Patschkau dialect

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Poems by Karl Klings

The Patschkau dialect (in the dialect Potschker Mundoart , Poatschker Mundoart ) is the dialect spoken in Upper Silesia (formerly Patschkau ). It belongs to the Silesian dialects .

Distribution area

The dialect was spoken in the East Sudetes , both in the southwest province of Upper Silesia and northeast Bohemia . After the flight and expulsion of the German-speaking population after the Second World War, this dialect is largely only spoken sporadically in Upper Silesia and the diaspora . and is acutely threatened with extinction.

Patsckau dialect poet

Web links

Commons : Patschkauer Mundart  - collection of images, videos and audio files