According to the last census conducted in 2021, 12.104 members of the national minorities live in the city of Rijeka and they represent 11,20% of the city’s population.

The national minorities take part in the city’s public life through the councils of national minorities and through their associations that take care of the language, customs, culture and folklore of the national minorities that have a long tradition of activity in Rijeka.

National minorities Number of national minorities members Percentage of national minorities members with respect to the total population of the city
Albanians
Austrians
Bosnians
Bulgarians
Montenegrins
Czechs
Hungarians
Macedonians
Germans
Poles
Roma
Romanians
Russians
Ruthenians
Slovaks
Slovenes
Serbs
Italians
Turks
Ukrainians
Vlachs
Jewes
Other
552
10
1.696
11
241
77
130
240
58
29
515
24
64
17
40
596
5.537
1.569
26
77
3
6
616
0,48
0,01
1,57
0,01
0,22
0,07
0,12
0,22
0,05
0,03
0,48
0,02
0,06
0,02
0,04
0,55
5,13
1,45
0,02
0,07
0,00
0,01
0,57

Associations of national minorities in Rijeka

Češka beseda
Ćićarijska 20
tel: 373-587
President: Snježana Husak
e-mail: ceskabeseda@gmail.com
www.ceskabesedarijeka.hr

National Community of the Bosnians of the Primorje – Gorski Kotar County
Vodovodna 15b
tel/fax: 337-284
mob.: 091 93 52 506
President: Rasim Alijagić
e-mail: bnzpgzvodovodna15@gmail.com 

Democratic Community of Hungarians – Association of the Primorje – Gorski Kotar County
Šetalište XIII. divizije 99
tel/fax: 330 -311
Presidente: Zdenka Šibalin Klepac
e-mail: hmdk.rijeka@gmail.com

Croatian and Austrian Society Rijeka – HAD
Stjepana Konzula Istranina 2
tel: 211-717
President: Sven Maričić

Society of Ruthenians and Ukrainians  “Kaljina” Rijeka
Kučićki put 31
tel: 098 93 48 943
President: Boris Denisjuk
e-mail: kaljina_rijeka@yahoo.com

Cultural society of Ruthenians and Ukrainians “Rušnjak” PGŽ
Giuseppe Duella 2b
tel: 275-418,407-392
President: Vladimir Provči
e-mail: vladimir.provci@gmail.com

Association of Slovaks Rijeka
Korzo 35
tel: 336-7560917215604
President: Miroslava Gržinić
e-mail: matica.slovacka@ri.htnet.hr
Facebook: Matica Slovačka Rijeka

National Community of Montenegrins Rijeka
Križanićeva 2/1
tel/fax: 371-003
President: Želimir Novaković
e-mail: nzcgri@ri.t-com.hr

Polish cultural association “Fryderyk Chopin”
Korzo 35
tel: 214- 707
President: Jolanta Čar
e-mail: chopin.ri@ri.t-com.hr

Slovenian house – KPD “Bazovica” Rijeka
Podpinjol 43
tel: 215-406
fax: 334-977
President: Jasmina Dlačić
e-mail: slovenskidom@bazovica.hr
www.bazovica.hr

Serbian cultural society “Prosvjeta” subbranch Rijeka
Trg Sv. Barbare 1
tel: 330-867
fax. 330-873
President: Đuro Budisavljević
e-mail: rijeka@prosvjeta.net
www.prosvjeta.net

Serbian cultural society “Vreteno” Rijeka
Krešimirova 8/1
tel. 091 5379300
Presidente: Vesna Blanuša
e-mail: vesna.blanusa@gmail.com

Cultural and art society Sevdah Rijeka
Pionirska 8A
tel: 095 19 95 600
President: Jasna Peršić
e-mail: jasna.persic.kudsevdah@gmail.com

Association Aškalija PGŽ
Plase 64B
tel: 251 – 189
President: Sadik Krasnić

Association RoMorčić
Corrada Iliassicha 5
Presidente: Bekteš Redžepi
tel. 091 5420446 / 091 5853596
e-mail: udruga.romorcic@gmail.com

Community of the Albanians of the Primorje  – Gorski Kotar County
Pavlinski trg 5
tel: 337-529
President: Valentin Lleshi

Macedonian cultural society “Ilinden”
Matačićeva 5
tel: 312-029
fax: 312-175
President: Ivona Dunovski Mitev
e-mail: ilinden.rijeka@gmail.com

Community of  Roma “Romsko jedinstvo”
Blaža Polića 2a
tel/fax: 211-542
President: Surija Mehmeti
e-mail: romsko.jedinstvo@ri.t-com.hr

Community of Serbs
Krešimirova 8/I
tel: 332 178
President: Milan Popadić
e-mail: zsr@ri.t-com.hr

Community of the Italians of Rijeka
Uljarska 1
tel: 321-990
mob: 097 729 7006
President: Melita Sciucca
e-mail: cifiume70@gmail.com

Jewish youth of Rijeka – SIMHA
Moše Albaharija 7/7
tel: 336 – 032
President: Filip Kohn
e-mail: filiprijeka34@gmail.com

Alliance of the Montenegrins of Croatia
Pomerio 22
tel/fax:642-477
President: Ljubo Radović
e-mail: montenegrina@ri.t-com.hr

Russian home – Association of the Russian national minority of the Primorje – Gorski Kotar County
Strossmayerova 2/c
mob.: 091 12 16 098
President: Natalia Marčelja
e-mail: cro.rus@mail.com

Association of young Bosnians and friends of the City of Rijeka and the County
Zagrebačka 6a
tel.: 337-284
President: Edvina Čehajić
e-mail: umbipripgz@gmail.com

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