Polish minority in Germany

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Polish Germans

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Klose • Reich-Ranicki • Podolski
Total population

2-3 million
2.4%-3.6% of the German population
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Polish, German
Religions
Christianity, Judaism

Polish minority in Germany, or the Polish community in Germany, is the second largest Polonia in the world and the biggest in Europe, numbering about 2 million.[1] It is estimated that as many as three million people living in Germany may be of Polish descent, although the vast majority of them identify themselves as Germans. The main Polonia organization in Germany are Union of Poles in Germany and Congress of Polonia in Germany. Polish surnames are relatively common in Germany.

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[edit] Famous Polish-Germans

Polish-Germans are people of Polish or often also mixed German-Polish descent living in Germany or vice versa; who have either recently immigrated from one of those countries to another or have otherwise strong ties with both countries.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ prof. dr hab. inż. Piotr Małoszewski, "Sytuacja Polaków w Niemczech w zakresie dostępu do nauki języka ojczystego".

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