Albanians of Croatia
Total population | |
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Croatia 17,513 (2011)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Zagreb | 4,292[1] |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 2,410[1] |
Istria County | 2,393[1] |
Split-Dalmatia | 1,025[1] |
Zagreb County | 921[1] |
Zadar County | 908[1] |
Languages | |
Albanian, Croatian | |
Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arbëreshë, Albanians of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albanians of Montenegro, Albanians of Slovenia |
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The Albanians of Croatia (
They are an autochthonous
In the
In the 1712/14 census done in Lika and Krbava among
Albanians arrived in the territory of modern Croatia in waves during various historical periods, primarily as war refugees and nomadic pastoralists. In the Middle Ages they lived in coastal cities and some were assimilated with Vlachs. In the 17th and 18th century, the Arbanasi people settled the area around Zadar, and in modern time they arrived as immigrants or war refugees. Some people in Croatia descended from earlier waves of Albanian migration bear surnames of linguistically Albanian origin, but do not identify as ethnic Albanians, do not speak Albanian and are therefore not considered to be part of the group.[7]
Demographics
The 2011 census shows that at that time 17,513 Albanians lived in Croatia. This corresponds to 0.41% of the population. In 2001, the proportion of 15,082 persons had only 0.34%.
Of these, 9,594 (54.8%) are Muslims and 7,109 (40.6%) are Catholics. 17 belong to other Christian denominations and the remaining 793 (4.5%) are partly atheists, partly agnostics, give no indication with respect to religion or belong to other religions.
Albanians are concentrated in Istria (2,393), Dalmatia (1,025), Zadar (908) and in the north of the Croatian coast (2,410) as well as in the capital Zagreb (4,292). More live in smaller numbers scattered throughout Croatia.
Counties or region | Albanians 2001[8] | % 2001 | Albanians 2011[1] | % 2011 |
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Zagreb City | 3,389 | 0.43% | 4,292 | 0.54% |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | 2,063 | 0.68% | 2,410 | 0.81% |
Istria County | 2,032 | 0.98% | 2,393 | 1.15% |
Split-Dalmatia County | 900 | 0.19% | 1,025 | 0.23% |
Osijek-Baranja County | 858 | 0.26% | 865 | 0.28% |
Zagreb County | 835 | 0.27% | 921 | 0.29% |
Bjelovar-Bilogora County | 755 | 0.57% | 743 | 0.62% |
Zadar County | 629 | 0.39% | 908 | 0.63% |
Sisak-Moslavina County | 511 | 0.28% | 576 | 0.33% |
Vukovar-Srijem County
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487 | 0.24% | 492 | 0.27% |
Dubrovnik-Neretva County | 328 | 0.27% | 408 | 0.33% |
Šibenik-Knin County | 322 | 0.29% | 379 | 0.35% |
Varaždin County | 304 | 0.16% | 264 | 0.15% |
Karlovac County | 300 | 0.21% | 340 | 0.26% |
Koprivnica-Križevci County | 285 | 0.23% | 249 | 0.22% |
Brod-Posavina | 285 | 0.16% | 315 | 0.20% |
Virovitica-Podravina County | 229 | 0.25% | 234 | 0.28% |
Međimurje | 185 | 0.16% | 200 | 0.18% |
Požega-Slavonia County | 146 | 0.17% | 196 | 0.25% |
Krapina-Zagorje County | 129 | 0.09% | 132 | 0.10% |
Lika-Senj County | 110 | 0.20% | 171 | 0.34% |
Croatia | 15,082 | 0.34% | 17,513 | 0.41% |
History
Early history
Some of them came to Croatian lands at the time of Venetian rule because in parts of Croatia and Albania were under the rule of the Venetian Republic. Thus through the internal migration, the Albanian families also migrated, of which a large number was croatianized over the centuries to come. Internal migration has been of economic nature.
Another period is the time of liberation wars against the Ottomans when Christian Albanian families migrated to the liberated territories of Croatia.
The Arbanasi (Albanian also Arbëreshët e Zarës "Albanians of Zadar") are a small population group in Croatia still existing today. They are Catholic Albanians who fled the Ottomans between 1726 and 1733 in the Croatian coastal country, where they are still present today. In the city of Zadar they founded their own named after them district, which persists to this day. The Arbanasi traditionally speak a different dialect of Albanian.
The original Albanian inhabitants of Catholic faith Peroj (Albanian Përrua) in Pula, who fled from the Ottomans in 1657, have given up their Albanian nationality.
Modern history
At the time of Yugoslavia, Albanians migrated to Croatia for economic and political reasons, especially after 1945. Albanian migrants were mainly from Kosovo and North Macedonia. Some Albanians came in as the spouses of Janjevci Croats from Kosovo.
Traditionally, Croatian Albanians have been involved with jewelry, filigree, bakery and restaurant management, such as bakeries and confectioners.
According to the Association of Volunteers of the Homeland War, 2,579 Albanian volunteers fought in the
Politics
The only political party representing Albanians in Croatia is the Union of Albanians of Croatia (
Notable Croats of Albanian origin
See also
- Arbanasi
- Albanian diaspora
- Albania-Croatia relations
References
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