Croats of Hungary

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Ethnic group

Croats of Hungary
Hrvati u Mađarskoj

Croats from Baranya County, Hungary

Total population
26,774[1]
Regions with significant populations
Baranya County| 7,185
Zala County| 3,770
Bács-Kiskun County| 3,502
Vas County| 3,197
Győr-Moson-Sopron County| 3,028
Budapest| 2,186
Somogy County| 1,547
Pest County| 980
Csongrád County| 358
Fejér County| 353
Tolna County| 178
Veszprém County| 131
Languages
Croatian, Hungarian
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Croats, Croats of Vojvodina, Burgenland Croats
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The Hungarian Croats (Croatian: Hrvati u Mađarskoj; Hungarian: Magyarországi horvátok) are an ethnic minority in Hungary. According to the 2011 census, there were 26,774 Croats in Hungary or 0.3% of population.[2]

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, and Šokci.[3] These Croats live along the Croatian-Hungarian border, along the Austrian-Hungarian border, and Serbian-Hungarian border.

## Ethnology

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For other uses, see Bosniaks (disambiguation).

Ethnic group

Bošnjaci
Bošnjak male from Hungary

Total population
Croats
Regions with significant populations
Hungary
Languages
mostly Croatian
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Croats

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) (Croatian: Bošnjaci, singular Bošnjak; Hungarian: Bosnyákok, in Hungarian literature also Baranyai bosnyákok). They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs,[4][5][6][7][8][9] also in the villages Kökény, Szemely,[10] Udvar,[11] Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population), Pécsudvard,[12] Németi, Pogány[13] 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 (Hungarian: sokácok). In Bács-Kiskun, the community of Bunjevci (Hungarian: bunyevácok) declare as Bunjevci or Croats. Croats immigrated in the Early modern period.[citation needed]

## Geography

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Map of Croats in Hungary

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..[14]

## Cultural institutions

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* 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 (11th October).[15]

## Notable people

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Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent:

* Flórián Albert, footballer (Šokci father).[16]
* Ivan Antunović (Hungarian: Antunovich János), Catholic bishop (Bunjevci)
* Blanka Bíró, Hungarian handballer
* István Blazsetin (Croatian: Stipan Blažetin)
* István Gyurity (Croatian: Stipan Đurić), Hungarian actor
* György Garics (Croatian: Jurica Garić), Hungarian footballer
* Gyula Lóránt (born Lipovics), Hungarian footballer
* Miklós Páncsics, footballer.[17]
* Petar Pekić (Hungarian: Pékity Péter), Croatian historian (Bunjevci)

## See also

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* Croatia portal
* Hungary portal

* Croatia–Hungary relations
* Croatian diaspora
* List of Croats
* Ethnic groups in Hungary
* Hungarians in Croatia

## Sources and references

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* (in Croatian) Croatica Kht. Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj

1. ^ 2011 Hungary Census Report
2. ^ National data - 4.1.6.1 Population by nationality, 2011
3. ^ (in Croatian) Hrvatska državna samouprava Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Ernest Barić: Jezik Hrvata u Mađarskoj
4. ^ (in Croatian) Croatica.hu Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj
5. ^ (in Croatian) MVP RH Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Bilateralni odnosi
6. ^ (in Croatian) Glas Koncila Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Kako dalje glede pastorala hrvatskih katolika u Mađarskoj?
7. ^ (in Croatian) Živko Mandić: Obiteljski nadimci Hrvata Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj
8. ^ (in Croatian) Folklorni ansambl "Tanac", Pečuh Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine Priča
9. ^ "Podravina.net" (PDF) (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Sanja Vulić: Međunarodni kroatistički znanstveni skupovi u Pečuhu 1998. i 2000.
10. ^ "Hrvatski glasnik br. 34/2008" (PDF) (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-01. (737 KB) XIV. Bošnjačko sijelo u Kukinju
11. ^ (in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br. 5/2006. Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Bošnjačka svadba
12. ^ (in Croatian) Ansambl narodnih plesova Tanac  Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
13. ^ (in Croatian) Sanja Vulić: O govorima Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj, objavljeno na Internetu 09. ožujka 2007. na www.podravina.net
14. ^ Hungarian Central Statistical Office 4.1.11 Population by national/ethnic groups
15. ^ Maretić, Neda (11 October 2024). "Dan Hrvata u Mađarskoj obilježen u Sambotelu". Voice of Croatia (in Croatian). Croatian Radio Television (HRT).
16. ^ (in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br.33/2007. Počasni građanin Santova, 16 August 2007, p. 5
17. ^ (in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br.29/2008. Ulica Nikole Pančića u Gari, 17 July 2008, p. 15

## External links

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* (in Croatian) Radio Croatica Znanstveni skup o bošnjačkim Hrvatima u Kukinju, November 22, 2008
* (in Hungarian) Nemzeti és etnikai kisebbségek Magyarországon Dinko Šokčević: Bosnyák-horvátok
* (in Hungarian) Honismeret dr Gábriel András: Bosnyákok Baranyában
* "Baranjske hrvatske nošnje - Bošnjaci". Retrieved 2018-01-24.[permanent dead link]

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