Bosniaks (Croats in Hungary)

Bosniaks are a Croat

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 population, living in various settlements in the historic region Baranja, in its Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 part. Bosniaks Croats should not be confused with Bosnian Muslims that mostly live in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 also called Bosniaks

Bosniaks

The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

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Geographical distributions

They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs

Pécs

Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...

,, also in the villages Kökény

Kökény

Kökény is a village in Baranya county, in Pecsi district, Hungary.- Culture :In 2006, Kökény won the award of Hrvatska matica iseljenika , Najselo....

, Szemely

Szemely

Szemely is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. It is south-east of the city of Pécs and the town of Kozármisleny- External links :...

,, Udvar

Udvar

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,, u Szalánta

Szalánta

Szalánta is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.-Reference:...

 (they came there in 18th c.; today they make 32% of the village population) , Udvar

Udvar

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u near Pécs , Németi, Pogány

Pogány

For the artist with the same surname, see Willy Pogany.For the writer and collector of fairy stories, see Nandor Pogany.Pogány is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.- External links :*...

 . i t.d.. Until recently, Bosniak Catholics were the significant community in Áta

Áta

Áta is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.- History :Áta has been inhabited since ancient times. Before the Hungarian tribes conquered the area, it was inhabited by Slav people.In 1526 the county was occupied by Ottomans, and was freed in 1689....

, Szőke

Szőke

Szőke is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.-Reference:...

 and Szőkéd

Szőkéd

Szőkéd is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.-Reference:...

, but those Croats have significantly magyarized

Magyarization

Magyarization is a kind of assimilation or acculturation, a process by which non-Magyar elements came to adopt Magyar culture and language due to social pressure .Defiance or appeals to the Nationalities Law, met...

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External links

Radio Croatica Znanstveni skup o bošnjačkim Hrvatima u Kukinju, November 22, 2008 Nemzeti és etnikai kisebbségek Magyarországon Dinko Šokčević: Bosnyák-horvátok Honismeret dr Gábriel András: Bosnyákok Baranyában