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|group = Croats of Vojvodina<br>Hrvati u Vojvodini<br>Хрвати у Војводини |
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{{Croats}} |
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'''Croats of Vojvodina''' ({{lang-hr|Hrvati u Vojvodini}}, {{lang-sr|Хрвати у Војводини / ''Hrvati u Vojvodini''}}) are the fourth largest ethnic group in the ''']''' province of ]. According to the 2011 census, there are 47.033 ethnic Croats in Vojvodina.<ref></ref> |
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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 ]. <br> |
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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> <br> |
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==History== |
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During 17th century, ] ] from ] migrated to Vojvodina, where ] had already been living. According to some opinions, Šokci might be a descendants of medieval ] population of ] where their ancestors might lived since the 8th century. According to other opinions, medieval Slavs of Vojvodina mainly spoke ] dialect, which is today rather associated with standard ]. Between 1689, when the Habsburg Monarchy conquered parts of Vojvodina, and the end of the 19th century, a small number of Croats from ] {{Fact|date=May 2009}} also migrated to the region. |
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Before the 20th century, most of the Bunjevac and Šokac populations living in Habsburg Monarchy haven't been nationally awakened yet. Some of their leaders (like ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], etc.) worked hardly to awake their Croatian or Yugoslav national feelings. |
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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> Subsequent statistical estimations from the second half of the 19th century (conducted during Austro-Hungarian period) counted Bunjevci and Šokci as "others" and presented them separately from Croats (in 1910 Austro-Hungarian census, 70,000 Bunjevci were categorized as "others").<ref name="Lončarević">Juraj Lončarević: Hrvati u Mađarskoj i Trianonski ugovor, Školske novine, Zagreb, 1993, ISBN 953-160-004-X</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).<ref></ref> In the city of ], 83 citizens declared Croatian language, while 6,289 citizens were listed as speakers of "other languages" (mostly Bunjevac). In the municipality of ], 44 citizens declared Croatian and 7,191 declared "other languages" (mostly Bunjevac, Šokac and Gypsy).<ref> </ref> |
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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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===Expulsion of Croats=== |
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{{main|Persecution of Croats in Serbia during the war in Croatia}} |
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In 1990s, during the ], members of Serbian Radical Party organized and participated in the expulsion of the Croats in some places in Vojvodina. The President of the ], ] is indicted for participation in these events.<ref></ref> According to some estimations, the number of Croats which have left Vojvodina under political pressure of the Milošević's regime might be 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 former 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''), ] (''Croatian national alliance'') and ] (''Croatian Syrmian Initiative''). |
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] (''National Council of Croats of Republic of Serbia'') is, according to its Statute, a body of self-government of Croat minority in Serbia. |
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==Language== |
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The ] is one of the 6 official languages of ]. |
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===Croatian names of settlements=== |
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| ''Bajmok'' |
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| ''Ljutovo'' |
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==See also== |
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== References == |
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{{Ethnic groups in Serbia}} |
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