German People's Union – National Association of Danube Swabians in Croatia

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The German People’s Union – National Association of Danube Swabians in Croatia (Croatian: Njemačka narodnosna zajednica - Zemaljska udruga Podunavskih Švaba u Hrvatskoj) is a Croatian organization representing the German minority, most obviously the Danube Swabians. Established in 1992, and headquartered in Osijek, the organization is active in a number of fields, most prominently culture.^[1]^[2]

In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003, they nominated one Nikola Mak in the election for the special seat for the German minority and won one seat in parliament.^[3]

References

↑ "Njemačka narodnosna zajednica - Zemaljska udruga Podunavskih Švaba u Hrvatskoj proslavila 20 godina rada". Index.hr (in Croatian). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
↑ http://hrcak.srce.hr/vdg
↑ "Izbor zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor za nacionalne manjine u XII. izbornoj jedinici (koje biraju pripadnici austrijske, bugarske, njemačke, poljske, romske, rumunjske, rusinske, ruske, turske, ukrajinske nacionalne manjine) (NN 192/2003)" (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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