The Croats of Switzerland number between 31,000 and 44,035. 92% of them follow
Christianity
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, mainly
Roman Catholicism
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(which is followed by 95% of them), and 0.4% of them follow
Evangelicalism
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.
Notable people
See also
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Croatia–Switzerland relations
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*
Croats
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*
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 ...
References
{{Portal bar, Croatia, Switzerland
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Ethnic groups in Switzerland