Serbs of Slovakia

Serbs in Slovakia

Srbi na Slovensku Срби у Словачкој Srbi u Slovačkoj
Former Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Komárno
Total population
1,876 (2021) [1] [2]
Regions with significant populations
Bratislava, Komárno
Languages
Serbian and Slovakian
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Serbs in the Czech Republic

Serbs are a recognized ethnic minority in the Slovakia. ^[3] According to data from the 2021 census, 1,876 Serbs live in Slovakia, of which 792 declared their Serb ethnicity in combination with another ethnicity. ^{[1] [2] [a]}

History

The importance of the university in Požun began to attract the Serbian youth who studied there in the absence of Serbian higher education institutions in what was then southern Hungary. In 1866, ta Serbian youth association "Sloboda" in what was then Požun (today's Bratislava), which was part of the wider "United Serbian Youth". Its "Library of Serbian Youth" was founded in 1841 and closely tied to the Lyceum of Požun. It was closed during the time of the Hungarian revolution, only to be revived again around 1860.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Although Serbs are recognized as an autochthonous ethnic group in Slovakia, they mostly consist of recent immigrants and expatriates. They are overwhelmingly located in Bratislava while small number in the southern town of Komárno, where Serbs have been living since the 17th century. ^[4]

Culture

Serbian language is one of recognized minority languages in Slovakia. It is decalred mother tongue of 1,229 people in Slovakia. ^[5]

Notable people

• Branko Radivojevič – ice hockey player
• Gavril Stefanović Venclović – priest, writer, poet, and philosopher
• Pavle Davidović – general

See also

• Serbia portal
• Slovakia portal

• Immigration to Slovakia
• Ethnic groups in Slovakia
• Serbian diaspora
• Serbia–Slovakia relations

Notes

1. 1,084 declared exclusive Serb ethnicity while 792 declared it in combination with another ethnicity

References

1. "SODB2021 - Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk.
2. "SODB2021 - Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk.
3. "Serbs acquire national minority status in Slovakia". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
4. "The Pride of Komarno".
5. "SODB2021 - Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk.

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.
• Lopušina, M. (May 2014). "Svaki drugi Srbin živi izvan Srbije" [Every second Serb lives outside of Serbia]. Novosti.