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Forest Germans: a forgotten ethnic group in the contemporary landscape of the Polish Carpathians

Piotr Kołpak

Piotr Kołpak

University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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Marta Raczyńska-Kruk

Marta Raczyńska-Kruk

University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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Marcin Wojciech Solarz

University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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Weronika Wnuk-Ciastek

Weronika Wnuk-Ciastek

University of WarsawWarsaw, Poland
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May 17, 2025
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Published Online: May 17, 2025
Page range: 140 - 149
Received: Oct 28, 2024
Accepted: Jan 23, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0010
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Figure 1.

Borders and area of Forest Germany – areas included in the territory of Forest Germany according to the number of mentions in historical sources (17th–20th centuries)Source: Own elaboration
Borders and area of Forest Germany – areas included in the territory of Forest Germany according to the number of mentions in historical sources (17th–20th centuries)Source: Own elaboration

Figure 2.

Borders and area of Forest Germany – areas included in the territory of Forest Germany according to the number of mentions in historical sources (17th–20th centuries), and with at least three mentions in historical sourcesSource: Own elaboration
Borders and area of Forest Germany – areas included in the territory of Forest Germany according to the number of mentions in historical sources (17th–20th centuries), and with at least three mentions in historical sourcesSource: Own elaboration

Figure 3.

Approximate borders and area of Forest GermanySource: Own elaboration
Approximate borders and area of Forest GermanySource: Own elaboration

Figure 4.

Distribution of selected Forest German toponyms of German or Polish origin that have been distorted under German influence or which once contained an element alluding to German settlersSource: Own elaboration
Distribution of selected Forest German toponyms of German or Polish origin that have been distorted under German influence or which once contained an element alluding to German settlersSource: Own elaboration

Figure 5.

Surnames of the oldest families from Ołpiny (present in the village before 1950) in 2023, according to their appearance over the centuries and their ethnic originSource: Own elaboration
Surnames of the oldest families from Ołpiny (present in the village before 1950) in 2023, according to their appearance over the centuries and their ethnic originSource: Own elaboration
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