Bavarians

Bavarians are an ethnographic group of Germans native to Bavaria, a state in Germany. They speak the Bavarian dialect or language, which is native to Altbayern, roughly corresponding to the historic Electorate of Bavaria in the 17th century. Traditionally Catholic, like the neighboring Austrians, Bavarians in much of Altbayern maintain Catholic Church membership above 70%. The Christian Social Union in Bavaria, a center-right party, has historically been the strongest party in the Landtag and has produced all minister-presidents of Bavaria since 1946, with one exception.