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''']''' are the fourth largest ethnic group in the ''']''' province of ]. According to the 2002 census, there are 56,546 ethnic Croats in Vojvodina, constituting 2.78% in the population of the province. |
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==Population== |
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About two thirds of all Croats in Vojvodina have ] or ] origins.<ref>Lazo M. Kostić, Srpska Vojvodina i njene manjine, Novi Sad, 1999.</ref> Those of Bunjevci origin constituting the largest part of population in several villages in the ] municipality: ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Croats of Šokci origin constituting the largest part of population in three villages: ] (in the municipality of ]), ] and ] (both in the municipality of ]).<ref>Popis stanovništva, domaćinstva i stanova u 2002, Stanovništvo - nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost, podaci po naseljima, knjiga 1, Republički zavod za statistiku, Beograd, Februar 2003.</ref> About one third of the Croats in Vojvodina are neither of Šokac nor Bunjevac origin. Croats living in the villages of ] and ] (both in the municipality of ]) originated from the ] ] who settled in ] in 1737.<ref>Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.</ref> |
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==History== |
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During 17th century, Roman Catholic Bunjevci from ] and ] migrated to Vojvodina, where Šokci had been living since the 8th century, and between 1689, when the Habsburg empire conquered parts of Vojvodina, and the end of the 19th century, a small number of Croats from ] migrated to the region. Before the 20th century, most of the Bunjevac and Šokac populations living in Vojvodina did not see themselves as Croats. Instead, the two populations called themselves Bunjevci and Šokci and called their languages ] and ], respectively. According to 1851 data, the population of the ], the historical province that was predecessor of present-day Vojvodina, included, among other ethnic groups, 62,936 Bunjevci and Šokci and 2,860 Croats.<ref>Dr Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 3, Novi Sad, 1990.</ref> |
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The 1910 ] census also showed large differences in the numbers of those who considered themselves Bunjevci and Šokci, and those who considered themselves Croats. According to the census, in the city of ] there were only 39 citizens who declared Croatian as their native language, while 33,390 citizens were listed as speakers of "other languages" (most of them declared Bunjevac as their native language). In the city of ], 83 citizens declared Croatian language, while 6,289 citizens were listed as speakers of "other languages". In the municipality of ], 44 citizens declared Croatian and 7,191 declared "other languages" (mostly Bunjevac, Šokac and Gypsy). |
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In the 20th century, most of the Šokci and part of the Bunjevci began to consider themselves Croats. |
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During the ], the president of the ], ] allegedly organized and participated in the expulsion of the Croats of Vojvodina.<ref></ref>. The number of Croats which have left Vojvodina under political pressure is between 20,000 and 40,000. <ref></ref> |
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==Politics== |
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The Croats of Vojvodina are politically represented by the ]. The Croatian President ] has urged the Serbian Government to make Croats a recognized minority with a seat in Parliament, as part of the new ]. |
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Other parties of Croats in Vojvodina are ] (''Democratic Union of Croats''), ] (''Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party'') and ] (''Croatian national alliance''). |
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==Language== |
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The ] is one of the official languages of ]. |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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