Transylvanian Saxon culture

The Transylvanian Saxon culture refers to the regional culture of the Transylvanian Saxons (German: Siebenbürger Sachsen, Romanian: sași, Hungarian: erdélyi szászok), an ethnic German group (part of the Germans of Romania and one of the most significant constituent groups therein; also significantly related in particular to the Luxembourgers) which has been living in Transylvania (German: Siebenbürgen, Romanian: Transilvania), present-day central Romania since the mid and mid-late 12th century onwards, thus being one of the oldest groups of the German diaspora still residing in Eastern and Central Europe, alongside the Baltic Germans (German: Deutsch-Balten) and the Zipser Germans (German: Zipser Sachsen). The culture of the Transylvanian Saxons is quite similar to that of the Zipser Saxons in that it can be perceived as a predominantly folk-based one, revolving around historical traditions kept from generation to generation (alongside the fact that the Zipser Saxons are their kinsmen who were settled in the former Szepes County in Upper Hungary at around the same time as they were in Transylvania during the Middle Ages, at the invitation of the Hungarian monarch).

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Transylvanian Saxon culture

The Transylvanian Saxon culture refers to the regional culture of the Transylvanian Saxons (German: Siebenbürger Sachsen, Romanian: sași, Hungarian: erdélyi szászok), an ethnic German group (part of the Germans of Romania and one of the most significant constituent groups therein; also significantly related in particular to the Luxembourgers) which has been living in Transylvania (German: Siebenbürgen, Romanian: Transilvania), present-day central Romania since the mid and mid-late 12th century onwards, thus being one of the oldest groups of the German diaspora still residing in Eastern and Central Europe, alongside the Baltic Germans (German: Deutsch-Balten) and the Zipser Germans (German: Zipser Sachsen). The culture of the Transylvanian Saxons is quite similar to that of the Zipser Saxons in that it can be perceived as a predominantly folk-based one, revolving around historical traditions kept from generation to generation (alongside the fact that the Zipser Saxons are their kinsmen who were settled in the former Szepes County in Upper Hungary at around the same time as they were in Transylvania during the Middle Ages, at the invitation of the Hungarian monarch).

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