Slovenes of Croatia
Slovenci u Hrvatskoj
Total population
10,517[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Primorje-Gorski Kotar2,300
 Zagreb2,132
 Istria County1,793
Languages
Slovene
Croatian
Religion
Roman Catholicism

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, 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

Historical

Official name of CroatiaYearNumber of Slovenes
Sava Banovina and Littoral Banovina
(later Banovina of Croatia)		193137,066
People's Republic of Croatia194838,734
195343,482
196139,103
Socialist Republic of Croatia197132,497
198125,360
Republic of Croatia199122,376
200113,173
201110,517[2]
(Croatian Bureau of Statistics)[1][4]

2011 Census

County Number of Slovenes
Primorje-Gorski Kotar2,300
City of Zagreb2,132
Istria1,793
Split-Dalmatia575
Zagreb527
Međimurje516
Varaždin496
Osijek-Baranja480
Krapina-Zagorje408
Remaining counties combined1290
Total10,517
(2011 Census)[2]

Culture

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

Associations

  • 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 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 people

Notable people with Slovene roots include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stanovništvo prema narodnosti, popisi 1971. - 2011" (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Popis stanovništva 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 Središnje knjižnice nacionalnih manjina
  6. ↑ Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia
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