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Baranya County
  
7,185

Bács-Kiskun County
  
3,502

Győr-Moson-Sopron County
  
3,028

Zala County
  
3,770

Vas County
  
3,197

Budapest
  
2,186

Croats of Hungary

The Hungarian Croats (Croatian: Hrvati u Mađarskoj) are an ethnic minority in Hungary. According to the 2011 census, there were 26,774 Croats in Hungary or 0.3% of population.

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Croats of Hungary belong to several ethnic subgroups. Following Croat ethnic groups called themselves through history as Croats: Burgenland Croats, Podravina Croats, Pomurje Croats. These Croats live along Croatian-Hungarian border and along Austrian-Hungarian border. There are also Bunjevci, Šokci, Tots and Dalmatini.

Geography

Croat communities are scattered in several parts of Hungary, mostly in the western and southern part of the country, and along the Danube, including Budapest with neighbourhood.

According to 2011 population census, 7,185 Croats live in Baranya County, 3,770 in Zala County, 3,502 in Bacs-Kiskun County, 3,197 in Vas County, 3,028 in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 2,186 Croats live in Budapest, 1,547 in Somogy County, 980 in Pest County, 358 in Csongrad County, 353 in Fejer County, 178 in Tolna County, 131 in Veszprem County etc.

Cultural institutions

  • Scientific Institute of Croats of Hungary
  • Croat Theatre of Pécs
  • Hrvatski glasnik
  • Notable Croats

    Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent.

  • Flórián Albert
  • Ivan Antunović
  • Blanka Bíró
  • Stipan Blažetin
  • Marko Dekić
  • András Dugonics (Andrija Dugonić)
  • Stipan Đurić (Gyurity István)
  • Đuro Franković
  • György Garics (Jurica Garić)
  • Josip Gujaš Džuretin
  • Antun Karagić
  • Antun Kričković
  • Gyula Lóránt
  • Mihovil Mandić
  • Živko Mandić
  • Miklós Páncsics
  • Mirko Pavić
  • Petar Pekić
  • Đuro Šarošac
  • Mate Šinković
  • Dinko Šokčević
  • References

    Croats of Hungary Wikipedia