Regions of Pomerania & Prussia according to German 1858 book

[Peterski]

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Yes it is because in the 2002 census you could only declare one ethnic/national identity, while in 2011 you could declare two. In 2002 only 5,000 people identified as "Kashubian nationality". This number increased to almost 250,000 in 2011 census, so 50-times increase. But that's because census questions were differently formulated. In 2011 it was permitted to choose two national identities, in 2002 only one. So in 2011 they identified as Poles AND Kashubs.

But the real number of people with Kashubian ancestry in the region is still much higher, over half a million.

In large cities like Gdynia they are fully assimilated and don't even speak Kashubian but standard Polish.

One of my aunts is Kashub, another one is a native from Tuchola region (this is not part of Kashubia). Maybe I'll buy them DNA tests.

[asuvis]

^^^
Yes it is because in the 2002 census you could only declare one ethnic/national identity, while in 2011 you could declare two. In 2002 only 5,000 people identified as "Kashubian nationality". This number increased to almost 250,000 in 2011 census, so 50-times increase. But that's because census questions were differently formulated. In 2011 it was permitted to choose two national identities, in 2002 only one. So in 2011 they identified as Poles AND Kashubs.

But the real number of people with Kashubian ancestry in the region is still much higher, over half a million.

In large cities like Gdynia they are fully assimilated and don't even speak Kashubian but standard Polish.

One of my aunts is Kashub, another one is a native from Tuchola region (this is not part of Kashubia). Maybe I'll buy them DNA tests.

I don't know how to respond to reputation comments but she is from this family,

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trzebiatowski

You could say I'm an 1/8 Kashubian nobility hehe.

[Peterski]

she is from this family

I have Gliszczyński lineage (also Kashubian nobility) among my ancestors. Originally from Gliśno:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gli%C5%9Bno_Wielkie

Not sure when exactly did they migrate south ending up in Wielkopolska in areas north of Gniezno.

How did you get your Kashubian ancestors? Aren't you from South-Western Ukraine?

[asuvis]

I have Gliszczyński lineage (also Kashubian nobility) among my ancestors. Originally from Gliśno:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gli%C5%9Bno_Wielkie

Not sure when exactly did they migrate south ending up in Wielkopolska in areas north of Gniezno.

How did you get your Kashubian ancestors? Aren't you from South-Western Ukraine?

I replied to pm about it, I have lived in Georgia, Armenia, Slovakia (Rusyn regions in the east) and North America, but mostly Georgia and NA.

[asuvis]

I have Gliszczyński lineage (also Kashubian nobility) among my ancestors. Originally from Gliśno:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gli%C5%9Bno_Wielkie

Not sure when exactly did they migrate south ending up in Wielkopolska in areas north of Gniezno.

How did you get your Kashubian ancestors? Aren't you from South-Western Ukraine?

Good to see another Kashubian nobleman around here heh.

[Roy]

If you don't mind another question, when looking at this map I assume the Kashubian sub-identity is on the rise?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashub...ationality.png

In a way yes, Kashubian is also being taught in schools and granted a regional language status in some communes (gminas). You can also come across road signs bilingual place names on like this one. Not sure about Kashubian but in Polish Męcikał sounds very funny because ''kał'' means faeces and męci ... can be translated as ''he/she stirs''

BTW. I have a photo (selfie) taken in this very place but this picture is taken from wikipedia I guess.

[Peterski]

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Some pictures I took in Slupsk this year: https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...?309022-Slupsk

[Rugius]

Were they wannabe Germans or they were actually settled with German(ic) people?

They were settled by Germans. I know because I'm descended from them.

[Peterski]

Bump.