Silesians

E166593
West Slavic people ethnic group

Silesians are a West Slavic ethnic group native to the historical region of Silesia, with a distinct culture, dialect, and identity shaped by Polish, Czech, and German influences.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Silesians canonical 22
Silesian 3
Silesian culture 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West Slavic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry coal mining ⓘ
heavy industry ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Cieszyn Silesia ⓘ
Lower Silesia ⓘ
Upper Silesia ⓘ
claimsDistinctNationalityIn Poland ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Silesia ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Czech culture ⓘ
German culture ⓘ
Polish culture ⓘ
hasEthnogenesisInfluence Czechs ⓘ
Germans ⓘ
Poles ⓘ
hasMinorityReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Judaism ⓘ
hasRegionalIdentity Silesian identity ⓘ
hasReligion Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
hasTraditionalCuisine Silesian cuisine ⓘ
hasTraditionalDish Silesian dumplings ⓘ
hasTraditionalDress Silesian folk costume ⓘ
hasTraditionalMusic Silesian folk music ⓘ
historicallyRuledBy Bohemian Crown ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Nazi Germany ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
nativeTo historical region of Silesia ⓘ
presentInCountry Austria ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
recognizedAsMinorityIn Czech Republic ⓘ
speaks Czech ⓘ
German ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
Silesian language ⓘ
subgroupOf Slavs ⓘ
West Slavs ⓘ
usesDialect Silesian dialect of Polish ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cieszyn Silesia → hasEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Czechs → relatedEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Prussian Silesia → ethnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Slavs → includes → Silesians ⓘ
subject surface form: West Slavs
Slovaks → relatedEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Silesia → ethnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Moravians → ethnicallyRelatedTo → Silesians ⓘ
Moravians → culturallyDistinctFrom → Silesians ⓘ
Lachians → neighboringGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Silesian language → hasEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Silesian language → hasEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish Silesians
Silesian language → hasEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Silesians
southern Poland → hasTraditionalCulture → Silesians ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Poland
this entity surface form: Silesian culture
Kashubians → relatedEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Pomeranians → relatedEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Upper Silesia → hasEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Silesian Lachs → subgroupOf → Silesians ⓘ
Silesian Lachs → ethnicIdentity → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian
Zgorzelec → hasEthnicHeritage → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian
Oppeln → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Český Těšín → hasEthnicCommunity → Silesians ⓘ
Cieszyn → hasCulturalTradition → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian culture
Bohemians → relatedEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian Czechs
Cieszyn Vlachs → relatedTo → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian Gorals
Lachy Śląskie → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian culture
Polish → relatedEthnicity → Silesians ⓘ
Cieszyn County → hasEthnicCommunity → Silesians ⓘ
Bolesławiec → hasHeritage → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian
Stanisław Ligoń → ethnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Świdnica-Jawor Piasts → ethnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ
Brzeg Piasts → associatedEthnicity → Silesians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silesian Poles
Lesser Poles → sharesCultureWith → Silesians ⓘ
German eastward expansion (Ostsiedlung) → involvedEthnicGroup → Silesians ⓘ