Landsmannschaft der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland
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The Landsmannschaft der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland ("Territorial Association of Transylvanian Saxons in Germany", "Homeland Association of Transylvanian Saxons in Germany") is a German
organisation formed in 1946 by those who were resettled in Germany
from Transylvania
. Its goals are the integration of Transylvanian Saxons
in Germany and the preservation and promotion of Transylvanian Saxon culture. It is based in Munich
, Bavaria
, and has over 25,000 members.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
organisation formed in 1946 by those who were resettled in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
from Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
. Its goals are the integration of Transylvanian Saxons
Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania from the 12th century onwards.The colonization of Transylvania by Germans was begun by King Géza II of Hungary . For decades, the main task of the German settlers was to defend the southeastern border of the...
in Germany and the preservation and promotion of Transylvanian Saxon culture. It is based in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, and has over 25,000 members.
See also
- Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft
- Society of Germans from HungarySociety of Germans from HungaryThe Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn or Homeland Society of Germans from Hungary is an organization which represents German refugees expelled from their homes in Hungary to western Germany during World War II and its aftermath.The organization is based in Munich, Bavaria. Its...
- Sudetendeutsche LandsmannschaftSudetendeutsche LandsmannschaftThe Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft is an organization representing Sudeten German refugees from the Sudetenland. Most of them fled to West Germany from Czechoslovakia during the Expulsion of Germans after World War II....