Swabian Turkey

Map of the settlement areas of Swabian Turkey

Swabian Turkey (German: Schwäbische Türkei; Hungarian: Sváb-Törökország; Serbian: Švapska Turska) is a term describing a southwestern region of Hungary delimited by the Danube (Donau) and Drava (Drau) rivers, inhabited by the Germans of Hungary, an ethnic German minority. This modern-day minority, the largest German-speaking one in Hungary, primarily lives in the counties of Tolna (Tolnau), Baranya (Branau), and Somogy (Schomodei), and is the largest population of the Danube Swabians (Donauschwaben).[1] Despite the name, virtually no ethnic Turks live in the region; rather, the name refers to the area being formerly "Turkish" (i.e. Ottoman) territory before being repopulated by Germans ("Swabians").

  1. ^ 2.7 Német 2.7.1 A népesség korcsoport, településtípus és nemek szerint, a nemek aránya, 2011, Összesen [2.7 German 2.7.1 Population by age group, type of settlement and gender, sex ratio, 2011, Total] (PDF) (in Hungarian). Budapest. 2014. p. 94. ISBN 978-963-235-355-5. Retrieved May 22, 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)