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Wilamowiczanie or Wilamowianie ([vilamɔvixaɲʲɛ], Wymysorys: Wymysiöejyn) are an ethnic group of in Poland living in the town of Wilamowice near Bielsko-Biała, who speak the Wymysorys language and have their own national costume and traditions. The name Wilamowiczanie (singular: wilamowiczanin) is for inhabitants of Wilamowice who identify themselves with the cultural society of Wilamowice. Their traditions say they are descendants of immigrants from Flanders. The overall population of the Wilamowiczanie declined during World War II.

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Known Wilamowiczanie

  • Józef Bilczewski
  • Florian Biesik
  • Józef Gara
  • Jadwiga Bilczewska-Stanecka
  • Jan Gawiński
  • Herman Mojmir
  • Jolanta Danek
  • Literature

  • Bazielich, Barbara. Strój wilamowicki (Atlas polskich strojów ludowych. Cz. 5, Małopolska ; Z. 15), Wrocław: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze, 2001, ISBN 83-87266-65-5
  • References

    Wilamowiczanie Wikipedia