Die Bukowina als eine Insel des „Deutschthums“ im Osten? Deutsche Kulturverbreitung und deren Wahrnehmung in Reiseberichten aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Abstract

The Bukovina as an island of “Deutschthum” in the East? The diffusion of German culture and its perception in travel reports from the 19th century

The following seminar paper outlines the description of the Bukovina, a part of the Habsburg Monarchy, in selected travel reports from the 19th century. It explains why the authors of these reports perceived the Bukovina as an island of German culture in Eastern Europe, which was otherwise labelled as barbaric and underdeveloped. It will be shown that the authors’ subjective observations are not compatible with up-to-date findings of historical research.