Croats of Hungary
Ethnic group
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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 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 | |
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.[3][4] 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) (Croatian: Bošnjaci, singular Bošnjak; Hungarian: Bosnyákok, in Hungarian literature also Baranyai bosnyákok). They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs,[5][6][7][8][9][10] also in the villages Kökény, Szemely,[11] Udvar,[12] Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population), Pécsudvard,[13] Németi, Pogány[14] 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
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.[citation needed]
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..[15]
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 (11th November).[16]
Notable people
Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent:
- Flórián Albert, footballer (Šokci father).[17]
- 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.[18]
- Petar Pekić (Hungarian: Pékity Péter), Croatian historian (Bunjevci)
