Old ethnic map of the Hungarian Kingdom with the census results from 1880. The Croatian-populated areas around Bratislava (Pressburg) are also represented
The Croats (Croatian: Hrvati; Slovak: Chorváti) are an ethnic minorityinSlovakia, numbering 850 people according to the 2001 census, although the relatively compact patriotic Croatian community may number as many as 3500 people. The Croatian minority has a member in the Slovak Council for Minorities.[1]
Croatian organisations in Slovakia include the Croatian Cultural Alliance (Croatian: Hrvatski kulturni savez u Slovačkoj) as well as several smaller folklore groups. Alliance organizes Croatian festival in Devinsko Novo Selo, with concerts, exhibitions and gastronomy.[3] The writer of the first Croatian-Slovak dictionary, Ferdinand Takač is a Croat from Chorvátsky Grob.[4] There is also the Museum of Croatian Culture in Slovakia in Devínska Nová Ves.[5]
Croatian settlement in Slovakia in the 16th and 17th century
Since Slovak independence, the Croats of Slovakia have maintained good ties with other autochthonous Croatian communities in Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary.[6]
^ Karall, Kristijan (16 July 2023). "34. Hrvatski festival u Slovačkoj" [34th Croatian festival in Slovakia]. hrvatskenovine.at (in Croatian). Hrvatske novine. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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