page_title: Kashubians
section_title: Modern Kashubia
hierarchical_section_title: Kashubians / Modern Kashubia
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Występowanie grup lokalnych na obszarze dialektów kaszubskich wg Bernarda Sychty English: Local ethnonym groups on the Kashubian dialects area by Bernard Sychta
context_page_description: The Kashubians, also known as Cassubians or Kashubs, are a Lechitic ethnic group native to the historical region of Eastern Pomerania called Pomerelia, in north-central Poland. Their settlement area is referred to as Kashubia. They speak the Kashubian language, which is classified either as a separate language closely related to Polish, or as a Polish dialect. Analogously to their linguistic classification, the Kashubs are considered either an ethnic or a linguistic community.
  The Kashubs are closely related to the Poles. The Kashubs are grouped with the Slovincians as Pomeranians. Similarly, the Slovincian and Kashubian languages are grouped as Pomeranian languages, with Slovincian either a distinct language closely related to Kashubian, or a Kashubian dialect.
context_section_description: Among larger cities, Gdynia (Gdiniô) contains the largest proportion of people declaring Kashubian origin. However, the biggest city of the Kashubia region is Gdańsk (Gduńsk), the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Between 80.3% and 93.9% of the people in towns such as Linia, Sierakowice, Szemud, Kartuzy, Chmielno, Żukowo, etc. are of Kashubian descent.
  The traditional occupations of the Kashubs have been agriculture and fishing. These have been joined by the service and hospitality industries, as well as agrotourism. The main organization that maintains the Kashubian identity is the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. The recently formed "Odroda" is also dedicated to the renewal of Kashubian culture.
  The traditional capital has been disputed for a long time and includes Kartuzy (Kartuzë) among the seven contenders. The biggest cities claiming to be the capital are: Gdańsk (Gduńsk), Wejherowo (Wejrowò), and Bytów (Bëtowò).
caption: Kashubia with Kashubian local names on ethnic territory in the twentieth century.
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