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The Bavarians are a German people from Bavaria, Germany. They are the inheritors of the Bavarii^{citation needed}, which occupied modern-day Bavaria and its surroundings in Roman times.

Bavarians are identified:

1. by birth or residence in the Freestate of Bavaria
2. by language and culture (Austro-Bavarian dialects, History of Bavaria, Bavarian culture).

There exists a political party called Bayernpartei which calls for a distinct Bavarian citizenship.