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Cleveland Slovenes are an ethnic and cultural group located in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a part of the Slovene minority in United States. First waves of settlers of slovene ethnicity came to Cleveland in the late 19th century, and the last of the immigration waves happened in the aftermath of World War II. The majority of these settlers originated in what is today part of Republic of Slovenia. The group maintained its cultural heritage throughout history, and language to some degree.

Geographical extensions
First settlers of Slovene origin settled in Newburgh, a nearby village now incorporated in Cleveland metropolis. In 1880's and 1890's a larger community evolved along the St. Clair Avenue where it remains up to this day. The area at its largest extent reached E. 30th to E. 79th streets, was bordered by the lake on the north, and by Superior Avenue to the south by the 1930's. Another community emerged in the Collinwood area in the early 20th century and streched into Euclid village. Two other smaller communities emerged in West Park and Denison neighborhood, but its Slovene community is no longer evident, as the ethnic Slovenes largely assimilated by the 1990's. Since the 1980's another sizeable Slovene population can be found in Maple Heights and Garfield Heights.

History
The first Slovene settlers, in what is known today as Cleveland, found their employment in the steel industry near the village of Newburgh. The population which immigrated to the area in the late 19th century and early 20th century largely didn't consider staying there permanently, causing a low level integration into the American culture, and many didn't acquire citizenship. First centres of the community appeared in taverns run by Slovenes. Society of Mary (Slovene: Marijin Spolek) was one of the first Slovene organisations in the area, and was established to provide insurance to the populace. Emergence of many other organisations followed within the community covering a wide spectrum of mostly cultural fields, and the first native language newspaper entering print in 1899, named National Word (Narodna Beseda). Rate of citizenship acquirement rose in these decades, and reaching 3,000 official citizens by 1912. From 1910's onward the community was gradually splitting into two political sides, with the largely Roman-catholic conservatives forming one pole, and liberals and socialists forming the other side of the political spectrum. This split was reflected in other field of the Slovene community as well, with the socialist and liberal minority forming a new set of institutions independent from their older counterparts. In 1919 the community gained their first national homes, while the largest, the Slovenian National Home on St. Clair Ave was built in 1924. The Slovene minority saw the cultural life enlarge greatly throughout the 1920's and 1930's. The professional class also had significant gains during the period.