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Slovenes of Croatia

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Slovenes of Croatia
Slovenci u Hrvatskoj
Total population
10,517 [1]
Regions with significant populations
  Primorje-Gorski Kotar 2,300
  Zagreb 2,132
  Istria County 1,793
Languages
Slovene
Croatian
Religion
Roman Catholicism

Slovenes of Croatia ( Croatian : Slovenci Hrvatske , Slovene : Slovenci na Hrva?kem ) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia . According to 2011 census, there were 10,517 Slovenes in Croatia, with majority (approximately 60%) living in only three counties Istria County , Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and consolidated city-county Zagreb . [2]

Slovenes are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament , shared with members of four other national minorities. [3]

Demographics [ edit ]

Historical [ edit ]

Official name of Croatia Year Number of Slovenes
Sava Banovina and Littoral Banovina
(later Banovina of Croatia )
1931 37,066
People's Republic of Croatia 1948 38,734
1953 43,482
1961 39,103
Socialist Republic of Croatia 1971 32,497
1981 25,360
Republic of Croatia 1991 22,376
2001 13,173
2011 10,517 [2]
(Croatian Bureau of Statistics) [1] [4]

2011 Census [ edit ]

County Number of Slovenes
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 2,300
City of Zagreb 2,132
Istria 1,793
Split-Dalmatia 575
Zagreb 527
Međimurje 516
Vara?din 496
Osijek-Baranja 480
Krapina-Zagorje 408
Remaining counties combined 1290
Total 10,517
(2011 Census) [2]

Culture [ edit ]

Slovene minority in Croatia has "Central library of Slovenes in Republic of Croatia" in Karlovac . [5]

Associations [ edit ]

  • Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia [6] (umbrella organization of most listed below)
  • Cultural and Educational Society "Slovenski dom", Zagreb
  • Cultural and Educational Society "Slovenski dom Bazovica", Rijeka
  • Slovene Cultural Society "Triglav", Split
  • Society of Slovenes "Dr. France Pre?eren ", ?ibenik
  • Slovene Cultural Society "Lipa", Dubrovnik
  • Slovene Cultural Society "Lipa", Zadar
  • Slovene Cultural Society "Istra", Pula
  • Slovene Cultural and Artistic Society "Sne?nik", Lovran
  • Society of Slovenes "Labin", Labin
  • Cultural Society "Slovenski dom Karlovac", Karlovac
  • Slovene Cultural Society " Stanko Vraz ", Osijek
  • Slovene Cultural Society "Oljka", Pore?

Notable people [ edit ]

Notable people with Slovene roots include:

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Stanovni?tvo prema narodnosti, popisi 1971. - 2011" (in Croatian) . Retrieved 21 December 2012 .
  2. ^ a b c Popis stanovni?tva 2011. godine
  3. ^ "Pravo pripadnika nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj na zastupljenost u Hrvatskom saboru" . Zakon o izborima zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament . Retrieved 2011-12-29 .
  4. ^ Population of Croatia from 1931 to 2001
  5. ^ Ministarstvo kulture RH Sredi?nje knji?nice nacionalnih manjina
  6. ^ Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia

External links [ edit ]