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The Burgenland Croats descend from the Croatian settlers who came in the 16th century. Today they live in the Burgenland from the north to the south, from Kittsee to Reinersdorf. It has been difficult to establish the number of the Burgenland Croats precisely. The estimated number living in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia is about 60.000, most of them living in the Burgenland. Three different Croatian dialects are spoken in the area, but since the turn of the century a Burgenland Croatian standard language has been developed. For more than 450 years the Croats have preserved their wide-ranging and rich culture.

The Burgenland Croats are completely integrated in public life. Their oldest, bestknown and biggest organization is the Croatian Cultural Assocaiton of the Burgenland. Since 1929 this organization has represented the intrests of the Burgenland Croats in Austria and on international levels.

The Croatian Cultural Association/ HKD of the Burgenland, with its seat in Eisenstadt, is democratically organized and has got a subgroup in almost every village of the Burgenland. The aims of the organization are to organize the minority´s life and to preserve its identity, language and extraordinary culture.

The Croatian Cultural Association of the Burgenland is convinced of the fact that the Burgenland-Croatian ethnic group enriches the country. This region is nowadays more than ever before standing in the centre of interests in the Central European cultural scenery.


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