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FROM CROATIAN ŽIDAN TO CROATIAN GROB Notices from Croats’ past on the Gradište-Croatian speech territory in Austria

Željko Holjevac ; Institut društvenih znanosti »Ivo Pilar« Zagreb


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Abstract

In a short historical survey covering the period from the 16th to the end of 20th century the author sets forth some of the basics facts from political, economic, social and cultural chronicles from the once West-Hungarian, namely, the present day Gradište Croats living in Hungary and Slovakia, whose speeches belong to the middle-Chakavian dialect of the Chakavian vernacular. It deals with 12 settlement from the Croatian Zidan to the Croatian Grob. The supplement is based on the reference books containing also some data from the available statistics and relevant archival materials. The first Croats on the west-Hungarian territory are mentioned already in the first half of 16. century. After the immigration and prior to renaissance they were feudal subjects, explicit Roman Catholics, predominantly engaged in agriculture. Starting from the second half of 19th century their revival has begun. The 20th century brought about modernized improvement, however, also with new experiences: sufferings in the World wars, division of the ethnic archipelago of the west-Hungarian Croatas in 1921., assimilation, etc. Today, in the democratic Hungary and Slovakia these Croats enyoj the minority rights, their connections with the old homeland are stronger.

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Hrčak ID:

130548

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/130548

Publication date:

3.7.2001.

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