Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.22586/ss.24.1.3
Hungarian Schools in Osijek in the Time of Austria-Hungary
Denis Njari
orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-9959
Abstract
The paper encompasses the period of the First Elementary and Secondary School founded in Osijek in the late 19th century with assistance from the Hungarian Royal State Railway when classes were conducted in Hungarian. The paper is based on Hungarian and Croatian archival records and on the comparison of the then Hungarian and Croatian newspapers reporting on the above school and the occurrences associated with it. Attention has been drawn to the role and significance of the school in promoting the Hungarian language and culture for the Hungarians of Osijek and the surroundings. As the school operated in the course of turbulent Hungarian-Croatian relations, the political and social impact of the school on the Croatian population has also been analysed. The paper endeavours to contribute to the understanding of the historical and cultural context of the Hungarian minority in Osijek and to shed light on the complex demands imposed on the school, which implied playing the role of the central Hungarian national institution in Osijek and making sure that the Croatian population in Osijek did not feel jeopardised by its functioning.
Keywords
Hungarian School; Osijek; Hungarian minority; Hungarians in Slavonia; schools for minorities; Hungarian-Croatian relations
Hrčak ID:
323181
URI
Publication date:
8.12.2024.
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