| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ethnic_group 
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                                | gptkbp:censusCategory | Silesian (optional) in Polish census 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:Poland 
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                                | gptkbp:culture | gptkb:Silesian_cuisine Silesian folk costumes
 distinct Silesian traditions
 
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                                | gptkbp:diaspora | gptkb:Canada gptkb:Germany
 gptkb:United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasDialects | Silesian dialect of Polish 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalEvent | gptkb:plebiscite_in_Upper_Silesia gptkb:Silesian_Uprisings
 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalRegion | gptkb:Czechoslovakia gptkb:German_Empire
 gptkb:Prussia
 gptkb:Austrian_Silesia
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Silesian Polish
 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:Silesia 
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                                | gptkbp:minorityStatus | recognized ethnic minority in Czech Republic not recognized as a separate ethnic group in Poland
 
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                                | gptkbp:notablePerson | gptkb:Wojciech_Korfanty gptkb:Jerzy_Ziętek
 
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                                | gptkbp:population | approximately 2 million 
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                                | gptkbp:region | gptkb:Lower_Silesia gptkb:Upper_Silesia
 gptkb:Cieszyn_Silesia
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Silesians gptkb:Poles
 gptkb:Czechs
 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Roman_Catholicism 
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                                | gptkbp:selfIdentification | some identify as Silesian, some as Polish 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Silesia,_Germany 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Silesian Poles 
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