Croats in Germany

Croats in Germany
Hrvati u Njemačkoj (Croatian)
Kroaten in Deutschland (German)
Total population
435.000-550.000 (2023) [1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Munich, Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Mannheim, Augsburg, Nuremberg
Languages
Croatian, German
Religion
Majority Roman Catholics
Related ethnic groups
Croats, Croatian diaspora

Croats in Germany (Croatian: Hrvati u Njemačkoj; German: Kroaten in Deutschland) refers to persons living in Germany who have total or partial Croatian ancestry. They form the sixth largest ethnic minority in Germany.[3] In 2021, there were 434,610 Croats holding Croatian citizenship and living in Germany. Croatia's State Office for the Croats Abroad, Croatian embassy in Berlin and Croatian Catholic Missions estimated that there are more than 500,000 Croats and their descendants living in Germany.[1]

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  2. ^ Hanza Media (2016-09-16). "Rekordan broj građana stranog porijekla u Njemačkoj, što se odnosi i na državljane RH -Jutarnji List" (in Croatian). Jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bamf.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)