Zipser Germans
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The Zipser Germans, Zipser Saxons, or, simply, just Zipsers are a German-speaking sub-ethnic group in Central-Eastern Europe, part of the German diaspora, and national minority in both Slovakia and Ro
The coat of arms of the former Szepes County, Upper Hungary, Kingdom of Hungary, where the Zipser Saxons were settled during the High Middle Ages
Spišská Kapitula (German: Zipser Kapitel) and Spiš Castle (German: Zipser Burg), as seen in winter time.
The iconic Spišský hrad (German: Zipser Burg), one of the most well preserved medieval castles in Central Europe and a historical landmark of the Spiš region.
The historical town centre of Levoča (German: Leutschau)
Rudolf Schuster
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Rudolf Schuster is a Slovak politician who served as the second president of Slovakia from 1999 to 2004. He was elected on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated on 15 June. In the presidential elections of Apri
Zipser Germans
…groups in the former Czechoslovakia. An occasional variation of their name as 'Tzipsers' can also be found in academic articles. Former Slovak President Rudolf Schuster is partly Zipser German and grew up in Medzev (German: Metzenseifen). The Zipser Germans were previously native to the Szepes County (German: Zips…
Schuster in 2011
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld meets with President of Slovakia Rudolf Schuster at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on 22 November 2002.