MINORITATEA GERMANĂ DIN ROMĀNIA ĪNTRE DECLIN DEMOGRAPHIC ŞI ADAPTARE
WILFRIED SCHREIBER1
1Romanian Academy, Cluj Subsidiary Geography Section, No. 9,
Republicii Street, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Summary. The German minority in Romania between demographic decline and
adaptation. As most of the other national minorities in Romania, the German
population declined by 40% between 2002 and 2011. The highest decreasing levels
were registered in the counties and settlements where Germans had been colonized
throughout the centuries, especially in Transylvania. Growth was only registered
in Ilfov County due to the economic attractiveness. In 2011 there were still 11
towns with more than 500 German inhabitants and 14 rural municipalities with
more than 100 Germans. The demographic setback determined adaptation measures,
especially within the Democratic Forum of the Germans in Romania and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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