Slovenes of Croatia
| Total population | |
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| 10,517[1] | |
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| Croatian, German | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism |
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Slovenes of Croatia (Croatian: Slovenci Hrvatske, Slovene: Slovenci na Hrvaškem) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia. According to 2011 census, there were 10,517 Slovenes in Croatia, greatest proportion living in Zagreb.
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.[2]
Demographics
Historical
| 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 | |
| (Croatian Bureau of Statistics)[1][3] | ||
2001 Census
| County | Number of Slovenes | Total percent |
|---|---|---|
| City of Zagreb | 3,225 | 0,41% |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 2,883 | 0,94% |
| Istria | 2,020 | 0,98% |
| Split-Dalmatia | 746 | 0,16% |
| Zagreb | 601 | 0,19% |
| Varaždin | 562 | 0,30% |
| Međimurje | 522 | 0,44% |
| Osijek-Baranja | 480 | 0,15% |
| Krapina-Zagorje | 439 | 0,31% |
| Karlovac | 340 | 0,24% |
| Zadar | 267 | 0,16% |
| Sisak-Moslavina | 181 | 0,12% |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva | 163 | 0,13% |
| Šibenik-Knin | 143 | 0,13% |
| Koprivnica-Križevci | 131 | 0,11% |
| Bjelovar-Bilogora | 120 | 0,09% |
| Brod-Posavina | 93 | 0,05% |
| Vukovar-Syrmia | 92 | 0,04% |
| Virovitica-Podravina | 67 | 0,07% |
| Požega-Slavonia | 59 | 0,07% |
| Lika-Senj | 39 | 0,07% |
| Total | 13,173 | 0,3% |
| (2011 Census) [4] | ||
Culture
Slovene minority in Croatia has "Central library of Slovenes in Republic of Croatia" in Karlovac.[5]
Associations
- 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 Prešeren", Šibenik
- Slovene Cultural Society "Lipa", Dubrovnik
- Slovene Cultural Society "Lipa", Zadar
- Slovene Cultural Society "Istra", Pula
- Slovene Cultural and Artistic Society "Snežnik", Lovran
- Society of Slovenes "Labin", Labin
- Cultural Society "Slovenski dom Karlovac", Karlovac
- Slovene Cultural Society "Stanko Vraz", Osijek
- Slovene Cultural Society "Oljka", Poreč
Notable Slovenes of Croatia
Notable Slovenes of Croatia and persons with Slovene roots.
- Stanko Vraz, Croatian and Slovene poet
- Antun Mahnić, (1850-1920) Croatian bishop
- Josip Križaj, (1887-1968) Slovene and Croatian opera singer
- Josip Broz Tito, (1892-1980) Yugoslav president
- Žarko Dolinar, (1920-2003) Croatian biologist and table tennis player
- Jože Pogačnik, Croatian historian of literature
- Ivan Snoj, Croatian handball player
- Iztok Puc, Slovenian handball player
- Dragan Holcer, Yugoslav football player
- Franjo Bučar, (1866-1946) writer and sport populazer
- Mira Furlan, actress and singer
- Vladko Maček, (1879-1964) politician
- Martina Majerle, singer
- Josip Srebrnič, (1876-1966) prelate
- Robert Vrbnjak, writer and poet
References
- 1 2 "Stanovništvo prema narodnosti, popisi 1971. - 2011." (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Population of Croatia from 1931 to 2001
- ↑ Popis stanovništva 2001. godine
- ↑ Ministarstvo kulture RH Središnje knjižnice nacionalnih manjina
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