Moravians

Moravians (Czech: Moravané or colloquially Moraváci, outdated Moravci) are a West Slavic ethnographic group from the Moravia region of the Czech Republic, who speak the Moravian dialects of Czech or Common Czech or a mixed form of both. Along with the Silesians of the Czech Republic, a part of the population to identify ethnically as Moravian has registered in Czech censuses since 1991. The figure has fluctuated and in the 2011 census, 6.01% of the Czech population declared Moravian as their ethnicity. Smaller pockets of people declaring Moravian ethnicity are also native to neighboring Slovakia.

This article is about the ethnographic group. For members of the Moravian Church, see Moravian Church. For other uses, see Moravian.
Not to be confused with Moldavians.

Moravians
Moravané, Moravani, Moravci
Total population
560,000
Regions with significant populations
 Czech Republic556,641(2021)
 Slovakia2,049 (2021)
Languages
Czech (Moravian dialects), Silesian, Slovak
Religion
Roman Catholicism (majority) also Irreligion Protestantism (minority)
Related ethnic groups
Czechs, Chodové, Silesians, Slovaks and other West Slavs
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