Polish Minority in the Czech Republic

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Polish minority in the Czech Republic (Polish: Polska mniejszo narodowa/narodowo ciowa w Republice Czeskiej, Czech: Polská národní/národnostní men ina v eské republice) is a Polish national minority living mainly in the Zaolzie region of western Cieszyn Silesia. The Polish community is the only national (or ethnic) minority in the Czech Republic that is linked to a specific geographical area. Zaolzie is located in the north-eastern part of the country. It comprises Karviná District and the eastern part of Frýdek-Místek District. Many Poles living in other regions of the Czech Republic have roots in Zaolzie as well. Poles formed the largest ethnic group in Cieszyn Silesia in the 19th century, but at the beginning of the 20th century the Czech population grew. The Czechs and Poles collaborated on resisting Germanization movements, but this collaboration ceased after World War I. In 1920 the region of Zaolzie was incorporated into Czechoslovakia after an armed conflict between Poland and Czechoslovakia.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130378431
• ISBN-10: 6130378432
• Artikelnr.: 28417678