Mitteleuropa

Mitteleuropa (pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩ʔɔʏˌroːpa]), meaning Middle Europe, is one of the German terms for Central Europe. The term has acquired diverse cultural, political and historical connotations.

This article is about a historical concept in 19th-century Austria and Germany. For the geographical region, see Central Europe. For the book Mitteleuropa, see Friedrich Naumann. For the Jazz Marca album, see Mitteleuropa (album).

The Prussian vision of Mitteleuropa was a pan-Germanist state-centric imperium, an idea that was later adopted in a modified form by Nazi geopoliticians.

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