Czechization or Czechisation ( cs, čechizace, počeštění; german: Tschechisierung) 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'
Places
* Czech, ...
is made to become Czech.
This concept is especially relevant in relation to the
Germans
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of
Bohemia,
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
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and
Czech Silesia
Czech Silesia (, also , ; cs, České Slezsko; szl, Czeski Ślōnsk; sli, Tschechisch-Schläsing; german: Tschechisch-Schlesien; pl, Śląsk Czeski) is the part of the historical region of Silesia now in the Czech Republic. Czech Silesia is, ...
as well as the
Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in C ...
of
Zaolzie
Trans-Olza ( pl, Zaolzie, ; cs, Záolží, ''Záolší''; german: Olsa-Gebiet; Cieszyn Silesian: ''Zaolzi''), also known as Trans-Olza Silesia ( Polish: ''Śląsk Zaolziański''), is a territory in the Czech Republic, which was disputed betwe ...
who have come under increased pressure of Czechization after the breakup of
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
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 and
Rusyns
Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct langu ...
.
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)
* Slovaks in Czechoslovakia (1960–1990)
References
External links
President Tiso - A much maligned priest
Cultural assimilation
Czech culture
Slavicization
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