Back كروات البوسنة والهرسك Arabic Bosniya və Herseqovinada xorvatlar Azerbaijani Hrvati u Bosni i Hercegovini BS Croats de Bòsnia i Hercegovina Catalan Kroaten in Bosnien und Herzegowina German Croatas de Bosnia y Herzegovina Spanish Bosnian ja Hertsegovinan kroaatit Finnish Croates de Bosnie-Herzégovine French Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine Croatian Kroat Bosnia ID
Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine | |
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 Flag of the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Total population | |
| 544,780 (2013) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Federation of BiH | 497,883 (22.44%) |
| Republika Srpska | 29,645 (2.41%) |
| Brčko District | 17,252 (20.66%) |
| Languages | |
| Croatian | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croats | |
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The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Croats (Croatian: Bosanski Hrvati) or Herzegovinian Croats (Croatian: Hercegovački Hrvati) are the third most populous ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs, and are one of the constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina have made significant contributions to the culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most Croats declare themselves Catholics and speakers of Croatian language.
From the 15th to the 19th century, Catholics in Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina were often persecuted by the Ottoman Empire, causing many of them to flee the area. In the 20th century, political turmoil and poor economic conditions caused more to emigrate. Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s saw Croats forced to go different parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite having lived in numerous regions prior to the Bosnian War. The 2013 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 544,780 residents registering as of Croatian ethnicity.[2]
- ^ "Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-06-30.