Total population | |
---|---|
10,517[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 2,300 |
Zagreb | 2,132 |
Istria County | 1,793 |
Languages | |
Slovene Croatian | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism |
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Slovenes of Croatia (Croatian: Slovenci Hrvatske, Slovene: Slovenci na Hrvaškem) 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.[2]
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.[3]
Official name of Croatia | Year | Number of Slovenes |
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Sava 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[2] | |
(Croatian Bureau of Statistics)[1][4] |
County | Number of Slovenes | |
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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)[2] |
Slovene minority in Croatia has "Central library of Slovenes in Republic of Croatia" in Karlovac.[5]
Notable people with Slovene roots include: