Germans - Wikipedia
WEBGerman ethnicity emerged in medieval times among the descendants of the Romanized Germanic peoples in the area of modern western Germany, between the Rhine and Elbe rivers, including Franks, Frisians, Saxons, Thuringii, Alemanni and Baiuvarii.
Germany - Ethnic Groups | Britannica
WEBEthnic groups. The Germans, in their various changes of territory, inevitably intermingled with other peoples. In the south and west they overran Celtic peoples, and there must at least have been sufficient communication for them to adopt the names of physical features such as rivers and hills; the names Rhine, Danube, and Neckar, for example ...
Germany - Ethnicity, Migration, Religion | Britannica
WEBGermany - Ethnicity, Migration, Religion: The German-speaking peoples—which include the inhabitants of Germany as well as those of Austria, Liechtenstein, and the major parts of Switzerland and Luxembourg; small portions of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy; and the remnants of German communities in eastern Europe—are extremely ...
Demographics of Germany - Wikipedia
WEBThe largest ethnic group of non-German origin are the Turkish. Since the 1960s, West and later reunified Germany has attracted immigrants primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe as well as Turkey, many of whom (or their children) have acquired German citizenship over time.
German Culture: Facts, Customs and Traditions | Live Science
WEBMar 9, 2018 · The population is 91.5 percent German, with Turkish being the second largest ethnic group at 2.4 percent, according to the World Factbook. The remaining 6.1 percent is made up primarily of...
Who Are the German People? | Britannica
WEBIn the United States today, 40 to 50 million people identify as having German ancestry, more than any other ethnic group. Meanwhile, it is estimated that some 11 million people in Brazil identify as German-Brazilians.
Ethnic Groups in Germany | History, Nationality & Examples
WEBNov 21, 2023 · German is both an ethnicity and a nationality. Ethnically, it refers to a person who has ancestors who spoke German as their first language.
Germans - Wikiwand
WEBGermans are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the end of World War II, defines a German as a German citizen.
World Factbook Glyph
WEB3 days ago · Ethnic groups. German 85.4%, Turkish 1.8%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Syrian 1.1%, Romanian 1%, Poland 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.3% (2022 est.) note: data represent population by nationality
What Does It Mean To Be German? - JSTOR Daily
WEBSep 25, 2021 · What does it mean to be German? This question has been an open one for more than 200 years, and in the last century, a provisional answer along false lines of “racial purity” came at the cost of millions of lives. Today, with the resurgence of far-right parties like Alternative for Germany (AfD), völkisch ideals seem once more attractive ...
Skip to content