Hutterites

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Hutterites are a communal Anabaptist group known for their rural, agriculture-based colonies, shared property, and simple, religiously focused lifestyle.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Hutterite colonies 1

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anabaptist group
Christian religious community
avoidanceOf divorce
individual property ownership
military service
oaths
communicationPractice limited media use
coreBelief adult baptism
biblical literalism
community of goods
nonresistance
separation from the world
corePractice German dialect use
agricultural work
communal living
daily communal meals
mutual aid
plain lifestyle
shared property
countryOfOrigin Austria
distinctFrom Amish
surface form: Old Order Amish

Mennonites
surface form: Old Order Mennonites
dressCode beards for married men
head coverings for women
plain dress
economicBase agriculture
industrial enterprises
livestock production
educationPractice colony-run schools
limited secular education
familyStructure patriarchal
fertilityPattern high birth rate
formationPeriod 16th century
foundedBy Jakob Hutter
governanceForm communal decision-making
male leadership
historicalEvent migration to North America
persecution in Europe
historicalRegion Central Europe
languageUsed English
Palatine German
surface form: Hutterite German
legalStatusInCanada recognized religious community
legalStatusInUnitedStates religious communal society
marriagePattern early marriage
endogamy
migrationWave 19th century migration to North America
20th century migration within North America
namedAfter Jakob Hutter
organizationalUnit colony
originatedIn Moravia
County of Tyrol
surface form: Tyrol
populationEstimate tens of thousands
primaryRegion North America
relatedGroup Amish
Mennonites
Swiss Brethren (historical)
surface form: Swiss Brethren
religiousBranch Radical Reformation
religiousTradition Anabaptism
scriptureUsed Bible
sharesOriginsWith Amish
Mennonites
significantPresenceIn Alberta
Canada
Manitoba
Montana
Saskatchewan
South Dakota NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
subgroup Dariusleut
Lehrerleut
Schmiedeleut
taxStatus collective economic organization
transportationPractice use of motor vehicles
viewOnTechnology selective adoption of modern technology
worshipPractice German hymn singing
regular communal worship

Referenced by (3)

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

Anabaptist churches hasBranch Hutterites
this entity surface form: Hutterite colonies
Mennonites relatedGroup Hutterites
Amish relatedTo Hutterites