The Association of Transylvanian Saxons in Germany (german: Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland) is a German
organisation
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formed in 1946 by those who were resettled in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
from
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
(german: Siebenbürgen). Its goals are the integration of
Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania ( ...
in Germany and the preservation and promotion of Transylvanian Saxon culture. It is based in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
,
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, and has over 25,000 members. It was renamed from the "Landsmannschaft der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland" in 2007.
See also
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Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft The Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft ("German-Baltic Society") is an organization which represents Baltic German refugees expelled from Estonia and Latvia during World War II and its aftermath. It was established in 1950 as the Deutsch-Baltische Lan ...
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Society of Germans from Hungary The Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn or Homeland Society of Germans from HungaryPertti Ahonen. ''After the Expulsion: West Germany and Eastern Europe, 1945-1990''. Oxford University Press. 2003. p. 36 ("Homeland Association of Germans from ...
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Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft
External links
Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland
Transylvanian-Saxon people
Landsmannschaften
1946 establishments in Germany
Organizations established in 1946
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