Saxons of Transylvania

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Transylvanian_Saxons
gptkbp:coatOfArms seven red towers on a white field
gptkbp:country gptkb:Romania
gptkbp:culturalHeritage medieval towns
fortified churches
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo large emigration to Germany after 1989
gptkbp:flag blue, red, and black horizontal stripes
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:World_War_II_deportations
gptkb:Great_Transylvanian_Saxon_Exodus
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Andreanum_(1224)
gptkbp:historicalPrivilege Autonomous administrative territory (Königsboden)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance defense of southeastern border of Kingdom of Hungary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saxons of Transylvania
gptkbp:invitedBy gptkb:Hungarian_kings
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkb:Romanian
gptkb:Transylvanian_Saxon_dialect
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Sibiu
gptkb:Sebes
gptkb:Bistrița
gptkb:Sighișoara
gptkb:Mediaș
gptkb:Brașov
gptkbp:minorityStatus recognized ethnic minority in Romania
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Klaus_Johannis
gptkb:Stephan_Ludwig_Roth
gptkb:Samuel_von_Brukenthal
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Democratic_Forum_of_Germans_in_Romania
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Flemish_settlers
German settlers
gptkbp:population approximately 13,000 (2021)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Transylvania
gptkb:Saxon_Seats_(Sieben_Stühle)
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Banat_Swabians
gptkb:Germans_of_Romania
gptkb:Zipser_Germans
gptkb:Bukovina_Germans
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:settledIn 12th century
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:art
farmers
merchants
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Transylvanian_shield
gptkb:German_minority_in_Central_Europe
gptkb:Romanianization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7