Croats
Let an agent describe Croats as a people using their self-designation, distinguish regional groups and diaspora communities, relay demographic, linguistic and religious information with sources, and present history and contemporary issues with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Croats as a people using their self-designation, distinguish regional groups and diaspora communities, relay demographic, linguistic and religious information with sources, and present history and contemporary issues with attribution.
A South Slavic people native to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, numbering about 5.5 million, with communities in Vojvodina, Montenegro, Romania, Hungary, Austria and a large diaspora in Germany, the Americas and Australia, who call themselves Hrvati, speak Croatian, are mostly Catholic, and formed a medieval kingdom before centuries under Hungarian, Venetian, Ottoman and Habsburg rule, Yugoslavia and independence in 1991; regional groups include the Bunjevci and Sokci of Vojvodina, the Brajci of the coast and Croats of the Bay of Kotor.
What it is for: Not applicable; a people.
It can be explain identity and groups; relay demographic figures; present history with attribution; describe diaspora communities.
Distinguishing features
Croatian language
Catholic majority
Regional identities
Large diaspora
What it looks like
No defining physical appearance; identity is linguistic, cultural and historical.
Physical character
population in Croatia: about 3.5 million people - census 2021
total: about 5.5 million people - estimates including diaspora
How it is recognised
South Slavic people of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regional groups and diaspora communities
Serbs and Bosniaks are neighbouring South Slavic peoples with distinct identities
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
speaks - the national language
is the titular people of - the country
is a constituent people of - under its constitution
In practice
Families and kinds
Croats of Croatia
Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croats of Vojvodina including Bunjevci and Sokci
Croats of Montenegro
Croats of Romania
Burgenland Croats and Molise Croats
coastal groups such as the Brajci
Croatian diaspora
Standards and regulation
Croatian constitution and diaspora laws
Minority protections in Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Hungary, Austria and Italy
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina on constituent peoples
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting contested history as settled
Conflating regional groups
Unsourced population figures
Partisan framing of the 1990s wars
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who Croats are.
Self-designation.
Definition
Identity and groups.
Definition
Definition.
- Who are the Croats, what names do they use, and what regional groups exist? definition
- Is the question about the Croatian people, a regional group or a neighbouring people? boundary
Language and religion
Language and religion.
Language
Language.
- What languages and religious communities characterise Croats, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the Croatian language? action
Distribution Where Croats live.
Sources.
Population
Population.
Population
Population.
- How many Croats live in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, with census sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Diaspora
Diaspora and minorities.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- How did Croatian communities in Vojvodina, Montenegro, Romania, Burgenland, Molise and overseas form? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific community? action
History History.
Attribution.
Past
History.
Past
Past.
- How did Croatian identity develop from the medieval kingdom through Habsburg rule and Yugoslavia to independence, as historians describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Wars
Twentieth century conflicts.
Wars
Wars.
- How do sources describe the Second World War and the 1990s wars, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Culture Culture and rights.
Context.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What are notable features of Croatian culture, such as klapa singing, the cravat and Glagolitic heritage? provenance
- Which entry fits Croatian culture? action
Rights
Minority rights.
Rights
Rights.
- What rights do Croatian minorities have in neighbouring countries, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific minority? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burgenland Croats be separate entries?
- How should census sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming regional communities; should they be split off?