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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurt Schuschnigg</span> Chancellor of Austria from 1934 to 1938

Kurt Alois Josef Johann von Schuschnigg was an Austrian politician who was the Chancellor of the Federal State of Austria from the 1934 assassination of his predecessor Engelbert Dollfuss until the 1938 Anschluss with Nazi Germany. Although Schuschnigg considered Austria a "German state" and Austrians to be Germans, he was strongly opposed to Adolf Hitler's goal to absorb Austria into the Third Reich and wished for it to remain independent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leopold Figl</span> Austrian politician; Chancellor of Austria

Leopold Figl was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party and the first Federal Chancellor after World War II. He was also the youngest Federal Chancellor of Austria after the war before Sebastian Kurz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austrian Football Association</span> Governing body of association football in Austria

The Austrian Football Association is the governing body of football in Austria. It organises the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austria national football team, as well as its female equivalent. It is based in the capital, Vienna.

A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. For the first time the title holders and the host country were given automatic qualification. Therefore, France, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.

Kurt Landau was an Austrian communist, member of the International Left Opposition, author, and Trotskyist. He was murdered by agents of Stalin's NKVD during the Spanish Civil War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austria at the 1948 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Austria competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 147 competitors, 115 men and 32 women, took part in 79 events in 17 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austria at the 1960 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Austria competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 103 competitors, 82 men and 21 women, took part in 81 events in 15 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josef Weinheber</span> German poet and essayist

Josef Weinheber was an Austrian lyric poet, narrative writer and essayist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kapfenberger SV</span> Association football club in Austria

Kapfenberger SV is an Austrian association football club from Kapfenberg, Styria. They won the 2007–08 Austrian Football First League and were promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1919 as Kapfenberger SC. The name of the team is often abbreviated to Kapfenberg. The club was renamed Kapfenberger SV in 1947 and currently play in the Austrian Second League, the second level of Austrian football.

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.

The Austrian Chess Federation is the national organisation for chess in Austria. It is based in Graz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austrian Decoration for Science and Art</span> Austrian award

The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system.

Indien is a 1993 Austrian tragicomic road movie directed by Paul Harather. It was Austria's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated. It is one of the most successful films of Austrian Cinema and has developed a cult following.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurt Mrkwicka</span> Austrian diver and film producer

Kurt Mrkwicka is a retired Austrian diver. He competed in the 10 m platform and 3 m springboard at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of ninth place in the platform in 1960. He won the springboard event at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.

Events from the year 1938 in Austria

<i>Wedding in the Hay</i> 1951 Austrian film

Wedding in the Hay is a 1951 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Oskar Sima, Inge Egger and Kurt Seifert. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana.

Events in the year 2022 in Austria.

References

  1. Kurt Mrkwicka. sports-reference.com

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