Germans in Slovakia: Settlement Patterns

Authors

Daniel Reeves, Brigham Young University
Dr. Samuel Otterstrom, Brigham Young University

Keywords

settlement patterns, Slovakia’s German population, immigration

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Geography

Abstract

From the Middle Ages to the present there has been—to varying degrees—a German minority among the Slovak people. Though nearly nonexistent today, this minority has historically been an important part of Slovakia’s population. German settlers were drawn to Slovakia for several reasons over the centuries, and in the year 1400, with a population of 400,000, their influence on Slovakia reached its peak. Today, the German population in Slovakia is limited to adventurous businessmen and students. These dramatic changes form a base for this research, which has been designed to study the settlement patterns of Germans within Slovakia (Jahn, 1971, p. 16).

Recommended Citation

Reeves, Daniel and Otterstrom, Dr. Samuel (2014) "Germans in Slovakia: Settlement Patterns," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 208.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/208