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The Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...
(''Slováci'' in Slovak, ''slovaci'' in Romanian
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) 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 Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, numbering 17,199 people according to the 2002 census and hence making up 0.1% of the total population. Slovaks mainly live in western Romania, with the largest populations found in Bihor and Arad counties, where they make up 1.22% and 1.25% of the population, respectively.
The largest concentrations of ethnic Slovaks can be found in Șinteu (Nová Huta), Bihor County, where they make up nearly all (96.37%) of the population, and in Nădlac (Nadlak), Arad County, where they make up almost half (43.85%) of the population. Other towns and communes with significant Slovak populations include:
*Arad County
** Peregu Mare ( sk, Veľký Pereg) — 12.87%
** Olari — 4.07%
** Sintea Mare — 4.94%
** Fântânele — 3.36%
** Vinga — 2.45%
*Bihor County
** Derna — 19.22%
** Suplacu de Barcău ( sk, Siplak) — 18.41%
** Popești ( sk, Popešť) — 12.93%
** Mădăras ( sk, Madaras) — 7.03%
**Aleșd
Aleșd (; , sk, Alešď) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It administers three villages: Pădurea Neagră (''Feketeerdő''), Peștiș (''Sólyomkőpestes''), and Tinăud (''Tinód'').
Geography
The town is located in the east of the c ...
( sk, Alešď) — 6.18%
** Lugașu de Jos ( sk, Lugaše) — 6.28%
** Aușeu ( sk, Aušeu) — 5.63%
** Brusturi — 4.64%
** Aștileu — 4.35%
** Sârbi — 2.68%
*Caraș-Severin County
Caraș-Severin () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia. The majority of its territory lies within the historical region of Banat, with a few northeastern villages considered part of Transylvania. The county seat is Reșița ...
**Berzovia
Berzovia ( hu, Zsidovin) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Banat, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to ...
— 1.69%
*Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German as ''Kreis Sathmar'', in Ukr ...
** Certeze — 1.57%
*Sălaj County
Sălaj County () (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the nort ...
** Plopiș ( sk, Plopiš) — 32.01%
** Sâg — 2.99%
** Ip — 2.49%
** Marca — 1.92%
** Halmășd — 1.25%
*Timiș County
Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. Th ...
** Brestovăț — 15.13%
** Chevereșu Mare — 4.44%
**Topolovățu Mare
Topolovățu Mare ( hu, Nagytopoly; german: Großtoplowetz; sr, Велики Тополовац, Veliki Topolovac) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cralovăț, Ictar-Budinț, Iosifalău, Șuștra, Topolovăț ...
— 2.48%
** Tormac — 1.17%
** Comloșu Mare — 1.07%
As an officially recognized ethnic minority, Slovaks, together with Czechs
The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, c ...
, have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures.
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See also
* Romania–Slovakia relations * Czechs of RomaniaExternal links
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Romania
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Ethnic groups in Romania
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