Poles of Croatia

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]

Poles of Croatia
Total population
672
Regions with significant populations
Zagreb166[1]
Languages
Croatian, Polish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Czechs, Slovaks

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 CroatiaYearNumber
–19314,103
 PR Croatia194827,8301
19531,575
19611,151
 SR Croatia1971819
1981758
 Republic of Croatia1991679
2001567
^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
    • Benedikt Fostač
    • Antun Fostač
    • Verena (Janja) Fostač
    • Ignacije Fostač [5]

References
  1. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. "Population of Croatia 1931–2001". Vojska.net. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2013-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 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
  4. List of members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, List of members of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
  5. Četiri duhovna zvanja iz jedne obitelji, Stupnički Kuti


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