Liechtensteiners
Liechtensteiners are a Germanic[4] ethnic group native to Liechtenstein linked strictly with Swiss Germans and Swabians.[1][5] There were approximately 34,000 Germanic Liechtensteiners worldwide at the turn of the 21st century.[1]
Total population | |
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c. 34,000[1] (Germanic Liechtensteiners worldwide; 2000.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Liechtenstein c. 24,000[lower-alpha 1][2] | |
Switzerland | 1,000 |
Austria | 100 |
Germany | 100 |
United Kingdom | 50 |
United States | 2,000 |
Spain | 50 |
Languages | |
German (Alemannic German) | |
Religion | |
Historically Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, also Protestants)[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Germanic peoples (especially Swabians, Swiss Germans and Voralberg people) |
Notes
- Germanic Liechtensteiners made up about 66% of Liechtenstein in 2013.
References
- Minahan 2000, p. 411
- CIA Factbook – Lichtenstein
- Volkszählung 2010 – Amt für Statistik. Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
- Minahan 2000, p. 769
- Waldman & Mason 2006, p. 486
Sources
- Waldman, Carl; Mason, Catherine (2006). Encyclopedia of European Peoples. Infobase Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 1438129181. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, many nations: a historical dictionary of European national groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 769. ISBN 0313309841. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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