Slovenes of Croatia

Slovenes of Croatia (Slovenci Hrvatske, Slovenci na Hrvaškem) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia. According to 2011 census, there were 10,517 Slovenes in Croatia, with majority (approximately 60%) living in only three counties Istria County, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and consolidated city-county Zagreb.

Slovenes are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament, shared with members of four other national minorities.

Culture
Slovene minority in Croatia has "Central library of Slovenes in Republic of Croatia" in Karlovac.

Associations

 * Association of Slovenian Societies in Croatia (umbrella organization of most listed below)
 * Cultural and Educational Society "Slovenski dom", Zagreb
 * Cultural and Educational Society "Slovenski dom Bazovica", Rijeka
 * Slovene Cultural Society "Triglav", Split
 * Society of Slovenes "Dr. France Prešeren", Šibenik
 * Slovene Cultural Society "Lipa", Dubrovnik
 * Slovene Cultural Society "Lipa", Zadar
 * Slovene Cultural Society "Istra", Pula
 * Slovene Cultural and Artistic Society "Snežnik", Lovran
 * Society of Slovenes "Labin", Labin
 * Cultural Society "Slovenski dom Karlovac", Karlovac
 * Slovene Cultural Society "Stanko Vraz", Osijek
 * Slovene Cultural Society "Oljka", Poreč

Notable people
Notable people with Slovene roots include:


 * Stanko Vraz, Croatian and Slovene poet
 * Antun Mahnić, (1850-1920) Croatian bishop
 * Josip Križaj, (1887-1968) Slovene and Croatian opera singer
 * Josip Broz Tito, (1892-1980) Yugoslav president
 * Žarko Dolinar, (1920-2003) Croatian biologist and table tennis player
 * Jože Pogačnik, Croatian historian of literature
 * Ivan Snoj, Croatian handball player
 * Iztok Puc, Slovenian handball player
 * Dragan Holcer, Yugoslav football player
 * Franjo Bučar, (1866-1946) writer and sport populazer
 * Mira Furlan, actress and singer
 * Vladko Maček, (1879-1964) politician
 * Martina Majerle, singer
 * Josip Srebrnič, (1876-1966) prelate
 * Marijan Žužej, water polo player
 * Dubravko Šimenc, water polo player
 * Zlatko Šimenc, water polo player
 * Vinko Brešan, film director (on his mother's paternal frandfather's side)