Czechs in Serbia
Чеси у Србији Česi v Srbsku | |
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 Coat of arms of the National Council of the Czech Ethnic Minority in Serbia | |
| Total population | |
| 1,317 (2022 census)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Serbian, Czech | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism, Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Slovaks in Serbia |
Czechs are recognized ethnic minority in Serbia.[2] According to data from the 2022 census, there are 1,317 Czechs living in Serbia.[3] National Council of the Czech National Minority in Serbia have seat in Bela Crkva.
Demographics
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The only settlement with Czech majority is tiny village Češko Selo ("Czech Village") in the Bela Crkva municipality, in southern Banat, Vojvodina.
| Year | Population |
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| 1948 | 6,760 |
| 1953 | 5,948 |
| 1961 | 5,133 |
| 1971 | 4,149 |
| 1981 | 3,225 |
| 1991 | 2,675 |
| 2002 (excl. Kosovo) | 2,211 |
| 2011 (excl. Kosovo) | 1,824 |
| 2022 (excl. Kosovo) | 1,317 |
Notable people
- Aleksandar Mašin, military officer and participant of the May Coup
- Ivan Bek, football player
- Ludmila Frajt, composer
- Emil Hájek, composer and pianist
- Rudolf Nováček, military composer
- Zlatko Krasni, poet
- Aleksandar Lifka, cinematographer
- Stojan Titelbah, architect
- Vladislav Titelbah, rural painter
- František Zach, general and Chief of the Serbian General Staff
See also
References
- Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.
External links
- Nacionalni savet češke nacionalne manjine | savetceha.rs (in Czech and Serbian)