Masurians
Lechitic ethnic group of northeastern Poland
Masurians
The Masurians or Mazurs (Polish: Mazurzy; German: Masuren; Masurian: Mazurÿ), historically also known as Prussian Masurians (Polish: Mazurzy pruscy), are a Polish ethnic group originating from the region of Masuria, within the modern-day Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. They number around 5,000 to 15,000 people. In the 2011 Polish census, 1,376 individuals declared themselves to be Masurian as either a first or a secondary identification. Before World War II and its post-war expulsions, Masurians used to be a more numerous ethnic group found in the southern parts of East Prussia for centuries. Today, most Masurians live in what is now modern-day Germany and elsewhere. Masurians are mostly descendants of colonists from Mazovia who moved north. Some research also indicate the admixture of the remains of the Old Prussians. These settlers moved during the State of the Teutonic Order and the Duchy of Prussia in the midst of the Protestant Reformation. They spoke the Masurian dialects. Since...
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