Germans in Hungary
E561651
Germans in Hungary are an ethnic German minority community with historical roots in various regions of Hungary, maintaining distinct cultural traditions, language, and heritage within the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Germans | 2 |
| Germans in Hungary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6015642 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Germans in Hungary Context triple: [Southern Transdanubia, hasMinorityPopulation, Germans in Hungary]
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A.
Hungarians
Hungarians are a Uralic-speaking ethnic group native primarily to Hungary and the Carpathian Basin, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical kingdom in Central Europe.
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B.
Hungarian Jews
Hungarian Jews are a Jewish ethnic and cultural community originating from Hungary, known for their significant contributions to Central European religious, intellectual, and artistic life.
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C.
Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons are a German-speaking ethnic group historically settled in Transylvania (now part of Romania), known for their medieval fortified churches, distinct cultural traditions, and role as a privileged urban and rural community in the region from the 12th century onward.
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D.
Hungarian American diaspora
The Hungarian American diaspora is a community of people in the United States with Hungarian ancestry, contributing to U.S. cultural, political, and economic life while maintaining historical, linguistic, and cultural ties to Hungary.
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E.
Sudeten Germans
Sudeten Germans were an ethnic German minority historically living in the Sudetenland regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia, whose status and expulsion after World War II significantly shaped Central European history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Germans in Hungary Target entity description: Germans in Hungary are an ethnic German minority community with historical roots in various regions of Hungary, maintaining distinct cultural traditions, language, and heritage within the country.
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A.
Hungarians
Hungarians are a Uralic-speaking ethnic group native primarily to Hungary and the Carpathian Basin, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical kingdom in Central Europe.
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B.
Hungarian Jews
Hungarian Jews are a Jewish ethnic and cultural community originating from Hungary, known for their significant contributions to Central European religious, intellectual, and artistic life.
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C.
Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons are a German-speaking ethnic group historically settled in Transylvania (now part of Romania), known for their medieval fortified churches, distinct cultural traditions, and role as a privileged urban and rural community in the region from the 12th century onward.
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D.
Hungarian American diaspora
The Hungarian American diaspora is a community of people in the United States with Hungarian ancestry, contributing to U.S. cultural, political, and economic life while maintaining historical, linguistic, and cultural ties to Hungary.
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E.
Sudeten Germans
Sudeten Germans were an ethnic German minority historically living in the Sudetenland regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia, whose status and expulsion after World War II significantly shaped Central European history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
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ethnic minority in Hungary ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
German-Hungarian bilingualism
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preservation of German dialects in Hungary ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
German-language folk songs
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Swabian cuisine ⓘ Swabian folk costumes ⓘ wine-growing traditions ⓘ |
| education | German minority schools in Hungary ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedia | Neue Zeitung (Hungarian German-language newspaper) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinoritySelfGovernment | National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Landesselbstverwaltung der Ungarndeutschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Habsburg-era colonization of depopulated Hungarian territories
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collective punishment and property confiscation after 1945 ⓘ expulsions and deportations after World War II ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bakony region
NERFINISHED
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Baranya County NERFINISHED ⓘ Buda NERFINISHED ⓘ Danube River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Pest County NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopron region NERFINISHED ⓘ Swabian Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolna County NERFINISHED ⓘ Transdanubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
German language
NERFINISHED
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Hungarian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Magyarországi németek
NERFINISHED
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Ungarndeutsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSettlement |
Baja
NERFINISHED
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Budaörs NERFINISHED ⓘ Harta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mór NERFINISHED ⓘ Pécs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopron NERFINISHED ⓘ Szekszárd NERFINISHED ⓘ Véménd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod |
18th century Habsburg resettlement
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Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus | approximately 185000 German speakers (2011 census, including multiple identities) ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | approximately 130000 (self-identified, early 21st century) ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Act on the Rights of National and Ethnic Minorities in Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsMinorityBy | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
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Lutheranism ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Danube Swabians
NERFINISHED
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Germans ⓘ |
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Subject: Germans in Hungary Description of subject: Germans in Hungary are an ethnic German minority community with historical roots in various regions of Hungary, maintaining distinct cultural traditions, language, and heritage within the country.
Referenced by (3)
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