{"id":1297,"date":"2016-11-10T12:33:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T11:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rijeka.hr\/en\/?page_id=1297"},"modified":"2026-04-25T20:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:11:38","slug":"national-miniorities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rijeka.hr\/en\/city-government\/national-minorities-and-religious-communities\/national-miniorities\/","title":{"rendered":"National miniorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the last census conducted in 2021, 12.104<\/strong> members of the national minorities live in the city of Rijeka and they represent 11,20%<\/strong> of the city’s population.<\/p>\n

The national minorities take part in the city\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
National minorities<\/td>\nNumber of national minorities members<\/td>\nPercentage of national minorities members with respect to the total population of the city<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albanians
\nAustrians
\nBosnians
\nBulgarians
\nMontenegrins
\nCzechs
\nHungarians
\nMacedonians
\nGermans
\nPoles
\nRoma
\nRomanians
\nRussians
\nRuthenians
\nSlovaks
\nSlovenes
\nSerbs
\nItalians
\nTurks
\nUkrainians
\nVlachs
\nJewes
\nOther<\/td>\n		552
\n10
\n1.696
\n11
\n241
\n77
\n130
\n240
\n58
\n29
\n515
\n24
\n64
\n17
\n40
\n596
\n5.537
\n1.569
\n26
\n77
\n3
\n6
\n616<\/td>\n		0,48
\n0,01
\n1,57
\n0,01
\n0,22
\n0,07
\n0,12
\n0,22
\n0,05
\n0,03
\n0,48
\n0,02
\n0,06
\n0,02
\n0,04
\n0,55
\n5,13
\n1,45
\n0,02
\n0,07
\n0,00
\n0,01
\n0,57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Associations of national minorities in Rijeka<\/h2>\n

\u010ce\u0161ka beseda<\/strong>
\n\u0106i\u0107arijska 20
\ntel:\u00a0373-587<\/a>
\nPresident: Snje\u017eana Husak
\ne-mail: ceskabeseda@gmail.com<\/a>
\nwww.ceskabesedarijeka.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

National Community of the Bosnians of the Primorje \u2013 Gorski Kotar County<\/strong>
\nVodovodna 15b
\ntel\/fax: 337-284<\/a>
\nmob.: 091 93 52 506<\/a>
\nPresident:\u00a0Rasim Alijagi\u0107
\ne-mail: bnzpgzvodovodna15@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Democratic Community of Hungarians \u2013 Association of the Primorje \u2013 Gorski Kotar County<\/strong>
\n\u0160etali\u0161te XIII. divizije 99
\ntel\/fax: 330 -311<\/a>
\nPresidente: Zdenka \u0160ibalin Klepac
\ne-mail: hmdk.rijeka@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Croatian and Austrian Society Rijeka – HAD<\/strong>
\nStjepana Konzula Istranina 2
\ntel: 211-717<\/a>
\nPresident: Sven Mari\u010di\u0107<\/p>\n

Society of Ruthenians and Ukrainians \u00a0“Kaljina” Rijeka<\/strong>
\nKu\u010di\u0107ki put 31
\ntel: 098 93 48 943<\/a>
\nPresident: Boris Denisjuk
\ne-mail: kaljina_rijeka@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Cultural society of Ruthenians and Ukrainians \u201cRu\u0161njak\u201d PG\u017d<\/strong>
\nGiuseppe Duella 2b
\ntel: 275-418<\/a>,407-392<\/a>
\nPresident: Vladimir Prov\u010di
\ne-mail: vladimir.provci@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Association of Slovaks Rijeka<\/strong>
\nKorzo 35
\ntel: 336-756<\/a>,\u00a00917215604<\/a>
\nPresident: Miroslava Gr\u017eini\u0107
\ne-mail: matica.slovacka@ri.htnet.hr<\/a>
\nFacebook: Matica Slova\u010dka Rijeka<\/p>\n

National Community of Montenegrins Rijeka<\/strong>
\nKri\u017eani\u0107eva 2\/1
\ntel\/fax: 371-003<\/a>
\nPresident: \u017delimir Novakovi\u0107
\ne-mail: nzcgri@ri.t-com.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

Polish cultural association \u201cFryderyk Chopin\u201d<\/strong>
\nKorzo 35
\ntel: 214- 707<\/a>
\nPresident: Jolanta \u010car
\ne-mail: chopin.ri@ri.t-com.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

Slovenian house \u2013 KPD \u201cBazovica\u201d Rijeka<\/strong>
\nPodpinjol 43
\ntel: 215-406<\/a>
\nfax: 334-977<\/a>
\nPresident: Jasmina Dla\u010di\u0107
\ne-mail: slovenskidom@bazovica.hr<\/a>
\nwww.bazovica.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

Serbian cultural society \u201cProsvjeta\u201d subbranch Rijeka<\/strong>
\nTrg Sv. Barbare 1
\ntel: 330-867<\/a>
\nfax. 330-873<\/a>
\nPresident: \u0110uro Budisavljevi\u0107
\ne-mail: rijeka@prosvjeta.net<\/a>
\nwww.prosvjeta.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Serbian cultural society “Vreteno” Rijeka<\/strong>
\n<\/b>Kre\u0161imirova 8\/1
\ntel. 091 5379300<\/a>
\nPresidente: Vesna Blanu\u0161a
\ne-mail: vesna.blanusa@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Cultural and art society Sevdah Rijeka<\/strong>
\nPionirska 8A
\ntel: 095 19 95 600<\/a>
\nPresident: Jasna Per\u0161i\u0107
\ne-mail:\u00a0jasna.persic.kudsevdah@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Association A\u0161kalija PG\u017d<\/strong>
\nPlase 64B
\ntel: 251 \u2013 189<\/a>
\nPresident: Sadik Krasni\u0107<\/p>\n

Association\u00a0RoMor\u010di\u0107<\/strong>
\nCorrada Iliassicha 5
\nPresidente: Bekte\u0161 Red\u017eepi
\ntel. 091 5420446<\/a> \/ 091 5853596<\/a>
\ne-mail: udruga.romorcic@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Community of the Albanians of the Primorje\u00a0 – Gorski Kotar County<\/strong>
\nPavlinski trg 5
\ntel: 337-529<\/a>
\nPresident: Valentin Lleshi<\/p>\n

Macedonian cultural society \u201cIlinden\u201d<\/strong>
\nMata\u010di\u0107eva 5
\ntel: 312-029<\/a>
\nfax: 312-175<\/a>
\nPresident: Ivona Dunovski Mitev
\ne-mail: ilinden.rijeka@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Community of \u00a0Roma \u201cRomsko jedinstvo\u201d<\/strong>
\nBla\u017ea Poli\u0107a 2a
\ntel\/fax: 211-542<\/a>
\nPresident: Surija Mehmeti
\ne-mail: romsko.jedinstvo@ri.t-com.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

Community of Serbs<\/strong>
\nKre\u0161imirova 8\/I
\ntel: 332 178<\/a>
\nPresident: Milan Popadi\u0107
\ne-mail: zsr@ri.t-com.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

Community of the Italians of Rijeka<\/strong>
\nUljarska 1
\ntel: 321-990<\/a>
\nmob: 097 729 7006<\/a>
\nPresident: Melita Sciucca
\ne-mail: cifiume70@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Jewish youth of Rijeka – SIMHA<\/strong>
\nMo\u0161e Albaharija 7\/7
\ntel: 336 – 032<\/a>
\nPresident: Filip Kohn
\ne-mail: filiprijeka34@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Alliance of the Montenegrins of Croatia<\/strong>
\nPomerio 22
\ntel\/fax:642-477<\/a>
\nPresident: Ljubo Radovi\u0107
\ne-mail: montenegrina@ri.t-com.hr<\/a><\/p>\n

Russian home \u2013 Association of the Russian national minority of the Primorje \u2013 Gorski Kotar County<\/strong>
\nStrossmayerova 2\/c
\nmob.: 099 334 17 75<\/a>
\nPresident: Elena Pogorelova
\ne-mail: ruskidom.pgz@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Association of young Bosnians and friends of the City of Rijeka and the County <\/strong>
\nZagreba\u010dka 6a
\ntel.: 337-284<\/a>
\nPresident: Edvina \u010cehaji\u0107
\ne-mail: umbipripgz@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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