Poles of Croatia
| 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 Cultual Association "Fryderyk Chopin" in Rijeka.
Historical numbers
| Official name of Croatia | Year | Number |
|---|---|---|
| - | 1931 | 4,103 |
 PR Croatia | 1948 | 27,8301 |
| 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] | ||
Famous Polish and Polish origin people 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
- Benedikt Fostač
- Antun Fostač
- Verena (Janja) Fostač
- Ignacije Fostač [5]
References
- 1 2 "Population by ethnicity, by towns/municipalities, census 2001". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Population of Croatia 1931-2001". Vojska.net. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ 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., 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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