Currency | Austrian schilling | ||||||||
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| History of Austria |
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Timeline Austria portal |
It ended in March 1938 with the Anschluss (the German annexation of Austria). Austria would not become an independent country again until 1955, when the Austrian State Treaty ended the Allied occupation of Austria.