Germans are a notable national minority in Poland, consisting of almost 150,000 people. German language is used in certain areas in Opole Voivodship, where most of the minority resides. The German minority has 1993 4 seats (ca. 0,8% voters) and 1997, 2001, 2005 2 seats (ca. 0.4 % voters) in Polish parliament at the (Sejm). The size of the minority increased briefly to over one million immediately following the end of World War II, when the territories of southern East Prussia, Lower Silesia and parts of Western Pomerania including Lubusz Land were transferred to Poland. Many Germans were expelled, but some remained. Recently some Germans acquired land and properties in the lands where they or their forefathers formerly lived and moved there. This was the reason why the Polish government was reluctant to pass law to sell land to citizens of the European Union as it was expected that then some areas of Poland might be germanized.^{[citation needed]} German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Opole Voivodship - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the lower chamber of Polish parliament. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the... East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ... Lower Silesian voivodship since 1999 Lower Silesia (Polish: Dolny ÅšlÄ…sk, Latin: Silesia Inferior, German: Niederschlesien) is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia in Poland, located along the middle Odra River and organized into Lower Silesian Voivodship, (Polish: województwo dolnoÅ›lÄ…skie) with capital... Historic Western Pomerania (outlined in yellow) Western Pomerania (also West Pomerania, Polish: , German: ), is a geographical and historical region in the west of Pomerania in northern Poland and Germany. ... Lubus Land, Lebus Land ( pol: Ziemia Lubuska ger: Land Lebus, czech: Lubušsko) on the Oder river. ...

Polish society still remains sensitive about even minor incidents of the German minority separatist tendentions. Separatism involves setting oneself or others apart. ...

There are 325 schools with German language of lecture with over 37 thousand of students attending them in Poland. Most of the Germans in Poland declare their religion to be Roman Catholicism. A number of newspapers and magazines is issued in Poland in German language. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

Statistic Data

Most Germans of Poland live in Opole Voivodship - 104,399 i.e. approx. 71 % all of them or differently said: approx. 10% populations of this Voivodship. In remaining Voivodships % of Germans population lies between 0.632–0.007 %.