Czechization or Czechisation (; ) is a cultural change in which something ethnically non-
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
is made to become Czech.
This concept is especially relevant in relation to the
Germans
Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, imple ...
of
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...
,
Moravia
Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The medieval and early ...
and
Czech Silesia as well as the
Poles
Pole or poles may refer to:
People
*Poles (people), another term for Polish people, from the country of Poland
* Pole (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Pole (musician) (Stefan Betke, born 1967), German electronic music artist
...
of
Trans-Olza
Trans-Olza (, ; , ''Záolší''; ), also known as Trans-Olza Silesia (), is a territory in the Czech Republic which was disputed between Poland and Czechoslovakia during the Interwar Period. Its name comes from the Olza River.
The history of ...
who have come under increased pressure of Czechization after the breakup of
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military ...
and the formation of a
Czechoslovak nation state in 1919 (see
Germans in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938)); to a smaller extent, it has also occurred with
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...
and
Rusyns
Rusyns, also known as Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, Ruthenians, or Rusnaks, are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group from the Carpathian Rus', Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn language, Rusyn, an East Slavic lan ...
.
Czechization involving Germany/Germans
With the
expulsion of the majority of Germans and the partial resettlement of previously German-speaking parts of Czechoslovakia by Czechs, these territories became czechized after World War II.
"In June 1905, the German language paper ''Bohemia'' of Prague reported czechization in Saxony, Germany after a great influx of Czech workers had czechified the town of
Ostritz.
According to Saxon officials, the reports were greatly exaggerated.
[ They conceded that while Czech speakers in Saxon communities were fewer than popularly supposed, they were nevertheless worth watching."][
]
See also
* Demographics of Czechoslovakia
* Demographics of the Czech Republic
* Germans in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938)
* Poles in Czechoslovakia
* Ruthenians and Ukrainians in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938)
* Slovaks in Czechoslovakia (1918–1938)
References
External links
President Tiso - A much maligned priest
Cultural assimilation
Culture of the Czech Republic
Slavicization
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