Countries inhabited by West Slavs (in light green)

Distribution of Slavic peoples by language

Map showing an approximation location of Polish tribes

West Slavs in 9th/10th century

The West Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking West Slavic languages. Czechs, Kashubians, Poles, Slovaks, and Sorbs are the ethnic groups that originated from the original Western Slavic tribes. Of these, the Kashubians were assimilated by the Poles, while the Sorbs were integrated within German society; the others retained their cultural identity to this very day. The societies of the West Slavs developed along the lines of other western European nations by coming into political affiliation with the Holy Roman Empire.^[1] Image File history File links Slavic_europe. ... Image File history File links Slavic_europe. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 651 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (675 × 622 pixel, file size: 80 KB, MIME type: image/png) Adapted from en:Image:Slavic_languages. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 651 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (675 × 622 pixel, file size: 80 KB, MIME type: image/png) Adapted from en:Image:Slavic_languages. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 728 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2250 × 1854 pixel, file size: 640 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 728 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2250 × 1854 pixel, file size: 640 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 723 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 746 pixel, file size: 495 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 723 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 746 pixel, file size: 495 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Distribution of Slavic people by language The Slavic peoples are a linguistic and ethnic branch of Indo-European peoples, living mainly in Europe, where they constitute roughly a third of the population. ... This article or section should be merged with List of West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages is a subdivision of the Slavic language group (q. ... Kashubians, Kassubians, or Cassubians (Kashubian: Kaszëbi) are a Slavic ethnic group living in modern-day northwestern Poland. ... The Sorbs are a Slavic minority indigenous to the region known as Lusatia in the current German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ... Western Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ...

History

The first Slavic states known from written sources inhabited by the group southern of West Slavs were the Empire of Samo 623 - 658 and Great Moravia (833 - 907). The Sorbs and some of the other West Slavs came under direct Holy Roman Empire domination and had been strongly assimilated by Germans at the end of 19th century. The (eastern) Poles created their own state in the 10th century, which in the 20th century assimilated the Kashubians. For many centuries Poland has close ties with its western neighbours, with the Polish ruler Bolesław I the Brave declared by Holy Roman Emperor Otto III as "Frater et Cooperator Imperii" ("Brother and Partner in the Empire")^[2]. The Czechs created their own state, Bohemia, in the 10th century and became part of the Holy Roman Empire as well, but Bohemia enjoyed a special status within that empire. The Slovaks gradually came under Hungarian domination in the 10th - 11th century. Both the Czechs and the Slovaks were since the 1526 under the Habsburg monarchy), from 1867 - 1918 part of Austro-Hungary. Events Clotaire II, king of the Franks, makes his son Dagobert I king of Austrasia Samo, reputedly a Frankish merchant, governs in Moravia, Slovakia and Lower Austria. ... Events The union of Slavic tribes falls apart after Samos death Births Deaths King Samo of the Slavs Categories: 658 ... Great Moravia was an empire existing in Central Europe between 833 and the early 10th century. ... Events End of the reign of caliph Al-Mamun Nimmyo succeeds Junna as emperor of Japan Creation of Great Moravia Births Deaths October 10 - al-Mamun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad Categories: 833 ... Events Oleg leads Kievan Rus in a campaign against Constantinople Yelü Abaoji establishes Liao (Khitan) dynasty Births Deaths Categories: 907 ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... Reign 992 — 1025. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...

West Slavic ethnic groups ca. 10th c.

• Lechitic group
  • Poles
    • Masovians
    • Polans
    • Vistulans
    • Lendians
  • Silesians
  • Pomeranians
    • Kashubians
    • Slovincians
  • Polabians
    • Obodrites/Abodrites
    • Veleti
    • Volinians (Velunzani)
    • Pyritzans (Prissani)
• Czech-Slovak group
  • Czechs
  • Moravians
  • Slovaks
  • Pannonian Rusyns
• Sorbs (Serbo-Lusatians)
  • Milceni (Upper Sorbs)
  • Lusatians (Lower Sorbs)

The Lechitic languages include three languages spoken in Central Europe, principally in Poland and historically also in eastern part of today Germany. ... Mazurs are Polish ethnic group from Mazovia (Catholics) or East Prussia (Protestant), the latter often called Masurians in English. ... Poland 960-992 Polans (also Polanes, Polanians, or Polians; Polish: Polanie) were a West Slavic tribe inhabiting the Warta river basin in the 8th century. ... Vistulans (Polish: Wiślanie) were a Lechitic tribe inhabiting, since at least 7th century, lands known today as Lesser Poland. ... West Slavic tribes from Bavarian Geographer, 845, Lendizi nr 33 The Lendians, (Polish: Lędzianie) were a Lechitic tribe inhabiting, since at least the 7th century, lands known today as East Lesser Poland and Galicia in Ukraine. ... Girl in Upper Silesian dress from Mysłowice, 2006 Woman in Silesian dress from Teschen, 1914 Silesians (Silesian: Ślônzoki; Polish: ; Czech: ; German: ) are the West Slavic inhabitants of Silesia (Czech: ) , Poland and Czech Republic. ... Pomeranians (Pomorzanie) are a group of Slavic tribes living in historical region of Pomerania along the shore of Baltic Sea between Oder and Vistula rivers. ... Kashubians, Kassubians, or Cassubians (Kashubian: Kaszëbi) are a Slavic ethnic group living in modern-day northwestern Poland. ... Slovincian is an extinct dialect of the Pomeranian language, spoken between the lakes Gardno and Lebsko in Pomerania. ... Polabians are a Slavic people historically dwelling in the basin of the Elbe and on the Baltic coast of Germany. ... The Obotrites (sometimes Abodrites, Obodrites) were a group of Slavic peoples who had in the 6th century settled in the regions later known as Mecklenburg and Schleswig-Holstein in what is now north-eastern Germany. ... The Veleti are a group of the Polabian Slavs. ... Wolin is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. ... Pyrzyce (see also Cities alternative names), is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, with some 11,000 inhabitants (1980) Capital of the Pyrzyce County in West Pomeranian Voivodship(since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodship (1975-1998). ... This article deals with the modern national/ethnic group. ... Pannonian Rusyns or simply Rusyns (Ruthenians) is the name of a Slavic minority in Serbia and Croatia. ... The Sorbs are a Slavic minority indigenous to the region known as Lusatia in the current German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ... The Milceni or Milzeni (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ) were a West Slavic tribe in Upper Lusatia. ... Sorbian national flag The Sorbs (also Lusatians or Lusatia Serbs) are a relatively small west Slavic people, living as a minority in the region known as Lusatia in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ...

West Slavs from the Bavarian Geographer

A graphical representation of Łowmiański's attempt to localise the tribes mentioned in the Bavarian Geographer, 845

In 845 the Bavarian Geographer listed several West Slavic ethnic groups in a territory(which is today, the country of Poland) and the surrounding area, including some non-Slavic groups: Image File history File links Hermann_Geogr_Bavar1. ... Image File history File links Hermann_Geogr_Bavar1. ... Henryk Łowmiański (August 22, 1898 near Ukmergė - September 4, 1984 in Poznań) – Polish medieval historian. ... The Bavarian Geographer is anonymous medieval document prepared in ca. ... Events March 28 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. ... Events March 28 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. ... The Bavarian Geographer is anonymous medieval document prepared in ca. ...

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Events March 28 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. ... Reconstructed gord in Biskupin, Poland although it is not Slavonic gord (it is much older), it is good illustration how gords looked like The ancient Slavs were known for building wooden fortified settlements. ... The Havolane (Slavonic name) or Heveller (German name) were a Slavic tribe who lived around the river Havel in the Brandenburg area in eastern Germany from the 8th century onwards. ... Goplans or Goplanie was a hypotetic pre-polish tribe that is said to have lived around Lake Gopło with its capital in Kruszwica, between 7th and 9th century. ... West Slavic tribes from Bavarian Geographer, 845, Lendizi nr 33 The Lendians, (Polish: Lędzianie) were a Lechitic tribe inhabiting, since at least the 7th century, lands known today as East Lesser Poland and Galicia in Ukraine. ... Prussian tribes settlements. ... Total population c. ... Vistulans (Polish: Wiślanie) were a Lechitic tribe inhabiting, since at least 7th century, lands known today as Lesser Poland. ... Girl in Upper Silesian dress from Mysłowice, 2006 Woman in Silesian dress from Teschen, 1914 Silesians (Silesian: Ślônzoki; Polish: ; Czech: ; German: ) are the West Slavic inhabitants of Silesia (Czech: ) , Poland and Czech Republic. ... The Sorbs are a Slavic minority indigenous to the region known as Lusatia in the current German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ... The Milceni or Milzeni (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ) were a West Slavic tribe in Upper Lusatia. ... Image File history File links Wikisource-logo. ... The original Wikisource logo. ...

Gallery

Slovaks in Serbia wearing traditional dress Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x679, 126 KB)This picture is public domain from web site of Serbian Government. ... Slovaks in Vojvodina according to the 2002 census Slovaks in Vojvodina Slovaks are the third largest ethnic group in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. ...	Girl in Upper Silesian dress from Mysłowice, 2006 Image File history File links Slazaczka. ... Girl in Upper Silesian dress from MysÅ‚owice, 2006 Woman in Silesian dress from Teschen, 1914 Silesians (Silesian: Åšlônzoki; Polish: ; Czech: ; German: ) are the West Slavic inhabitants of Silesia (Czech: ) , Poland and Czech Republic. ...	National costume of Lusatian Sorbs as traditionally worn in the northern part of Lusatia Image File history File links Download high resolution version (816x1321, 297 KB) National costume of Lusatian Sorbs as is worn in the northern part of Lusatia (north of Cottbus). ... The Sorbs are a Slavic minority indigenous to the region known as Lusatia in the current German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ...	National Kashubian costume Image File history File links Dzewus_w_kaszebsczich_ruchnach. ... Kashubians, Kassubians, or Cassubians (Kashubian: Kaszëbi) are a Slavic ethnic group living in modern-day northwestern Poland. ...
Road sign in German and sorbian in Cottbus Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1069x751, 127 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sorbs West Slavs Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... This article or section should be merged with List of Sorbian languages The Sorbian languages are members of the West Slavic branch of languages spoken in eastern Germany. ...

See also

• West Slavic languages
• East Slavs
• South Slavs

This article or section should be merged with List of West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages is a subdivision of the Slavic language group (q. ... The East Slavs are a Slavic ethnic group, the speakers of East Slavic languages. ... Countries inhabited by South Slavs (in black) Distribution of Slavic peoples by language The South Slavs are a southern branch of the Slavic peoples that live in the Balkans, the southern Pannonian Plain and the eastern Alps. ...

References

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