Ukrainians in Slovakia
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Total population | |
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11,000[1] 0.2% of Slovakia's population (2009) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Prešov Region, Košice Region | |
Languages | |
Slovak, Ukrainian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Greek Catholic with Orthodox and Jewish minorities | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ukrainians, Ukrainians in Hungary, Ukrainian Canadians, British Ukrainians, Ukrainian Australians, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians in Germany, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs |
Ukrainians in Slovakia form a small but noticeable ethnic group. Ukraine and Slovakia share a border, and eastern Slovakia has traditionally had a number of Ukrainian villages in the Carpathian mountains (many of which are still there). The town of Svidník is generally regarded as the capital of Ukrainian culture in Slovakia, and has a museum dedicated to Ukrainian culture.[2] Ukraine shares a border with Slovakia and not the Czech Republic, and there are far more Ukrainians (over ten times as much) in the Czech Republic than there are in Slovakia due to an immigration boom.
See also
References
- ↑ "From Josua Project". joshuaproject.net/. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ↑ Government of Slovakia- website (English)
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