Minority languages of Czech Republic

Languages of Czech Republic
Bilingual signs in Albrechtice
Minority languages	German Polish Hungarian Ukrainian Romany Slovak Croatian

Neither the Constitution of Czech Republic nor any other Czech law contains any specific mention of an official or state language of the Czech Republic.^[1] German, Polish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Romany, Slovak and Croatian are spoken in the Czech Republic, but only the first four are recognized as official minority languages.^[1] The Czech Republic signed the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2000.^[2]

References

1 2 Carolin Zwilling. "Minority Protection and Language Policy in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
↑ Mary Betz. "History of Minority Rights and Language in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Kent State University. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

Minority languages of Europe

European Union	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Other European States	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Iceland Kazakhstan Liechtenstein Macedonia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Norway Russia San Marino Serbia Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Vatican City

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Transnistria South Ossetia

Dependent territories	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey

Other type of territories	Åland Svalbard

See also	Languages of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities European Day of Languages Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights

Languages of the Czech Republic

Official language	Czech

Minority languages	German Moravian Polish Romani Slovak Vietnamese

Sign languages	Czech Sign Language

See also: Minority languages of Czech Republic

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