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.National data - 4.1.6.1 Population by nationality, 2011

Croats of Hungary belong to several ethnographic subgroups. The following groups called themselves through history as Croats: Bunjevci (Danubian Croats), Burgenland Croats, Podravina Croats, Pomurje Croats, Raci Croats, and Šokci. Hrvatska državna samouprava Ernest Barić: Jezik Hrvata u Mađarskoj These Croats live along the Croatian-Hungarian border, along the Austrian-Hungarian border, and Serbian-Hungarian border.

Ethnology

The common ethnonym and autonym is horvátok (Croats). In Baranya, there is a community of Croats with Bosnian Catholic origin which is known as bosnyákok (Bosniaks) (, singular Bošnjak; , in Hungarian literature also Baranyai bosnyákok). They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs, Croatica.hu Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj MVP RH Bilateralni odnosi Glas Koncila Kako dalje glede pastorala hrvatskih katolika u Mađarskoj? Živko Mandić: Obiteljski nadimci Hrvata Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj Folklorni ansambl "Tanac", Pečuh Priča Sanja Vulić: Međunarodni kroatistički znanstveni skupovi u Pečuhu 1998. i 2000. also in the villages Kökény, Szemely, XIV. Bošnjačko sijelo u Kukinju Udvar, Hrvatski glasnik br. 5/2006. Bošnjačka svadba Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population), Pécsudvard, Ansambl narodnih plesova Tanac Németi, Pogány Sanja Vulić: O govorima Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj, objavljeno na Internetu 09. ožujka 2007. na www.podravina.net et cetera. Until recently, Croat Bosniak Catholics were the significant community in Áta, Szőke and Szőkéd, but those Croats have significantly magyarized.

In the village of Hercegszántó there is a community of Šokci (). In Bács-Kiskun, the community of Bunjevci () declare as Bunjevci or Croats. Croats immigrated in the Early modern period.

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 Bács-Kiskun County, 3,197 in Vas County, 3,028 in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 2,186 in Budapest, 1,547 in Somogy County, 980 in Pest County, 358 in Csongrád-Csanád County, 353 in Fejér County, 178 in Tolna County, and 131 in Veszprém County..Hungarian Central Statistical Office 4.1.11 Population by national/ethnic groups

Cultural institutions Scientific Institute of Croats of Hungary Croat Theatre of Pécs Hrvatski glasnik, magazine

Day of Croats of Hungary (Croatian: Dan Hrvata u Mađarskoj) is celebrated on St. Martin's Day (11 November).

Notable people Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent:

Flórián Albert, footballer (Šokci mother). Hrvatski glasnik br.33/2007. Počasni građanin Santova, 16 August 2007, p. 5 Ivan Antunović (), Catholic bishop (Bunjevci) Blanka Bíró, Hungarian handballer István Blazsetin () István Gyurity (), Hungarian actor György Garics (), Hungarian footballer Gyula Lóránt (born Lipovics), Hungarian footballer Miklós Páncsics, footballer. Hrvatski glasnik br.29/2008. Ulica Nikole Pančića u Gari, 17 July 2008, p. 15 Petar Pekić (), Croatian historian (Bunjevci)

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