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]

Liechtensteiners
Total population
c. 34,000[1]
(Germanic Liechtensteiners worldwide; 2000.)
Regions with significant populations
 Liechtenstein     c. 24,000[lower-alpha 1][2]
  Switzerland1,000
 Austria100
 Germany100
 United Kingdom50
 United States2,000
 Spain50
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

  1. Germanic Liechtensteiners made up about 66% of Liechtenstein in 2013.

References

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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