Serbian church in Komárno | |
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Serbian Orthodox Church | |
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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]
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]
Notable people
- Branko Radivojevič, Slovak ice hockey player of Serb parentage
- Marko Milinkovic, Serbian expatriate football player
- Martin Tešovič, Slovak weightlifter of possible Serb origin.
- Marek Krajčovič Slovak sprint canoeist of possible Serb origin.
- Slaven Dizdarević Slovak Serb decathlete.
- Mário Filipovič Slovak sport shooter of possible Serb origin.
- Miroslav Machovič Slovak swimmer of possible Serb origin.
- Gavril Stefanović Venclović Serb priest, writer, poet, orator, philosopher, and illuminator.
- Pavle Davidović Serb general, Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa.
- Igor Matovič Slovak politician of possible Serb origin.
- Štefan Tarkovič Slovak football manager of possible Serb origin.
See also
References
- ^ "The Pride of Komarno".
- ^ http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=47069. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ 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.".
- ^ "Štatistický úrad SR - Úvodná stránka" (PDF).
Sources
- Cerović, Ljubivoje (1997). "Srbi u Slovačkoj" (in Serbian). Ministarstvo Republike Srbije za veze sa Srbima izvan Srbije.
- Cerović, Ljubivoje (1999). Srbi na Slovensku (in Slovak). Kultúra. ISBN 9788671031516.
- Svaki drugi Srbin zivi izvan Srbije