Serbs of Slovakia

Serbs of Slovakia

Serbs in Komarno (1597)
Total population
(3,600 (est.))
Regions with significant populations
Komárno
Bratislava
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy (Serbian Church)
Related ethnic groups
other South Slavic people

There is a small number of Serbs in Slovakia, mostly located in the southern town of Komárno, where they have been living since the 17th century.[1] There has also been a historic minority in Bratislava (Požun), where many Habsburg Serbs studied. The number of Slovaks of Serb descent is hard to determine but nevertheless they are recognized as an official minority.[2]

Demographics

The Association of Serbs in Slovakia claim that 2.784 Serbs, born outside Slovakia, currently live in Slovakia, while another 800 Slovaks are of Serb descent.[3] According to the 2011 census, there were 698 Serbian nationals in Slovakia.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. http://slovakheritage.org/Townsvill/komarnopride.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=47069. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Lopušina 2014, "U Slovačkoj se, prema policijskim podacima momentalno nalazi 2.784 naših ljudi, koji su tu zbog spajanja rodbine, studiranja, rada ili nekog drugog razloga i još 800 ljudi srpskog porekla - tvrdi Stane Ribič, predsednik udruženja Srba u Slovačkoj.".
  4. (PDF) http://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/bd447dc5-c417-48d6-89e1-0a2d60053cf6/Table_10_Population_by_nationality_2011_2001_1991.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Sources

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