The German minority issues in the context of changes the strength from the perspective of 25 years official existence this national minority in Poland

Abstract

The author presents estimations the polish and german scientists and various official estimates of the strength of the German minority, especially the results of the Polish National Census 2002 and 2011. He answers on the leading question: Why decreasing the strength of the German minority in our country? The author has listed and described the most important factors that have influence on the strength of the minority. In the context of this topic he writes about declaring the Silesian nationality by the indigenous population of the Upper Silesia (too the members of the German minority) in the census 2002 and 2011. He writes too about the Silesians organizations that promote Silesianess and strive for acknowledgment of the Silesian nationality and their perception by the Silesians and the German minority organizations and their influence on the strength of the German minority. The author wonders how many will be had the strength of the minority in Poland in the future.