Kashubians

The Kashubians (; ; ), also known as Cassubians or Kashubs, are a Lechitic (West Slavic) indigenous people native to the historical region of Pomerania, including its eastern part called Pomerelia, in north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia. They speak the Kashubian language, which is classified as a separate language closely related to Polish.

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The Kashubians are a West Slavic people native to the Pomerania region of north-central Poland, where they have traditionally lived in an area called Kashubia. They maintain their own distinct language, Kashubian, which is closely related to Polish but classified as a separate language, making them an important cultural and linguistic minority in Poland.

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Ethnic group.group: Kashubians
Ethnic group.native_name: Kaszëbi
Ethnic group.flag: 100px 100px
Ethnic group.flag_caption: Flag and coat of arms of Kashubia
Ethnic group.population: in Poland between 500,000 (2002) and 567,000 (2005) of which 179,685 (2021) claim as ethnic-national identity
Ethnic group.regions: (diaspora) (diaspora) (diaspora)
Ethnic group.languages: Kashubian, Polish (New mixed dialects, Kociewie dialect, Krajna dialect, Bory Tucholskie dialect), historically East Pomeranian & Low Prussian
Ethnic group.religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
Ethnic group.image: File:Kashubians in the Pomeranian Voivodeship according to the 2021 census.png
Ethnic group.image_caption: Population of Kashubians in Pomeranian Voivodeship, 2021
Ethnic group.related: Other West SlavsEspecially other Lechites

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Wikidata facts

Population: 275000.0
Image: Dzewus w kaszebsczich ruchnach.jpg

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native label: Kaszëbi
Commons category: Kashubians

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Contents

Modern Kashubia
Population
History
Historical population
Reichstag elections (1867–1912)
Origin
Administrative history of Kashubia
Linguistic and cultural influences
Language
Cultural traditions
Today
Kashubian cuisine
Genetics
Diaspora
Notable Kashubs
In literature
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The Kashubs are closely related to the Poles and sometimes classified as their subgroup. Moreover, the vast majority of Kashubians declare themselves as Poles and many of them have a Polish-Kashubian identity. The Kashubs are grouped with the Slovincians as Pomeranians. Similarly, the Slovincian (now extinct) and Kashubian languages are grouped as Pomeranian languages, with Slovincian (also known as Łeba Kashubian) either a distinct language closely related to Kashubian, or a Kashubian dialect.