| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 672 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Zagreb | 166 [1] |
| Languages | |
| Croatian, Polish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Czechs, Slovaks | |
Poles of Croatia ( Croatian: Poljaci u Hrvatskoj; Polish: Polacy w Chorwacji) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia. According to the 2011 Census, there were 672 Poles living in Croatia, of which most lived in Zagreb. [1]
Croatian Poles have established two cultural societies, the Polish Cultural Association " Mikolaj Kopernik" that also includes the vocal and dance ensembles in Zagreb and the Polish Cultural Association " Fryderyk Chopin" in Rijeka.
Historical numbers
| Official name of Croatia | Year | Number |
|---|---|---|
| – | 1931 | 4,103 |
PR Croatia |
1948 | 27,830 1 |
| 1953 | 1,575 | |
| 1961 | 1,151 | |
|
SR Croatia |
1971 | 819 |
| 1981 | 758 | |
Republic of Croatia |
1991 | 679 |
| 2001 | 567 | |
| ^1 In the 1948 census the Poles were amongst the "others"(Central Bureau of Statistics) [2] | ||
Notable people of Polish ancestry in Croatia
- Emilij Laszowski (1868, Brlog-Grad, Brlog Ozaljski (now part of Kamanje) – 1949, Zagreb) [3](paternally Polish)
- Adolf Mošinsky ( Polish: Adolf Moszyński)
- Slavoljub Penkala (paternally Polish)
- Milivoj Omašić (born 1945, Sinj; grandfather was Polish)
- Vanda Kochansky-Devidé (ancestors was Polish) [4]
- Aleksandar Flaker (1924, Białystok – 2010, Zagreb), literary scholar
- Fostač family
See also
References
- ^ a b "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population of Croatia 1931–2001". Vojska.net. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Doc3". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2013-08-27. Mladen Švab, Uzleti jednoga zmaja: U povodu 50. godišnjice smrti i 110. obljetnice objelodanjivanja prvenca Emilij Laszowski (November 28, 1949–November 28, 1999), Vijenac, br. 150., Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine December 1999., taken September 22, 2012
- ^ List of members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, List of members of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- ^ Četiri duhovna zvanja iz jedne obitelji, Stupnički Kuti
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