Banat
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- proper noun
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Banat
- Kossuth mentioned the German population in southern Hungary in his declaration of independence, which accused Serbs of "massacring peaceable Hungarian and German inhabitants of the Banat." 69
Examples
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Other German speakers in Hungary, including Danube Swabians (mainly in the Banat) and Zips Saxons, were largely indifferent to German nationalism.
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Even German speakers in Transylvania and the Banat had only enjoyed limited interactions.
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My parents, Sabina and Banat Stein immigrated 15 years ago from Germany and settled in California.
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Only from 1931 did Selbsthilfe attract significant support from German nationalists in the Banat, Bucovina, and Bessarabia.
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For example, Saxon doubts over Banat Swabian commitment to Germanness lingered in the interwar period.
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One German community in the Banat, learning of Kossuth's victory, tore down the imperial flag, raised the Hungarian tricolor, and paraded a Hungarian official around the town in triumph.
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The Banat is known for its diverse culture and history, influenced by various ethnic groups.
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Traveling through the Banat region, you can see the remnants of its historical architecture.
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During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Banat was an important agricultural hub in Central Europe.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The region called the Banat takes its name from the same parts: ban ('ruler') and -at ('land'), because it was once a territory ruled by these local governors. That's why the name still refers to the historic area now divided between Romania, Serbia and Hungary.