Kraschowans

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Settlement area of ​​the Kraschowans within the Caraș-Severin district

The krashovani ( kroat. Kraševani ; also Karašovani , Krašovanje , Karaševci or Koroševci called; Cyrillic notation Крашовани ; Engl. Krashovani or Krashovans ; rum. Caraşoveni , Cârşoveni , Cotcoreţi or Cocosi ) are a South Slavic ethnic group, which in the area around Caraşova and other nearby villages in Caraș-Severin County in Romania (historical Banat region ).

The geographical extent of the Torlak dialect. The settlement area of ​​the Kraschowans near Carașova is shown

The population of this ethnic group is estimated at around 5,000 people. In the 2002 Romanian census , 207 people indicated their ethnicity as "Kraschowans" (in 1992 there were 2,775 people). The majority of the ethnic group members identify themselves as Croatians today .

The Kraschowans can be found in seven Banat villages. They form a majority in two municipalities in Caraș-Severin County: Carașova and Lupac . The other five villages are Clocotici , Iabalcea , Nermet , Rafnic and Vodnic .

Language and religion

The Krashovan language is an archaic dialect of South Slavic, which otherwise only survived in the area of ​​eastern and southern Serbia , in the Republic of Macedonia , Bulgaria and in the Timok Valley around the city of Zaječar .

The Kraschowans are of the Roman Catholic faith.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b prinbanat.ro , Carașova (Romanian)