Transylvanian Landlers
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The Landlers or Transylvanian Landlers (German: Siebenbürger Landler or Die siebenbürgischen Landler)[3] are an ethnic German sub-group which has been living on the territory of today's Romania, more specifically in southern Transylvania (mostly corresponding to present-day Sibiu County) since the 18th century onwards.
German: Siebenbürger Landler | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Transylvania
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German (with the Transylvanian Landler dialect as well) | |
Religion | |
Evangelical Lutheranism | |
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Austrians and Germans | |
A German-speaking community which has been living in Sibiu County and in Sebeș, Alba County, southern Transylvania since the 18th century onwards. |
Their ancestors were Protestants (more specifically Evangelical Lutherans), who were expelled and settled from Salzkammergut area, Austria to Transylvania near Hermannstadt (present-day Sibiu) from 1734 to 1756 under Emperor Charles VI and Empress Maria Theresa in the process of the Josephine colonization (German: Josephinisches siedlung or Josephinisches kolonization). This was done so given the fact that the Austrian Empire needed to be Roman Catholic by excellence and the Landlers refused to convert to Roman Catholicism.[4] They speak the Transylvanian Landler dialect (German: Landlerisch) which is a southern German dialect. During the 18th century, c. 4,000 Austrian Protestants were expelled to Transylvania.[5] They are part of the Romanian Germans.