Silesians

inhabitants of the Silesia region
Intangible ethnic_group Q140472
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Silesians are a Slavic ethnic group native to the historical region of Silesia, which spans parts of modern-day Poland, Czech Republic, and Germany. The predominant religion among Silesians is Catholicism .

Silesians

Summary

Silesians is an ethnic group[1]. Silesians ranks in the top 5% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silesians's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Silesians's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[4].
  • Silesians is in the country of Poland[5].
  • Silesians is in the country of Czech Republic[6].
  • Silesians is in the country of Slovakia[7].
  • Silesians is in the country of Kingdom of Bohemia[8].
  • Silesians's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[9].
  • Silesians's ancestral home is recorded as Silesia[10].
  • Silesians is part of West Slavs[11].
  • Silesians's Commons category is recorded as Silesians[12].
  • Silesians comprises Opolans[13].
  • Silesians comprises Q9283908[14].
  • Silesians comprises Gorals[15].
  • Silesians comprises Slensans[16].
  • Silesians's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silesians[17].
  • Silesians's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Silesian[18].
  • Silesians's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Polish[19].
  • Silesians's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[20].
  • Silesians's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Silesian German[21].
  • Silesians's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'szl', 'text': 'Ślůnzoki'}[22].

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Definition and Type

Silesians's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[9].

Use and Application

Components include Opolans[13], an ethnographic group[23]; Q9283908[14], a subethnic group[24]; Gorals[15], an ethnographic group[25], in Poland[26]; and Slensans[16], a historical ethnic group[27]. Silesians is part of West Slavs[11].

Why It Matters

Silesians ranks in the top 5% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).[2] Silesians has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Silesians is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of ethnic group
    Country Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed Silesian, Polish, German +1
    Part of West Slavs
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543754205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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