Croats of Hungary

Bošnjaci
	; Bošnjak male from Hungary
Total population
	Croats
Regions with significant populations
	Hungary
Languages
	mostly Croatian
Religion
	Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
	Croats

Croats of Hungary
*Hrvati u Mađarskoj*
	Croats from Baranya County, Hungary
Total population
	26,774
Regions with significant populations
Baranya County	7,185
Zala County	3,770
Bács-Kiskun County	3,502
Vas County	3,197
Győr-Moson-Sopron County	3,028
Budapest	2,186
Somogy County	1,547
Pest County	980
Csongrád County	358
Fejér County	353
Tolna County	178
Veszprém County	131
Languages
	Croatian, Hungarian
Religion
	Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
	Croats, Croats of Vojvodina, Burgenland Croats

The Hungarian Croats (Croatian: Hrvati u Mađarskoj; Hungarian: Magyarországi horvátok) are an ethnic minority in Hungary. According to the 2011 census, there were 26,774 Croats in Hungary or 0.3% of population.^[2]

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Croats of Hungary belong to several ethnographic subgroups. The following groups called themselves through history as Croats: Bunjevci (Danubian Croats), Burgenland Croats, Podravina Croats, Pomurje Croats, and Šokci.^[3] These Croats live along the Croatian-Hungarian border, along the Austrian-Hungarian border, and Serbian-Hungarian border.

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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) (Croatian: Bošnjaci, singular Bošnjak; Hungarian: Bosnyákok, in Hungarian literature also Baranyai bosnyákok). They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs,^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] also in the villages Kökény, Szemely,^[10] Udvar,^[11] Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population), Pécsudvard,^[12] Németi, Pogány^[13] 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 (Hungarian: sokácok). In Bács-Kiskun, the community of Bunjevci (Hungarian: bunyevácok) declare as Bunjevci or Croats. Croats immigrated in the Early modern period.^{[citation needed]}

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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 Bacs-Kiskun County, 3,197 in Vas County, 3,028 in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 2,186 Croats live in Budapest, 1,547 in Somogy County, 980 in Pest County, 358 in Csongrád-Csanád County, 353 in Fejer County, 178 in Tolna County, 131 in Veszprem County etc.^[14]

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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 October).^[15]

Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent:

Flórián Albert, footballer (Šokci father).^[16]
Ivan Antunović (Hungarian: Antunovich János), Catholic bishop (Bunjevci)
Blanka Bíró, Hungarian handballer
István Blazsetin (Croatian: Stipan Blažetin)
István Gyurity (Croatian: Stipan Đurić), Hungarian actor
György Garics (Croatian: Jurica Garić), Hungarian footballer
Gyula Lóránt (born Lipovics), Hungarian footballer
Miklós Páncsics, footballer.^[17]
Petar Pekić (Hungarian: Pékity Péter), Croatian historian (Bunjevci)

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(in Croatian) Croatica Kht. Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj

[1]
2011 Hungary Census Report
[2]
National data - 4.1.6.1 Population by nationality, 2011
[3]
(in Croatian) Hrvatska državna samouprava Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Ernest Barić: Jezik Hrvata u Mađarskoj
[4]
(in Croatian) Croatica.hu Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj
[5]
(in Croatian) MVP RH Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Bilateralni odnosi
[6]
(in Croatian) Glas Koncila Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Kako dalje glede pastorala hrvatskih katolika u Mađarskoj?
[7]
(in Croatian) Živko Mandić: Obiteljski nadimci Hrvata Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj
[8]
(in Croatian) Folklorni ansambl "Tanac", Pečuh Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine Priča
[9]
"Podravina.net" (PDF) (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Sanja Vulić: Međunarodni kroatistički znanstveni skupovi u Pečuhu 1998. i 2000.
[10]
"Hrvatski glasnik br. 34/2008" (PDF) (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-01. (737 KB) XIV. Bošnjačko sijelo u Kukinju
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(in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br. 5/2006. Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Bošnjačka svadba
[12]
(in Croatian) Ansambl narodnih plesova Tanac Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
[13]
(in Croatian) Sanja Vulić: O govorima Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj, objavljeno na Internetu 09. ožujka 2007. na www.podravina.net
[14]
Hungarian Central Statistical Office 4.1.11 Population by national/ethnic groups
[15]
Maretić, Neda (11 October 2024). "Dan Hrvata u Mađarskoj obilježen u Sambotelu". Voice of Croatia (in Croatian). Croatian Radio Television (HRT).
[16]
(in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br.33/2007. Počasni građanin Santova, 16 August 2007, p. 5
[17]
(in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br.29/2008. Ulica Nikole Pančića u Gari, 17 July 2008, p. 15

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(in Croatian) Radio Croatica Znanstveni skup o bošnjačkim Hrvatima u Kukinju, November 22, 2008
(in Hungarian) Nemzeti és etnikai kisebbségek Magyarországon Dinko Šokčević: Bosnyák-horvátok
(in Hungarian) Honismeret dr Gábriel András: Bosnyákok Baranyában
"Baranjske hrvatske nošnje - Bošnjaci". Retrieved 2018-01-24.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Census2011-1] [1]
2011 Hungary Census Report

[nat2011-2] [2]
National data - 4.1.6.1 Population by nationality, 2011

[3] [3]
(in Croatian) Hrvatska državna samouprava Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Ernest Barić: Jezik Hrvata u Mađarskoj

[4] [4]
(in Croatian) Croatica.hu Dinko Šokčević: Povijest Hrvata u Mađarskoj

[5] [5]
(in Croatian) MVP RH Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Bilateralni odnosi

[6] [6]
(in Croatian) Glas Koncila Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Kako dalje glede pastorala hrvatskih katolika u Mađarskoj?

[7] [7]
(in Croatian) Živko Mandić: Obiteljski nadimci Hrvata Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj

[8] [8]
(in Croatian) Folklorni ansambl "Tanac", Pečuh Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine Priča

[9] [9]
"Podravina.net" (PDF) (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Sanja Vulić: Međunarodni kroatistički znanstveni skupovi u Pečuhu 1998. i 2000.

[10] [10]
"Hrvatski glasnik br. 34/2008" (PDF) (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-01. (737 KB) XIV. Bošnjačko sijelo u Kukinju

[11] [11]
(in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br. 5/2006. Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Bošnjačka svadba

[Tanac-12] [12]
(in Croatian) Ansambl narodnih plesova Tanac Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[O_govorima-13] [13]
(in Croatian) Sanja Vulić: O govorima Bošnjaka u Mađarskoj, objavljeno na Internetu 09. ožujka 2007. na www.podravina.net

[14] [14]
Hungarian Central Statistical Office 4.1.11 Population by national/ethnic groups

[15] [15]
Maretić, Neda (11 October 2024). "Dan Hrvata u Mađarskoj obilježen u Sambotelu". Voice of Croatia (in Croatian). Croatian Radio Television (HRT).

[16] [16]
(in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br.33/2007. Počasni građanin Santova, 16 August 2007, p. 5

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(in Croatian) Hrvatski glasnik br.29/2008. Ulica Nikole Pančića u Gari, 17 July 2008, p. 15

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Total population
Croats from Baranya County, Hungary
26,774^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Baranya County	7,185
Zala County	3,770
Bács-Kiskun County	3,502
Vas County	3,197
Győr-Moson-Sopron County	3,028
Budapest	2,186
Somogy County	1,547
Pest County	980
Csongrád County	358
Fejér County	353
Tolna County	178
Veszprém County	131
Languages
Croatian, Hungarian
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Croats, Croats of Vojvodina, Burgenland Croats

Total population
Bošnjak male from Hungary
Croats
Regions with significant populations
Hungary
Languages
mostly Croatian
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Croats