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202085 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Historical Events

The Last Austrians

202085 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A flood severed Königsfeld's connections to the outside world, leaving behind factory ruins and a fading German dialect in the Ukrainian Carpathian forest.

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Lukas Pitscheider

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A flood severed Königsfeld's connections to the outside world, leaving behind factory ruins and a fading German dialect in the Ukrainian Carpathian forest.

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Lukas Pitscheiderdirector

Peter Sojmacast

Vitali Fedakcast

Joseph Horkawtschukcast

Elisabeth Kaiscast

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Königsfeld, a small town in the Ukrainian Carpathian forest, was founded in 1775 by Habsburg Queen Maria Theresa. Once home to a thriving timber industry, it now faces economic isolation and the fading echoes of its German dialect. A devastating flood has cut off the community from the outside world, leaving behind factory ruins and potholes. The documentary captures the struggle of the remaining residents to preserve their cultural identity amid the decline of their historical legacy.

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