Czechization orCzechisation (alsoBohemization;Czech:čechizace, počeštění, bohemizace;German:Tschechisierung) is a cultural change in which something ethnically or linguistically non-Czech becomes Czech.
This concept is especially relevant in relation to theGermans ofBohemia,Moravia andCzech Silesia[citation needed] as well as thePoles ofTrans-Olza[1] who have come under increased pressure of Czechization after the breakup ofAustria-Hungary and the formation of aCzechoslovak nation state in 1919 (seeGermans in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938)); to a smaller extent, it has also occurred withSlovaks andRusyns.[citation needed]
With theexpulsion of the majority of Germans and the partial resettlement of previously German-speaking parts of Czechoslovakia by Czechs, these territories became czechized after World War II.
"In June 1905, the German language paperBohemia of Prague reported czechization in Saxony, Germany after a great influx of Czech workers had czechified the town ofOstritz.[2] According to Saxon officials, the reports were greatly exaggerated.[2] They conceded that while Czech speakers in Saxon communities were fewer than popularly supposed, they were nevertheless worth watching."[2]
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