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    Texas Germans (German: Texas-Deutsche) are descendants of Germans who settled in Texas since the 1830s. The arriving Germans tended to cluster in ethnic...
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    Texas German (German: Texasdeutsch) is a group of German language dialects spoken by descendants of mid-19th century German settlers, Texas Germans. They...
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  • German Texans have historically played a role in history of the U.S. state of Texas. Texans of German birth or descent have, since the mid-19th century...
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    fraction of its residents of German descent are fluent in the German language.[citation needed] Texas had a large German population from the mid-1840s...
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  • Germany is a community in Houston County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 43 in 2000. One of...
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    named for early settler Sam E. Johnson, Sr. Johnson City is part of the Texas-German belt region. Johnson City was founded by James P. Johnson who donated...
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    evolved when the German language was separated from Germany. Texas German is best described as an anglicized-German dialect with a Texas twang. Many older...
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    This city is also notable as the home of Texas German, a dialect spoken by the first generations of German settlers who initially refused to learn English...
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  • population of Texas younger than age 1 were minorities (meaning they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white). As of 1980 German, Irish, and...
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    to settle 600 families and single men of German, Dutch, Swiss, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian ancestry in Texas. Henry Francis Fisher sold his interest...
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    downtown Houston area, on the most eastern part of the Texas-German belt region, an area settled by German emigrants. San Felipe sold part of its original 22...
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    Mennonites. Texas German is a group of High German dialects spoken by Texas Germans, descendants of German immigrants who settled in Texas in the mid-19th...
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    Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,363. Comfort was founded by German emigrants on the western end of the Texas-German...
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  • co-production between companies in France and West Germany, but it is English-spoken and was filmed primarily in West Texas, which also serves as its major setting...
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  • of the German language, regardless of the legislative status within the countries where it is spoken. In addition to the Germanosphere (German: Deutscher...
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    of Texas and the seat of Austin County. The city's population was 4,206 at the 2020 census. Bellville is on the eastern edge of the Texas-German belt...
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    is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. La Grange is in the center of the Texas-German belt. The population was 4,391...
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  • Hutterite German (German: Hutterisch) is an Upper German dialect of the Bavarian variety of the German language, which is spoken by Hutterite communities...
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    of Texas. The population was 565 at the 2010 census. Niederwald means "low forest", or "low wood", in German. It was named Niederwald by the German founders...
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    Kendall County, Texas, United States, in the Texas Hill Country. Boerne is known for its German-Texan history, named in honor of German author and satirist...
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    Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/ TEK-səss, locally also /ˈtɛksɪz/ TEK-siz; Spanish: Texas or Tejas, pronounced [ˈtexas]) is the most populous state in the South Central...
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    in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 161,501. Comal County is known for its rich German-Texan and European history....
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  • history of Texas, English and Spanish have at one time or another been the primary dominant language used by government officials, with German recognized...
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    Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it had replaced its governor...
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    The German Air Force (German: Luftwaffe, lit. 'air weapon or air arm', German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr...
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    Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas"), better known as the Mainzer Adelsverein (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪ̯nt͡sɐ...
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    South. It includes the regionalisms and distinct cultural identities of German Texan, Tejanos, Cajuns, Irish, African American, and White Southern enclaves...
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    World War II, Texas escorted war convoys across the Atlantic and later shelled Vichy French forces in the North African Landings and German-held beaches...
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    (/ˈwɛldər/ WEL-dər) is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States and is also part of the Texas-German belt. The population was 933 at the 2020 census...
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    Texas, United States. Its population was 2,731 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lavaca County. Hallettsville also has a sizable German-Texan...
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