Swabian

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The term "Swabian" refers to people from Swabia, a historic region in southwestern Germany. This area now largely encompasses the German states of Baden-Württemberg and parts of Bavaria, and historically included eastern Switzerland and Alsace.1

The name "Swabia" originates from the Suebi, a Germanic people who, along with the Alemanni, inhabited the upper Rhine and Danube region around the 3rd century AD. The region was known as Alemannia before adopting the name Swabia in the 11th century. Swabians also refer to a High German dialect spoken in the region.12

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…the newly arrived Germans as Swabians. Throughout the 18th century, communities of Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians, and Romanians also settled in the plains of the Banat. Jews from Poland and Russia arrived during the first half of the 19th century.
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…the newly arrived Germans as Swabians. Throughout the 18th century, communities of Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians, and Romanians also settled in the plains of the Banat. Jews from Poland and Russia arrived during the first half of the 19th century.
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