page_title: Tracht
hierarchical_section_title: Tracht
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schwarzwälderin in Tracht 1898 in Gutach English: A woman from the Black Forest in traditional costume in Gutach, Germany, 1898 Print no. "9397" = 1898
context_page_description: Tracht refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolian and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-speaking peoples have them, as did the former Danube Swabian populations of Central Europe.
context_section_description: Tracht ([ˈtʁaxt]) refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolian and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-speaking peoples have them, as did the former Danube Swabian populations of Central Europe.
caption: Tracht of  Gutach in the Black Forest, around 1900. The red colour of the pompons indicates that the woman was unmarried.
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