There are around 207,000 Hungarians in Germany (, ) Around 75% of this population live in the states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.
Population
Only about 60% arrived with a Hungarian passport, as many of them arrived from areas of the former Kingdom of Hungary (see Treaty of Trianon, 1920).
Major population changes:
Culture
In 2006/2007, Hungary presented its country and culture in Germany with a whole series of cultural events including the exhibition "Germans in Hungary â Hungarians in Germany. European Lives".
Notable individuals
- Albrecht Dürer, painter (his father moved to Germany from Hungary)
- Béla Ernyey, actor
- Joschka Fischer, politician, foreign minister, his family was expelled from Hungary in 1946
- Imre Kertész, writer, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Kevin Kurányi, football player (Hungarian on paternal side)
- Philipp Lenard, physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905
- Franz Liszt, composer
- Leslie Mándoki, musician
- Dzsenifer Marozsán, football player, captain of the Germany women's national football team
- Willi Orban - football player
- Gabor Steingart, journalist
- Niklas Süle, football player
- George Tabori, writer
- Patrick Buzas, ice hockey player
- Béla Réthy, sport reporter
- György Grozer, volleyball player
- Palkó Dárdai, football player
- Matyas Szabo, fencer
- Zoltán Sebescen, football player
- Nadine Schatzl, handball player
- Vera Molnar, actress
- Szebasztián Szabó, swimmer
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See also
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