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Serbs of Slovakia

Serbs of Slovakia

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There is a small number of Serbs in Slovakia, mostly located in the southern town of Komárno, where they have been living since the 17th century.[1] There has also been a historic minority in Bratislava (Požun), where many Habsburg Serbs studied. The number of Slovaks of Serb descent is hard to determine but nevertheless they are recognized as an official minority.[2]

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Demographics

The Association of Serbs in Slovakia claim that 2,784 Serbs, born outside Slovakia, currently live in Slovakia, while another 800 Slovaks are of Serb descent.[3] However, at the 2011 census, only 698 people claimed the Serbian ethnicity.[4] Partially descent of Serb origin coming from marriage mostly from Serbian men and Slovakian women.

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Pride of Komarno".
  2. [2]
    "Serbs acquire national minority status in Slovakia". balkans.com. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
  3. [3]
    Lopušina 2014, "U Slovačkoj se, prema policijskim podacima momentalno nalazi 2.784 naših ljudi, koji su tu zbog spajanja rodbine, studiranja, rada ili nekog drugog razloga i još 800 ljudi srpskog porekla - tvrdi Stane Ribič, predsednik udruženja Srba u Slovačkoj.".
  4. [4]
    "Štatistický úrad SR - Úvodná stránka" (PDF).

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