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Croats from Baranya County, Hungary | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 26,774[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| 7,185 | |
| 3,770 | |
| 3,502 | |
| 3,197 | |
| 3,028 | |
| 2,186 | |
| 1,547 | |
| 980 | |
| 358 | |
| 353 | |
| 178 | |
| 131 | |
| Languages | |
| Croatian,Hungarian | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croats,Croats of Vojvodina,Burgenland Croats | |
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TheHungarianCroats (Croatian:Hrvati u Mađarskoj;Hungarian:Magyarországi horvátok) are anethnic minority inHungary. According to the 2011 census, there were 26,774 Croats in Hungary or 0.3% of population.[2]
Croats of Hungary belong to several ethnographic subgroups. The following groups called themselves through history as Croats:Bunjevci (Danubian Croats),Burgenland Croats,Podravina Croats,Pomurje Croats, andŠokci.[3] These Croats live along the Croatian-Hungarian border, along the Austrian-Hungarian border, and Serbian-Hungarian border.
Bošnjak male fromHungary | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Croats | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hungary | |
| Languages | |
| mostlyCroatian | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlyRoman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croats |
The common ethnonym and autonym ishorvátok (Croats). InBaranya, there is a community of Croats with Bosnian Catholic origin which is known asbosnyákok (Bosniaks) (Croatian:Bošnjaci, singularBošnjak;Hungarian:Bosnyákok, in Hungarian literature alsoBaranyai bosnyákok). They live in Baranya, in the city ofPécs,[4][5][6][7][8][9] also in the villagesKökény,Szemely,[10]Udvar,[11]Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population),Pécsudvard,[12]Németi,Pogány[13] et cetera. Until recently, Croat Bosniak Catholics were the significant community inÁta,Szőke andSzőkéd, but those Croats have significantlymagyarized.
In the village ofHercegszántó there is a community ofŠokci (Hungarian:sokácok). InBács-Kiskun, the community ofBunjevci (Hungarian:bunyevácok) declare as Bunjevci or Croats. Croats immigrated in the Early modern period.[citation needed]

Croat communities are scattered in several parts of Hungary, mostly in the western and southern part of the country, and along theDanube, including Budapest with neighbourhood.[citation needed]
According to 2011 population census, 7,185 Croats live inBaranya County, 3,770 inZala County, 3,502 inBács-Kiskun County, 3,197 inVas County, 3,028 inGyőr-Moson-Sopron County, 2,186 inBudapest, 1,547 inSomogy County, 980 inPest County, 358 inCsongrád-Csanád County, 353 inFejér County, 178 inTolna County, and 131 inVeszprém County..[14]
Day of Croats of Hungary (Croatian:Dan Hrvata u Mađarskoj) is celebrated onSt. Martin's Day (11th October).[15]
Notable Hungarian Croats or Hungarians of Croat descent: