Montenegrins of Croatia

Montenegrins of Croatia
Crnogorci Hrvatske
Црногорци Хрватске
Croatia Montenegro
Total population
3,127 (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
City of Zagreb, Istria County, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Split-Dalmatia County, Osijek-Baranja County, Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Languages
Montenegrin, Croatian
Religion
Montenegrin Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Muslim minority
Related ethnic groups
Montenegrins

The Montenegrins of Croatia are a national minority in the republic. According to the 2021 census, there are 3,127 ethnic Montenegrins in Croatia. The highest number of Montenegrins in Croatia is in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

Montenegrins are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament, shared with members of four other national minorities.[2]

  1. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ "Pravo pripadnika nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj na zastupljenost u Hrvatskom saboru". Zakon o izborima zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

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