Croats of Hungary

Ethnology

Bošnjak male from Hungary The common ethnonym and autonym is horvátok (Croats). In Baranya, there is a community of Croats with Bosnian Catholic origin which is known as bosnyákok (Bosniaks) (, singular Bošnjak; , in Hungarian literature also Baranyai bosnyákok). They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs, also in the villages Kökény, Szemely, Udvar, Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population), Pécsudvard, Németi, Pogány et cetera. Until recently, Croat Bosniak Catholics were the significant community in Áta, Szőke and Szőkéd, but those Croats have significantly magyarized.

In the village of Hercegszántó there is a community of Šokci (). In Bács-Kiskun, the community of Bunjevci () 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, including Budapest with neighbourhood.

According to 2011 population census, 7,185 Croats live in Baranya County, 3,770 in Zala County, 3,502 in Bács-Kiskun County, 3,197 in Vas County, 3,028 in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 2,186 in Budapest, 1,547 in Somogy County, 980 in Pest County, 358 in Csongrád-Csanád County, 353 in Fejér County, 178 in Tolna County, and 131 in Veszprém County..

Cultural institutions

• Scientific Institute of Croats of Hungary
• Croat Theatre of Pécs
• Hrvatski glasnik, magazine

Day of Croats of Hungary (Croatian: Dan Hrvata u Mađarskoj) is celebrated on St. Martin's Day (11th November).

Notable people

Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent:

• Flórián Albert, footballer (Šokci father).
• Ivan Antunović (), Catholic bishop (Bunjevci)
• Blanka Bíró, Hungarian handballer
• István Blazsetin ()
• István Gyurity (), Hungarian actor
• György Garics (), Hungarian footballer
• Gyula Lóránt (born Lipovics), Hungarian footballer
• Miklós Páncsics, footballer.
• Petar Pekić (), Croatian historian (Bunjevci)

Sources and references

• Croatica Kht. Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj

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