Ukrainer: Germans of Ukraine. Who are they?

Out of the 30,000 ethnic Germans who spread out in almost all regions of Ukraine between the 9th and 20th centuries, around 3,000 live in cities and villages of Zakarpattia. The German settlers in this region best preserved local German dialects, traditions, and culture, while in most of the other regions, the German descendants assimilated into local culture.

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