Who were the Olęders? | Dutch Colonies in Poland? (1547-1945)

The term Olęder, Polish Olędrzy largely refers to Dutch, Frisian, and German Mennonite settlers who came to Poland and Ukraine starting in the 16th century, establishing their own towns with their own unique culture and language that, in some places, survived until 1945. Music Used: Sunday Dub - Kevin MacLeod Hungarian Rhapsody - Frans Liszt Rites - Kevin MacLeod Teller of Tales - Kevin MaLeod Midnight Tale - Kevin MacLeod Private Reflections - Kevin MacLeod Clean Soul - Kevin MacLeod Blue Danube - Strauss 5th Symphony - Ludwig von Beethoven Achaidh Cheidh - Kevin MacLeod Lost Frontier - Kevin MacLeod Twisting - Kevin MacLeod Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Mandatory Wilhelmus 0:45 - Polish Interlude 0:54 - The Netherlands and Poland 1:30 - Hollanders, or Germans? 2:58 - Why did the Dutch go to Poland? 4:05 - Frisians 4:28 - Frisian Interlude 4:43 - The Eighty Years War 5:43 - Why Poland? 6:35 - Hanseatic League 7:00 - First Dutch Settlements in Poland 8:32 - Dutch, Frisians, Germans, Poles 9:32 - Who were the Olęder? 10:50 - Olęder Architecture 14:00 - Olęder Social Organisation 14:22 - Mennonites, Catholics, Religious Freedom 15:41 - Frisian vs Flemish Mennonites 16:41 - What language did the Olęders speak? 18:57 - Dutch Interlude 19:18 - Language Politics 19:43 - Olęder Schools 21:08 - Exodus of the Russian Mennonites to Crimea 22:37 - Germanisation of the Olęders 23:24 - The End of the Olęders 24:05 - German Interlude 24:30 - The Disappearance of the Olęders 25:06 - Surviving Traces of the Olęders 28:30 - Is my girlfriend a Mennonite Spy? 29:49 - Outro 30:48 - Flag Competition Raid the Merch Market: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/hi... Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon):   / historywithhilbert   Join in the Banter on Twitter:   / historywhilbert   Enter the Fray on Facebook:   / historywhilbert   Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop):   / historywithhilbert   Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! [email protected] #poland #nederland #history