Original scientific paper

Western Slavonia - Development Of The Ethnic Composition

Ivan Crkvenčić
Zlatko Pepeonik

Abstract

On the basis of historical sources and results of the popultaion censuses and results of the population censuses the authors analyse the development of the ethnic composition in Western Slavonia. Croats here are the autochtonous population, and the contemporary heterogeneous ethnic structure is consequence of secondary colonisation in this region during Ottoman occupation, and especially after their withdrowal at the end of 17th centruy. Croats are here the ethnic majority. From the first, censuses until the middle 20th century they were a realtive majority, and since 1948 they forme dan absloute majority oft he population.

Keywords

Western Slavonia; development; ethnic composition

Hrčak ID:

84414

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/84414

Publication date:

28.12.1993.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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