Ethnic group
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
2011 Census
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:
- 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
- Marijan Žužej, water polo player
- Dubravko Šimenc, water polo player
- Zlatko Šimenc, water polo player
- Vinko Brešan, film director (on his mother's paternal frandfather's side)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Stanovništvo prema narodnosti, popisi 1971. - 2011" (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Popis stanovništva 2011. godine
- ^ "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
- ^ Ministarstvo kulture RH Središnje knjižnice nacionalnih manjina
- ^ Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia
External links
- Union of Slovene Alliances in Croatia
