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| Total population | |
| 435.000-550.000 (2023)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Munich,Berlin,Stuttgart,Frankfurt,Hamburg,Düsseldorf,Mannheim,Augsburg,Nuremberg | |
| Languages | |
| Croatian,German | |
| Religion | |
| MajorityRoman Catholics | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croats,Croatian diaspora |
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Croats in Germany (Croatian:Hrvati u Njemačkoj;German:Kroaten in Deutschland) refers to persons living inGermany who have total or partialCroatian ancestry. They form the sixth largestethnic minority in Germany.[3] In 2021, there were 434,610 Croats holdingCroatian citizenship and living in Germany.Croatia's State Office for the Croats Abroad, Croatian embassy inBerlin and Croatian Catholic Missions estimated that there are more than 500,000 Croats and their descendants living in Germany.[1]
According to the German Federal Statistical Office of Wiesbaden in 2021, there were 434,610 Croatian citizens living in Germany.[4] According to data from church institutions there are about 310,000 to 350,000 Croatians living in Germany.
In year 2019[5]
| Number of Croats per German federal state | ||||||
| # | Federal state | People | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baden-Württemberg | 122,835 | ||||
| 2. | Bavaria | 126,090 | ||||
| 3. | Berlin | 14,430 | ||||
| 4. | Brandenburg | 671 | ||||
| 5. | Bremen | 2,167 | ||||
| 6. | Hamburg | 6,630 | ||||
| 7. | Hesse | 53,785 | ||||
| 8. | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 260 | ||||
| 9. | Lower Saxony | 9,429 | ||||
| 10. | North Rhine-Westphalia | 48,043 | ||||
| 11. | Rhineland-Palatinate | 8,668 | ||||
| 12. | Saarland | 1,205 | ||||
| 13. | Saxony | 714 | ||||
| 14. | Saxony-Anhalt | 435 | ||||
| 15. | Schleswig-Holstein | 3,229 | ||||
| 16. | Thuringia | 189 | ||||
In year 2019
| Number of Croats in larger cities | |||||||||
| # | City | People | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Munich | 39,637 | |||||||
| 2. | Frankfurt | 16,751 | |||||||
| 3. | Stuttgart | 15,268 | |||||||
| 4. | Berlin | 14,430 | |||||||
| 5. | Hamburg | 6,630 | |||||||
| 6. | Nuremberg | 5,893 | |||||||
| 7. | Mannheim | 4,565 | |||||||
| 8. | Augsburg | 4,223 | |||||||
| 9. | Düsseldorf | 3,720 | |||||||
| 10. | Cologne | 3,569 | |||||||
| 11. | Karlsruhe | 3,383 | |||||||
| 12. | Essen | 2,880 | |||||||
| 13. | Offenbach | 2,420 | |||||||
| 14. | Hanover | 2,300 | |||||||
| 15. | Pforzheim | 2,193 | |||||||
| 16. | Dortmund | 2,153 | |||||||
| 17. | Duisburg | 2,044 | |||||||
| 18. | Wiesbaden | 1,967 | |||||||
| 19. | Ulm | 1,557 | |||||||
| 20. | Lübeck | 1,413 | |||||||
Among the German cities Stuttgart and Pforzheim had the highest share of Croats in 2011 according to German Census data.[6]
Croatian Cultural Community Stuttgart (Hrvatska kulturna zajednica Stuttgart, HKZ Stuttgart) was established by Croatian immigrants in the autumn of 1983.[7] They successfully ran at the elections for the City of Stuttgart's International Council.[7] First then soon-to-becomepresident of CroatiaFranjo Tuđman visited Stuttgart and the Community in the October of 1988.[7] HKZ organizes extracurricular classes ofCroatian for the Croatian children ever since Croatia gained independence in the 1990s.[7] HKZ regularly organizes "Ljetni festival kulture" (Summer festival of culture), with concerts of Croatian folklore ensembles andklapas, as well as presentations of theCroatian cuisine andwines.[7]
In July 2023, The Croaticum – Centre for Croatian Language and Literature was opened at theRegensburg University.[8]
The Croatian Cultural Association of Bremen organizes summermusic anddance festival “Sommerfest in Hastedt”.[9]
The annualconcert of Croatian musicians known as ”Hrvatska noć” (Croatian Night) is one of the biggest gatherings of Croats. In December 2023 it took place at theFraport Arena inFrankfurt am Main.[10]
Croatian Academic Union Germany (Hrvatski akademski savez) is a network of students and academics in Germany who are Croatians or of Croatian descent.[11]
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