{"id":479,"date":"2020-05-02T00:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2020-05-15T22:07:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T20:07:27","slug":"kashubia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/kashubia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashubia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kashubia, the Slavs of the Baltics<\/h2>
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Direct descendants of Slavic tribes of Pomerania (meaning countries along the sea, in this case the Baltic), the Kashubians are able to reiterate their identity in a more open Poland. Often assimilated into the Poles, they are distinguished by their language. Kaszub<\/em> is the name of the coat, which they traditionally wore. <\/p>

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The Kashubian flag represents the colours of their coat of arms which features a black griffin on a yellow background. These two colours are found on the official coats of arms of most towns and suburbs in Kashubia. Today this flag is used by Kashubian regionalists. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Living between\ndifferent states, sometimes German, sometimes Polish, the Kashubians survived\nunder the Communist regime that tried to assimilate them. The Kashubian\nfamilies had to speak their language in secret but managed to preserve it and\npass it on. For a long time Gda\u0144sk, the main city of Kashubia, was better known\nunder the German name Dantzig.<\/p>

Today, the\nKashubians aspire above all to safeguard their language, but movements for the\ncreation of a Kashubian region are emerging, even if Kashubia has never been a\nsovereign state. Despite a low number of native speakers, the majority of the\npopulation consider themselves Kashubian. Permission to use the language in\nconjunction with Polish since 2005 has reinforced this sentiment.<\/p>

Nowadays\ntaught to 6,000 students, Kashubian is an optional subject for the\nschool-leaving exam since this date.<\/p>

Many associations\nfor the promotion of Kashubian culture have been formed over the past few\nyears. The principal organisation is the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. Odroda<\/em>,\nanother association, fights for the rebirth of Kashubian culture.<\/p>

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Identity card<\/h3>
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Name <\/em> <\/td>Kasz\u00ebb\u00eb <\/strong>| Kashubian <\/em>
Kaszuby <\/em><\/strong>| Polish <\/em>
(Kashubia)<\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td>2,515,000 inhab.<\/strong> (2006) (including 570,000 Kashubians)<\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em> <\/td>6,870 km\u00b2<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Languages<\/em> <\/td>Kasz\u00ebbsczi <\/strong>| Kashubian <\/em>(without official status)
Polski <\/em><\/strong>| Polish <\/em>(official)<\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em> <\/td>108,000<\/strong> | Kashubian <\/em> (2011)<\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em> <\/td>Poland<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em> <\/td>None<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td>Kartuz\u00eb <\/strong>| Kashubian <\/em>
Kartuzy <\/em><\/strong>| Polish<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em> <\/td> <\/strong> Roman Catholic<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em> <\/td>Fana Kasz\u00ebbsczi<\/strong> | Kashubian <\/em>
(Kashubian Flag) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em> <\/td> None <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em> <\/td> None <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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