Poles of Croatia ( hr, Poljaci u Hrvatskoj; pl, Polacy w Chorwacji) are one of 22 national minorities in

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. According to the 2011 Census, there were 672

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in C ...

living in Croatia, of which most lived in

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. Croatian Poles have established two cultural societies, the Polish Cultural Association " Mikolaj Kopernik" that also includes the vocal and dance ensembles in

and the Polish Cultural Association "

Fryderyk Chopin The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's B ...

" in Rijeka.

Historical numbers

Notable people of Polish ancestry in Croatia

* (1868, , (now part of

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) 1949, Zagreb) Mladen Švab, ''Uzleti jednoga zmaja: U povodu 50. godišnjice smrti i 110. obljetnice objelodanjivanja prvenca Emilij Laszowski (November 28, 1949November 28, 1999),

Vijenac ''Vijenac'' (English: '' The Wreath'') is a biweekly magazine for literature, art and science, established in December 1993 and published by ''Matica hrvatska'', the central national cultural institution in Croatia. Historical background The ...

br. 150.
December 1999., taken September 22, 2012(paternally Polish) * Adolf Mošinsky ( pl, Adolf Moszyński) * Slavoljub Penkala (paternally Polish) * (born 1945,

Sinj Sinj (; it, Signo; german: Zein) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,478 and the population of the administrative municipality, which includes surrounding villages, is 24, ...

; grandfather was Polish) * Vanda Kochansky-Devidé (ancestors was Polish) * (1924, Białystok 2010, Zagreb), literary scholar * Fostač family ** Benedikt Fostač ** Antun Fostač ** Verena (Janja) Fostač ** Ignacije FostačČetiri duhovna zvanja iz jedne obitelji

References

Ethnic groups in Croatia Polish minorities {{Croatia-bio-stub

Historical numbers

Notable people of Polish ancestry in Croatia

See also

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