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Czech Nebraskans are residents of the state of Nebraska who are of Czech ancestry. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Czech-Americans living in Nebraska make up 5.5% of the state's population, the largest percentage of any state. 3,295 Nebraskans can speak the Czech language.
Hrbkova has estimated that of the 539,392
A History of Czechs (Bohemians) in Nebraska
Omaha, 1929.
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Czech Nebraskans are residents of the state of Nebraska who are of Czech ancestry. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Czech-Americans living in Nebraska make up 5.5% of the state's population, the largest percentage of any state. 3,295 Nebraskans can speak the Czech language.
Hrbkova has estimated that of the 539,392 Bohemians
Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to:
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counted in the 1910 Census, about one eighth lived in Nebraska.
Various fraternal orders, and thirteen Komensky educational clubs were established in Nebraska. The Sokol society
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound ...
had organizations in Crete and in Wilber.
A Czech language newspaper, the '' Pokrok Západu'' (Progress of the West), was founded in Omaha
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...
in 1871. Other Czech language newspapers in Nebraska included ''Přítel Lidu'' (People's Friend), ''Ozvěna Západu'' (Echo of the West), and ''Wilberské Listy''.
A state organization for Czech Nebraskans, Nebraska Czechs Inc., was formed in 1963.
See also
*Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska have made significant contributions to the political, social and cultural development of the city since the first immigrants arrived in 1868.
About
In the 1860s, many Czechs primarily from Bohemia and Moravia immigrated t ...
References
* Rosicky, RoseA History of Czechs (Bohemians) in Nebraska
Omaha, 1929.
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