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Germans in Korea have a long history, though they have never formed a very large population. A small number of Germans lived in Korea prior to the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, which deprived Korea of the right to conduct its own foreign relations; however, after its signing, German diplomats in Korea were required to leave the country. Many more private individuals had departed by the time of the 1910 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty.2 However, when Hermann Lautensach visited Korea in 1933, there were still a handful living there, including an entire monastery of Benedictine monks near Wonsan, Kangwon-do.3 Some Koreans settled in Germany during the 1960s and 1970s have begun returning to South Korea after retirement, bringing German spouses with them; this return migration has resulted in the creation of a "German Village" of roughly 75 households in South Gyeongsang's Namhae County.4 However, on the whole, the German population in South Korea is shrinking, with a decline of roughly 25% between 1999 and 2005.1
Notable individuals
- Norbert Vollertsen, human rights activist
References
- ^ a b "A Little Corner of Overseas in Seoul", The Chosun Ilbo, 2007-04-05, http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704050010.html, retrieved on 17 August 2007
- ^ Kneider, Hans-Alexander (2007). "Germans in Korea prior to 1910". Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
- ^ McCune, Shannon (May 1946). "Geographic publications of Hermann Lautensach on Korea". The Far Eastern Quarterly 5 (3): pp. 330–332. doi:. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0363-6917(194605)5%3A3%3C330%3AGPOHLO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (2005-08-09), "In a Corner of South Korea, a Taste of German Living", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/international/asia/09korea.html?ex=1281240000&en=34eff97d65494495&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss, retrieved on 30 May 2007
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