Slovene diaspora

Slovene diaspora in the world (includes people with Slovenian ancestry or citizenship).
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The Slovene diaspora includes an autochthonous Slovene minority in Italy, estimated at 83,000 – 100,000,[1] a Slovene minority in southern Austria at 24,855, in Croatia at 13,200, and a Slovene minority in Hungary at 3,180.[2]

A significant Slovene expatriate community lives in the United States with most immigration occurring during the period between 1870 and 1924.[3] Most notably is the Greater Cleveland area of Northeast Ohio, home to the highest concentration outside Europe[4] with estimated between 50,000 - 80,000,[4][5] and largest number of Slovene speakers in the country.[6] And in other European countries, in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ↑ "The world directory of minorities and indigenous peoples". Minorityrights.org. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Polšak, Anton (October 2010). "Slovenci v zamejstvu" (PDF). Seminar ZRSŠ: Drugačna geografija [ZRSŠ Seminary: A Different Geography]. Livške Ravne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ Klemencic, Matjaz; Mrdenovic, Milan (2023). The Changing Tide of Immigration and Emigration during the Last Three Centuries. IntechOpen. ISBN 978-1-80356-618-4. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: SLOVENES". Ech.case.edu. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Data Center Results". Mla.org. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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