• Source: Slovenes of Croatia

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.
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.




Demographics






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Culture


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




Associations


Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia (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




References






External links


Union of Slovene Alliances in Croatia

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Suku Slovenia
• Holokaus
• Demonim
• Rumpun suku bangsa Slavia
• Viktor Ajbek
• Slovenes of Croatia
• Kingdom of Yugoslavia
• State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
• State of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
• List of Slovenes
• Croatian affairs in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
• Croatia
• Slovenes
• List of heads of state of Yugoslavia
• Treaty of Rapallo (1920)