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Identity and distribution of the Silesian minority in Poland Cover

Identity and distribution of the Silesian minority in Poland

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 23 (2019): Issue 2 (April 2019)
By: Patryk Orlewski  
Open Access
|Apr 2019
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

A The percentage distribution of people declaring Silesian nationality according to the National Census of Population and Housing 2011; B– Opole and Silesian Voivodeships (in red). Source: based on http://slonzoki.org/ [16.08.2018], modified

Fig. 2

Study area. Own elaboration

Fig. 3

Nationality declared by respondents: A - by typology (total, urban/rural area); B- by studied municipality. Own elaboration

Fig. 4

Use of Silesian in everyday life by respondents: A - by typology (total, urban/rural area); B- by studied municipalities. Own elaboration

Fig. 5

Opinion of respondents on Silesian ethnolect in schools, bilingual town signs, status of Silesian and autonomy of Upper Silesia. Own elaboration

Fig. 6

Relations between Silesians and Germans, and between Silesians and Poles. Own elaboration

Highest numbers of national and ethnic minorities in Poland (2011)_

nationality1st declared nationality2nd declared nationalityTotalTotal co-declared with Polish nationality
TotalAs sole identity
Silesian435,750375,635410,969846,719430,798
Kashubian17,74616,377214,801232,547215,784
German74,46444,54973,350147,81463,847
Ukrainian38,38727,63012,61351,00120,797
Belarusian36,39930,19510,38846,78715,562
Roma12,5609,8994,48917,0497,036
Russian8,2035,1764,84213,0467,119
American1,23981310,60011,83810,811
Lemko7,0865,6123,44510,5313,621
English1,5601,1938,93510,4959,132

Languages spoken at home in Poland (excluding Polish) (2011)

Language spoken Total at homeTotalNumber of people using:
only one languagemore than one language
Silesian529,377126,509402,868
Kashubian108,1403,802104,338
English103,5414,12899,414
German96,4619,73886,723
Belarusian26,4483,95022,498
Ukrainian24,5394,51020,029
Russian19,8051,13618,669
Romani14,4682,30912,159
French10,67764010,037
Italian10,2958129,483
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2019-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
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Language: English
Page range: 76 - 84
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 27, 2018
Published on: Apr 30, 2019
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Minority,
nationality,
identity,
Silesians,
Upper Silesia,
census
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography,
Geosciences, other

© 2019 Patryk Orlewski, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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