Bulgarians in Croatia (, ) are one of 22 national minorities in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. According to the last census from 2011, there were 872
Bulgarians
Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...
living in Croatia, most of them in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
.
Bulgarians are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the
Croatian Parliament
The Croatian Parliament () or the Sabor is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Croatia. Under the terms of the Constitution of Croatia, Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the nation, people and is vested with legislative power. ...
, shared with members of eleven other national minorities.
Number of Bulgarians
2011 census
Notable people
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Nikolaj Pešalov
Nikolay Peshalov (; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarians in Croatia, Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic Games, Olympic and World former champion in Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting.
During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World ...
(b. 1970), weightlifter
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Marianna Radev (1913–1973), contralto
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Dubravka Ugrešić
Dubravka Ugrešić (; 27 March 1949 – 17 March 2023) was a Yugoslav- Croatian and Dutch writer. A graduate of University of Zagreb, she was based in Amsterdam from 1996 and continued to identify as a Yugoslav writer.
Early life and education ...
(1949–2023), writer, Bulgarian mother
See also
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Bulgaria–Croatia relations
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Bulgarian diaspora
The Bulgarian diaspora includes Bulgarians living outside Bulgaria and its surrounding countries, as well as immigrants from Bulgaria abroad.
The number of Bulgarians outside Bulgaria has sharply increased since 1989, following the Revolutions ...
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Ethnic groups in Croatia
The demographic characteristics of the population of Croatia are known through censuses, normally conducted in ten-year intervals and analysed by various statistical bureaus since the 1850s. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics has performed this ...
External links
Bulgarians in Croatia
References
{{Bulgarian diaspora
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Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
Ethnic groups in Croatia