Bavarians

people of Bavaria

Bavarians (Standard German and Bavarian: Bayern) are an ethnographic group of Germans of Bavaria. The group's dialect is Bavarian and German.

Bavarians
Bajuwaren
Bajuwarn
Flag of Bavaria
Total population
c. 15 million
Languages
Bavarian
German
Swabian-Alemannic
Franconian
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Other Germanic peoples
(especially Germans)
The Oktoberfest in Munich, the most widely known festival of Bavarian culture, held since 1810 (2006 photograph).
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Scientists

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Joseph von Fraunhofer

Politicians

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Franz Josef Strauß

Artists

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Christoph Willibald Gluck

Sportspeople

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Others

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