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Encyclopedia > Croats of Romania

The Croats (Hrvati in Croatian, croaţi in Romanian) are an ethnic minority in Romania, numbering 6786 people according to the 2002 census. Croats mainly live in the southwest of the country, particularly in Caraş-Severin County. Croatians form a majority in two Romanian localities: the communes of Caraşova and Lupac. In these communes, Croatian is an officially-recognised language, with signage, education and access to justice and public administration being provided in Croatian alongside Romanian. Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... CaraÅŸ-Severin (IPA: ; Serbian and Croatian: KaraÅ¡-Severin/Караш Северин, Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény) is a county (judet) of Romania, in historical region Banat, with the capital city at ReÅŸiÅ£a. ... CaraÅŸova location map CaraÅŸova (Romanian: CaraÅŸova, Serbian and Croatian: KraÅ¡ova/Крашова, Hungarian: Krassóvár) is a commune in Romania, known especially for its geographical placement and for the origin of its inhabitants, the Krashovani. ...


Most Croats in Romania are Krashovani, even though only around 200 people declared themselves Krashovani in the census, the rest declaring Croatian ethnicity. The Krashovani (Croatian and Serbian: Krašovani, Крашовани, Karašovani or Krašovanje, Karaševci and Koroševci; Romanian: Caraşoveni, Cârşoveni, Cotcoreţi or Cocoşi; also known as Krashovans) are a South Slavic people indigenous to Caraşova and other nearby locations in Caraş-Severin County within...


As an officially-recognised ethnic minority, Croats have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies. The Romanian constitution reserves 18 seats in the Senate for parties and cultural associations of the ethnic minorities in Romania. ... Romanias Chamber of Deputies, inside the Palace of the Parliament. ...


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