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 (mostly 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 (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 and Bulgarian Germans.
- ^ 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.