Sathmar Swabian

Definitions

A member or descendant of the ethnic German (Swabian) community in Sathmar (Satu Mare), a region now mostly in Rumania with a small part in Hungary.

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“Since the final stages of WWII, Romania has not been the only country where substantial groups of Sathmar Swabians can be found.”

“A smaller Swabian group, known as Sathmar Swabians, lives in northern Transylvania, in the Satu Mare district.”

“2006, Hans Gehl, "The Sathmar-Swabian Dialects and Their Speakers", translation of Die⟳ sathmarschwäbischen Dialekte und ihre Sprachträger, in Philologica Jassyensia (summary: "... The Sathmar Swabians lacked spiritual leadership, ..."”

“Transmigration seems to be the ongoing destiny of Sathmar Swabians.”

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