Czechs in Serbia

Czechs are recognized ethnic minority in Serbia. According to data from the 2022 census, there were 1,317 Czechs living in Serbia.

Demographics

The only settlement with Czech majority is tiny village Češko Selo ("Czech Village") in the Bela Crkva municipality, in South Banat District, Vojvodina.

Politics

The National Council of Czech Ethnic Minority in Serbia is a representation body of Czechs, established for the protection of the rights and the minority self-government of Czechs in Serbia. It is headquartered in Bela Crkva.

Notable people

• Aleksandar MaÅ¡in – military officer
• Ivan Bek – football player
• Ludmila Frajt – composer
• Emil Hájek – composer and pianist
• Rudolf Nováček – composer
• Zlatko Krasni – poet
• Aleksandar Lifka – cinematographer
• Stojan Titelbah – architect
• Vladislav Titelbah – painter
• FrantiÅ¡ek Zach – general and Chief of the Serbian General Staff

See also

• Czech diaspora
• Czech Republic–Serbia relations

References

• Borislav Jankulov, Pregled kolonizacije Vojvodine u XVIII i XIX veku, Novi Sad - Pančevo, 2003.

External links

• Nacionalni savet čeÅ¡ke nacionalne manjine | savetceha.rs