Abstract
Starting from the Romanian Revolution this article gives an insight to the reasons of emigration movements from Romania to Germany between 1989 and 2017. Different emigration periods are portrayed by regarding the given political events and its effects on the people. Connecting official statistical data and a case study considering reasons, locations, and circumstances, an overview of the diversity of motivation for emigration to Germany is depicted. Furthermore, the role of the German Minorities of Romania, respectively, the Transylvanian Saxons and the Banat Swabs, as an important cohort within the emigrating people, is examined.
Highlights
The occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Germans came as so called late repatriates (German)-Romanian treaty of amity 2017 reminds of the rich history between the two countries
Several other German cohorts settled to Transylvania over the course of time
For the purpose of investigation, it is necessary to define the category of Romanian emigration. ́Romanianin this context means people who came during the time of emigration from Romania and used to live there before for at least ten years, or with regard to children, were born and raised in Romania
Summary
The occasion of the 25th anniversary of the German-Romanian treaty of amity 2017 reminds of the rich history between the two countries. Since the middle ages Romania had a strong influence by the Germans. In the 12th century the so called Transylvanian Saxons were enlisted by the Hungarian kings to settle to Transylvania under the permission of certain privileges. Several other German cohorts settled to Transylvania over the course of time. Especially 20th century events led to a drastic decrease of the number of Germans in Romania. In 1930 over 633,000 Germans lived in Romania; in 2011 only 36,000 remained
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
