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Poles of Croatia (Croatian: Poljaci u Hrvatskoj; Polish: Polacy w Chorwacji) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia. According to the 2011 Census, there were 672 Poles living in Croatia, of which most lived in Zagreb.

Croatian Poles have established two cultural societies, the Polish Cultural Association "Mikolaj Kopernik" that also includes the vocal and dance ensembles in Zagreb and the Polish Cultual Association "Fryderyk Chopin" in Rijeka.

Famous Polish and Polish origin people in Croatia

  • Emilij Laszowski (1868, Brlog-Grad, Brlog Ozaljski (now part of Kamanje) – 1949, Zagreb) (paternally Polish)
  • Adolf Mošinsky (Polish: Adolf Moszyński)
  • Slavoljub Penkala (paternally Polish)
  • Milivoj Omašić (born 1945, Sinj; grandfather was Polish)
  • Vanda Kochansky-Devidé (ancestors was Polish)
  • Aleksandar Flaker (1924, Białystok – 2010, Zagreb), literary scholar
  • Fostač family
  • Benedikt Fostač
  • Antun Fostač
  • Verena (Janja) Fostač
  • Ignacije Fostač

    • References

    Poles of Croatia Wikipedia
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