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Masurians
Mazurzy (Polish)
Mazurzÿ (Masurian)
Flag of Masuria
Total population
5,000–15,000
Regions with significant populations
Poland (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship) Germany
Languages
Polish (Masurian dialects), German (High German dialects)
Religion
Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Poles, Masovians
Typical Masurian farmhouse near a lake, East Prussia, 1931
The Masurians or Mazurs (Polish: Mazurzy; German: Masuren; Masurian: Mazurÿ), historically also known as Prussian Masurians (Polish: Mazurzy pruscy), are an ethnic group originating from the region of Masuria, within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.[1] They number around 5,000–15,000 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 following the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Today, most Masurians live in what is now Germany and elsewhere.
They are descended from Masovians (Polish: Mazowszanie; German: Masowier), who were Polish settlers from Mazovia[citation needed]. These settlers moved to the Duchy of Prussia during and after the Protestant Reformation. They spoke the Masurian dialects. Since the mid-19th century, High German was increasingly used among Masurians as opposed to Low German used by most of East Prussia's German population. Many Masurians were often bilingual in German and Polish languages. In the 19th century, the Masuria region of East Prussia was named after the Masurians.
Like most of the East Prussian population, they favored Protestantism and adopted Lutheranism in 1525 when Albert, Duke of Prussia secularized the duchy and converted. Roman Catholic Warmiaks and Masovians were not affected, as they inhabited parts that formally belonged to the Kingdom of Poland.
After World War II, many Masurians were classified as Germans and therefore mostly expelled along with them or emigrated after 1956 from what was now Poland to post-war Germany. Although most of them left for the West, some also ended up in East Germany. Conclusion of the war and ensuing resettlements saw an ethnic conflict between leaving Masurians and incoming Kurpie mainly on religious (Protestant–Catholic) grounds.
^Szatkowski, Piotr (2017-07-13). "Mazurska krew czy mazurski duch? Co dziś znaczy "być Mazurem"?" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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