Liechtensteiners

Liechtensteiners are a Germanic[4] subgroup of Germans native to Liechtenstein.[1][5] There were approximately 34,000 Germanic Liechtensteiners worldwide at the turn of the 21st century.[1]

Liechtensteiners
Total population
c. 34,000[1]
(Germanic Liechtensteiners worldwide; 2000.)
Regions with significant populations
 Liechtenstein     c. 24,000[lower-alpha 1][2]
  Switzerland1,000
 Austria100
 Germany100
 United Kingdom50
 United States2,000
 Spain50
Languages
German
(Alemannic German)
Religion
Historically Christian
(predominantly Roman Catholic, also Protestants)[3]
Related ethnic groups
Other Germanic peoples
(especially Germans, Swiss Germans and Austrians)

Notes
  1. Germanic Liechtensteiners made up about 66% of Liechtenstein in 2013.

References
  1. Minahan 2000, p. 411
  2. CIA Factbook – Lichtenstein
  3. Volkszählung 2010 – Amt für Statistik. Retrieved on 2016-01-13.
  4. Minahan 2000, p. 769
  5. Waldman & Mason 2006, p. 486

Sources
  • Waldman, Carl; Mason, Catherine (2006). Encyclopedia of European Peoples. Infobase Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 1438129181. Retrieved May 25, 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, many nations: a historical dictionary of European national groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 769. ISBN 0313309841. Retrieved May 25, 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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