Kursenieki
Appearance
Regions with significant populations | |
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Lithuania, Germany | |
Languages | |
latvian language | |
Religion | |
Protestants | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Latvians, Prussian Lithuanians, Lithuanians |
The Curonians (self-designation kursenieki) (German Kuren, Lithuanian Kuršininkai) are an ethnic group living in Curonian spit and speaking in latvian language's dialect. Curonians (kursenieki) often confused with curonians (baltic tribe).
Most curonians (kursenieki) fled or were expelled after World War II, when East Prussia was captured by the Soviet Union.
Immanuel Kant had curonian (kursenieki) roots.