Slovenes of Croatia (, ) 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
Historical + Official name of Croatia Year Number of SlovenesSava Banovina and Littoral Banovina(later Banovina of Croatia) 1931 37,066 People's Republic of Croatia 1948 38,734 1953 43,482 1961 39,103 Socialist Republic of Croatia 1971 32,497 1981 25,360 Republic of Croatia 1991 22,376 2001 13,173 2011 10,517(Croatian Bureau of Statistics)Population of Croatia from 1931 to 2001
2011 Census + CountyNumber of Slovenes Primorje-Gorski Kotar 2,300 City of Zagreb 2,132 Istria 1,793 Split-Dalmatia 575 Zagreb 527 Međimurje 516 Varaždin 496 Osijek-Baranja 480 Krapina-Zagorje 408 Remaining counties combined 1290 Total 10,517(2011 Census)Popis stanovništva 2011. godine
Culture Slovene minority in Croatia has "Central library of Slovenes in Republic of Croatia" in Karlovac.Ministarstvo kulture RH Središnje knjižnice nacionalnih manjina
Associations Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia 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 - poet (Slovene born) Anton Mahnič - bishop (Slovene born) Josip Križaj - opera singer Josip Broz Tito - president (Slovene mother) Mišo Broz - diplomat Žarko Dolinar - biologist and table tennis player Ivan Snoj - handball player Iztok Puc - handball player (Slovene born) Dragan Holcer - football player Franjo Bučar - writer and sport populazer Mira Furlan - actress and singer (Slovene father) Vladko Maček - politician (Slovene father) Josip Srebrnič - prelate Marijan Žužej - water polo player Dubravko Šimenc - water polo player Zlatko Šimenc - water polo player Josip Bobi Marotti - actor
See also
Croatia–Slovenia relations Croats of Slovenia Slovenian diaspora Ethnic groups in Croatia References
External links Union of Slovene Alliances in Croatia