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 ...
in
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]
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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 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. ...
( hu, sokácok). In Bács-Kiskun, the community of 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 ...
( 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 (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. ...
mother).
* Ivan Antunović ( hu, Antunovich János), Catholic bishop (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 ...
)
*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)
See also
* List of Croats
The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were Croats, Croatian citizens or of Croats, Croatian ancestry.
Art
Architecture
* Viktor Axmann – architect, Jewish
* Nikola Bašić – architect
* Vjekoslav Bastl – architec ...
Sources and references
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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
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 ...
: Bosnyák-horvátok
Honismeret
dr Gábriel András: Bosnyákok Baranyában
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