The Hungarian

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

( Croatian: ''Hrvati u Mađarskoj''; hu, Magyarországi horvátok) are an

ethnic minority The term 'minority group' has different usages depending on the context. According to its common usage, a minority group can simply be understood in terms of demographic sizes within a population: i.e. a group in society with the least number o ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. 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
/ref> Croats of Hungary belong to several ethnographic subgroups. The following groups called themselves through history as Croats:

Burgenland Croats Burgenland Croats (, , , ) is the name for ethnic Croats in the Austrian state of Burgenland, along with Croats in neighboring Hungary and Slovakia. Around 320,000 residents of Austria identify as of Croat heritage; 56,785 have, as sole or mul ...

Podravina Croats ''Podravina'' (in Croatian language, Croatian) or ''Podravje'' (in Slovenian language, Slovenian) are Slavic names for the Drava river basin in Croatia and Slovenia. History Between 1929 and 1941 a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia known as t ...

, Pomurje Croats. These Croats live along the Croatian-Hungarian border and along the Austrian-Hungarian border. There are also

Bunjevci Bunjevci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Bunjevci, Буњевци, ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevac, Буњевац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevka, Буњевка) are a South Slavic sub-ethnic group living ...

and

Šokci Šokci ( sh, / , italics=yes, , ; , ; hu, Sokácok) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to historical regions of Baranya, Bačka, Slavonia and Syrmia. These regions today span eastern Croatia, southwestern Hungary, and northern Serbia. ...

Ethnology

The common ethnonym and autonym is ''horvátok'' (Croats). In

Baranya Baranya or Baranja may refer to: * Baranya (region) or Baranja, a region in Hungary and Croatia * Baranya County, a county in modern Hungary * Baranya County (former), a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary * Baranya, Hungarian name of villag ...

, there is a community of Bosnian Catholic origin which is known as ''bosnyákok'' (Bosniaks) ( hr, Bošnjaci, singular ''Bošnjak''; hu, Bosnyákok, in Hungarian literature also ''Baranyai bosnyákok''). They live in Baranya, in the city of

Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...

, also in the villages

Kökény Kökény ( hr, Kukinj) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary. Geography It has a population of 566 people (2005). Its postal code is 7668. Demography * Magyars * Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group wh ...

Szemely Szemely is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. It is south-east of the city of Pécs and the town of Kozármisleny Kozármisleny ( hr, Mišljen; german: Mischlen) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary. It is south-east of the city of Pécs. H ...

Udvar Udvar ( hr, Udvar, Dvor) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. This village is found near the Danube River. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants were Danube Swabians, also called locally as ''Stifolder'', because their ancestors once ...

Szalánta Szalánta is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northe ...

(they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population),

Pécsudvard Pécsudvard is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nort ...

,Ansambl narodnih plesova Tanac
Németi,

Pogány Pogány ( hr, Pogan) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Location Pogány is located south of Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#La ...

Sanja Vulić: O govorima Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj, objavljeno na Internetu 09. ožujka 2007. na www.podravina.net et cetera. Until recently, Bosniak Catholics were the significant community in

Áta Áta ( hr, Ata) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Etymology Áta is a Turkish name which means father. Áta is also used in Atatürk's name. History Áta has been inhabited since ancient times. Before the Hungarian tribes conquered t ...

Szőke Szőke is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeas ...

and

Szőkéd Szőkéd is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northea ...

, but those Croats have significantly magyarized. In the village of

Hercegszántó Hercegszántó ( hr, Santovo, sr, Сантово) is a village in the Bács-Kiskun County of Hungary, famous for being the birthplace of footballer Flórián Albert. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs and Croats. Until the end of Worl ...

there is a community of

( hu, sokácok). In Bács-Kiskun, the community of

( hu, bunyevácok) 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 The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

, including Budapest with neighbourhood. According to 2011 population census, 7,185 Croats live in

Baranya County Baranya ( hu, Baranya megye, ) is a county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya region, which was a county (''comitatus'') in the Kingdom of Hungary dating back to the 11 ...

, 3,770 in

Zala County Zala ( hu, Zala megye, ; ; ) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia ( Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia (Lendava ...

, 3,502 in Bacs-Kiskun County, 3,197 in Vas County, 3,028 in

Győr-Moson-Sopron County Győr-Moson-Sopron ( hu, Győr-Moson-Sopron megye, ; german: Komitat Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg; sk, Rábsko-mošonsko-šopronská župa) is an administrative county (comitatus or '' megye'') in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia ( ...

, 2,186 Croats live in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, 1,547 in

Somogy County Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies ...

, 980 in Pest County, 358 in

Csongrád-Csanád County Csongrád-Csanád ( hu, Csongrád-Csanád megye ) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in southern Hungary, straddling the river Tisza, on the border with Serbia and Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian count ...

, 353 in Fejer County, 178 in

Tolna County Tolna ( hu, Tolna megye, ; german: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the ...

, 131 in Veszprem County etc.

Cultural institutions

* Scientific Institute of Croats of Hungary *

Croat Theatre of Pécs The Croat Theatre of Pécs ( hu, Pécsi Horvát Színház, hr, Hrvatsko kazalište Pečuh) is the professional theatre of Croat minority in Pécs, Hungary. History The Croat Theatre of Pécs is the first self-initiative institution of Croats ...

* Hrvatski glasnik

Notable people

Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent. *

Flórián Albert Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and has ...

, footballer (

mother). * Ivan Antunović ( hu, Antunovich János), Catholic bishop (

) *

Blanka Bíró Blanka Bíró (; born 22 September 1994) is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2021 *Magyar Kupa: **''Winner'': 2017 Awards and recognition * ...

, Hungarian handballer * István Blazsetin ( hr, Stipan Blažetin) *

István Gyurity István Gyurity (Croatian language, Croatian: ''Stipan Đurić''; born February 27, 1970) is a Hungarian film and stage actor and folk music (starogradske pjesme) singer. He sings mostly traditional folk songs, these include ''Veselje ti navješ ...

( hr, Stipan Đurić), Hungarian actor * György Garics ( hr, Jurica Garić), Hungarian footballer *

Gyula Lóránt Gyula Lóránt (born Gyula Lipovics, 6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary. During the ...

(born Lipovics), Hungarian footballer * Miklós Páncsics, footballer.Hrvatski glasnik br.29/2008.
Ulica Nikole Pančića u Gari, 17 July 2008, p. 15 * Petar Pekić ( hu, Pékity Péter), Croatian historian (Bunjevci)

Sources and references

*
Croatica Kht.

Dinko Šokčević The name Dinko is a Croatian diminutive of Dominic. Dinko is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dinko Dermendzhiev (born 1941), former Bulgarian football (soccer) player and manager * Dinko Jukić (born 1989), male medley and but ...

: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj

External links

Radio Croatica
Znanstveni skup o bošnjačkim Hrvatima u Kukinju, November 22, 2008

: Bosnyák-horvátok
Honismeret
dr Gábriel András: Bosnyákok Baranyában * {{Croatian diaspora

Ethnic groups in Hungary *