Dobrujan Germans

Dobrujan Germans
‹See Tfd›German: Dobruschadeutsche
The historical coat of arms of the Dobrujan Germans (which is a form of the coat of arms of the Romanian Dobruja or Northern Dobruja)
Regions with significant populations
Northern Dobruja
Languages
German
Religion
Roman Catholicism and Evangelical Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Germans and Austrians

Lived in Dobruja (more specifically Northern Dobruja) between the late 19th century and mid 20th century (and, in very smaller numbers, to the present day as well)

The Dobrujan Germans (‹See Tfd›German: Dobrudschadeutsche) were an ethnic German group, within the larger category of Black Sea Germans, for over one hundred years. German-speaking colonists entered the approximately 23,000 km2 area of Dobruja around 1840 and mostly left during the relocation of 1940. Dobruja is a historical region on the west coast of the Black Sea.[1] They are part of the Romanian Germans.

  1. ^ Mariana Iancu (8 October 2016). "Malcoci sau superba poveste a primului sat al nemţilor din Dobrogea. Germanii au plecat "Acasă, în Rai", iar biserica monumentală a devenit o ruină". Ziarul Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.