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The Slovaks (Slovak: Slováci [ˈsɫɔvaːt͡si], singular: Slovák [ˈslɔvaːk], feminine: Slovenka [ˈsɫɔvɛŋka], plural: Slovenky) are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak the Slovak language.
The majority of the 5.4 million inhabitants of Slovakia are Slovak (83.82%). Hungarians are the largest ethnic minority (7.75%) and are concentrated in the southern and eastern regions of Slovakia. Other ethnic groups include Roma (1.23%), Czechs , Croats , Rusyns , Ukrainians , Germans , Poles , Gorals , Serbs [ 11 ] and Jews (about 2,300 ...
The Slovak people are an ethnic group predominantly residing in the modern-day nation of Slovakia and its surrounding areas. Slovaks have played an active role in European history, including politically, militarily, scientifically, culturally, and religiously. Ethnic Slovaks have inhabited Central Europe since the Middle Ages.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Slovakia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Riečanska, Eva. "Contemporary Ethnicity, Maintenance of Ethnic Culture and Ethnic Change: The Case of the Slovak Americans in Western Pennsylvania." Human affairs 1 (1998): 68–84. online; Stein, Howard F. "Envy and the evil eye among Slovak-Americans: An essay in the psychological ontogeny of belief and ritual." Ethos 2.1 (1974): 15–46.online
Slovakia, [a] officially the Slovak Republic, [b] is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population ...
According to the last census from 2021, there were 67,179 persons counted as Romani people in Slovakia (Slovak: Rómovia na Slovensku), or 1.23% of the population. [1] However, the number of Roma is usually underreported, with estimates placing the Roma population at 7–11% of the population.
In 1946 the process of "Reslovakization" (or re-Slovakization), the forced acceptance of Slovak ethnicity, [52] [53] was engaged by the Czechoslovak government with the objective of eliminating the Hungarian ethnicity. [52] The Slovak Commissioner of the Interior on June 17, 1946 (decree No.20,000/1946) initiated the "Reslovakization" program. [52]