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Croatian Germans are citizens in Germany of Croatian descent.
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Demographics
According to the German Federal Statistical Office from Wiesbaden in year 2007 [1] in Germany lived 225,309 Croatian citizens. According to data from church institutions there are about 310,000 to 350,000 Croatians living in Germany.
Numbers of Croats
In Germany per year
- 2006: 227,510
- 2005: 228,926
- 2004: 229,172
- 2003: 236,570
- 2002: 230,987
- 2001: 223,819
- 1994: 176,251
- 1993: 153,146
Per federal state
In year 2005
Number of Croats per German federal state # Federal state People 1. Baden-Württemberg 77,461 2. Bayern 51,237 3. Berlin 11,517 [2] 4. Brandenburg 259 5. Bremen 950 6. Hamburg 4,966 7. Hessen 31,207 8. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 222 9. Niedersachsen ¹ 6,424 10. Nordrhein-Westfalen 36,488 11. Rheinland-Pfalz 7,243 12. Saarland 634 13. Sachsen 253 14. Sachsen-Anhalt 177 15. Schleswig-Holstein 1,753 16. Thüringen 95 ¹31. December 2007
Cities
In year 2005
Number of Croats in larger cities Stadt People München 24.866 Stuttgart 13.386 Frankfurt am Main 12.408 Berlin 11.517 Mannheim 6.555 Hamburg 4.585 Düsseldorf ¹ 3.550 Nürnberg 3.392 Hannover ³ 3.102 Köln 2.854 Karlsruhe 2.423 Augsburg ³ 2.237 Offenbach am Main 1.999 Essen ² 1.944 Pforzheim ¹ 1.481 Wiesbaden 1.263 Ulm 1.107 Darmstadt ¹ 751 Heidelberg 326 ¹31. December 2004, ²30. June 2006, ³31. December 2007
Art and culture
Notable Croatian artists in Germany:
- Miroslav Nemec actor
- Stipe Erceg, actor
- Dunja Rajter, singer and actress
- Damir Lukačević, stage director
- Milko Kelemen, professor at the Stuttgarter Musikakademie Stuttgart,
- Julija Galić international famous violinist
- Antonio Macan, pianist and composer from Frankfurt am Main
- Diana Brekalo and Dolores Brekalo, pianists
- Danijel Drilo, organist and pianist
- Ivo Robić, musician
- Ivica Šerfezi, musician
- Werner Herzog, Film Director
References
- ^ German Federal Statistical Office, http://www.destatis.de/
- ^ Einwohnerregisterstatistik http://www.statistik-berlin.de/statistiken/EinwohnArbeitsm/Auslaender_Tabelle.htm
External links
- Croatian Academic Union Germany Hrvatski akademski savez: Network of students and academics in Germany who are Croatians or of Croatian descent
- Kroatische Zeitung News about business, education, society, tourism and sports
Croatian diaspora Europe Americas Oceania Categories:- Croatian diaspora
- Ethnic groups in Europe
- Ethnic groups in Germany
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