Serbs of Slovakia
Serbia Slovakia

Serbian Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Komárno
Total population
3,600 (estimate)
Regions with significant populations
Komárno
Bratislava
Languages
Serbian, Slovakian
Religion
Serbian Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
South Slavs

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] However, at the 2011 census, only 698 people claimed the Serbian ethnicity.[4] Partially descent of Serb origin coming from marriage mostly from Serbian men and Slovakian women.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "The Pride of Komarno".
  2. "Serbs acquire national minority status in Slovakia". balkans.com. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
  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. "Štatistický úrad SR - Úvodná stránka" (PDF).

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