German Colombians (German: Deutschkolumbianer, Spanish: Germano-colombiano) are Colombian citizens of German ancestry. The term "German" may refer to ethnic Germans who immigrated to Colombia from Germany, Austria, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia and elsewhere in Europe. Most German Colombians live in Bogotá, Santander Department, Antioquia Department, and other highland cities, where the climate is temperate and similar to that of Germany. Germans have been immigrating to Colombia since at least 17th century. During World War II, thousands of Germans fled to Colombia.