History
The first Greeks came during the time of the Roman Empire to Central Europe.
Significant immigration from Greece to Germany started around 1700, when the Ottoman Empire opened its borders. The first community was found in Leipzig at this time.
The second wave of immigration was when Otto of Wittelbach became King of Greece as Otto of Greece. Many Greeks came as students to Bavaria.
The Greek population of today came mostly after World War II. West Germany needed employees for their expanding industry. In East Germany, Greek communists came as political refugees until 1973.
Many Greeks were relocated to German Democratic Republic during the Greek Civil War.
Read more about this topic: Greeks In Germany
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