Varieties of German in the Czech Republic research-article Marek Nekula Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch. Neue Folge, Jahrgang 9 (2021), Ausgabe 1, Seite 69 - 103 The paper examines both sociohistorical and sociolinguistic aspects of varieties of German in the Czech Republic in an overview of the history of German-speaking communities. Confronted with a diverse variety of German throughout the Czech lands, the paper focuses on those in Southern Moravia. Particular attention is given to Czech-German language contact in dialects in the study’s broader analysis of the phonetics and phonology, morphosyntax and lexicology of German in Southern Moravian.