German minority in Poland
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The registered German minority in Poland is a group of German people that inhabit Poland, being the largest minority of the country. As of 2021, it had a population of 144,177.
Example of bilingual labeling in German and Polish on the town hall of the Polish village of Cisek.
Commanders of the Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz, a paramilitary organization composed of members of the German minority living in pre-war Poland, 1939
A temporary certificate of Polish nationality issued by the county office of Prudnik in 1946
Willy-Brandt-Schule in Warsaw
Opole Voivodeship
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Opole Voivodeship, is the smallest and least populated voivodeship of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively
German minority in Poland
…inhabit Poland, being the largest minority of the country. As of 2021, it had a population of 144,177. The German language is spoken in certain areas in Opole Voivodeship, where most of the minority resides, and in Silesian Voivodeship. German speakers first came to these regions (present-day Opole and Silesian Voivodeships…
Opole, the voivodeship's capital
Nysa, the third-largest town by population in the south-west
Brzeg, a popular tourist attraction for its Renaissance Town Hall and Castle
Prudnik, with its preserved medieval town centre