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Laibach German (Laibacher Deutsch) was a South German dialect spoken in Ljubljana (Laibach).

Since the Baiuvarii made Carantania a dependency, German played an administrative role in the area. As Bavaria later became part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, the German language played an important role as a means of communication for the upper classes.

Laibachs German-speaker brought German classics to the area and started develooving Slovene literature Franz Xaver Richter

In the 19th century, the Slovene language gained prestige and the majority of Laibach's citizens acclaimed themselves as Slovene-speakers. Around 1869 5000-6000 of Laibach's citizens were German-speakers <rDie deutschen Sprachinseln in Oesterreich|author=M. Gehre|publisher=Hentze|year= 1886|pages=45-46}}

Laibachs German-speaking Ständisches Theater formed part part of the cultural identity of the town's educated class. Laibach's Gymnasium started

Along with Prague German, Laibach German was renowned throughout Austria-Hungary as a particularly clear language. The reason was exposed Zeitschrift für deutsche Sprache, Bände 22-24 Cover W. de Gruyter, 1966

iese Norm aber nicht im norddeutsch „ preußischen ” Deutsch, sondern im Prager oder Laibacher Deutsch , das heißt in der österreichisch geprägten Hochsprache einer städtischen Bürger - und Beamtenschicht ohne ... Laibach German played an important role in forming a decidedly Austrian variant of High German because it was perceived as more correct pronounciation. Nonnenfazeln