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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 15,000-20,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| North Schleswig, Copenhagen, Bornholm, throughout Denmark | |
| Languages | |
| Low Saxon, Danish (South Jutlandic) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism), Judaism, Irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Germans, Danes, Frisians, Dutch people, Norwegians, Faroese people |
Approximately 15,000 people in Denmark belong to an autochthonous ethnic German minority traditionally referred to as hjemmetyskere, meaning "Home Germans" in Danish, and as Nordschleswiger in German.[1] They are Danish citizens and most self-identify as ethnic Germans. They generally speak Low Saxon and South Jutlandic Danish as their home languages.
Unrelatedly to the North Schleswig Germans, there are also a substantial number of citizens of Germany who live in Denmark under the aegis of the Schengen Area and have no connection to the historical German inhabitants of the Duchy of Schleswig.