Slovenes of Croatia explained

Group:	Slovenes of Croatia Slovenci u Hrvatskoj
Population:	10,517^[1]
Pop1:	2,300
Pop2:	2,132
Pop3:	1,793
Languages:	Slovene Croatian
Religions:	Roman Catholicism

Slovenes of Croatia (hr|Slovenci Hrvatske, sl|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.

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
	1948	38,734
	1953	43,482
	1961	39,103
	1971	32,497
	1981	25,360
	1991	22,376
	2001	13,173
	2011	10,517
(Croatian Bureau of Statistics)^[3]

2011 Census

County	Number of Slovenes
	2,300
	2,132
	1,793
	575
	527
	516
	496
	480
	408
Remaining counties combined	1290
Total	10,517
(2011 Census)^[4]

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

• • • • Croatia–Slovenia relations Croats of Slovenia Slovenian diaspora Ethnic groups in Croatia

External links

• Union of Slovene Alliances in Croatia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stanovništvo prema narodnosti, popisi 1971. - 2011. . Croatian . 21 December 2012.
2. Web site: Pravo pripadnika nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj na zastupljenost u Hrvatskom saboru . Croatian . Croatian Parliament . Zakon o izborima zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor . 2011-12-29.
3. http://www.vojska.net/eng/armed-forces/croatia/about/population/ Population of Croatia from 1931 to 2001
4. http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/census2011/results/htm/H01_01_04/h01_01_04_RH.html Popis stanovništva 2011. godine
5. http://www.min-kulture.hr/default.aspx?id=200 Ministarstvo kulture RH
6. https://www.slovenci.hr/ Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia