Serbs in Slovakia granted minority status

Thank you Slovakia. True friends.

Are there any serbs in slovakia, and if there are how many are there?

The number of Serbs in Slovakia at this point is too small to be counted separately in the Slovakian census - they are recorded among the "others".

This was not always so, however. Back in the days of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Serb merchants travelled up the Danube from Vojvodina and established themselves in a number of river towns, among them Komárno, then in Hungary but now part of Slovakia. In 1751-54, the local Serb merchant families built a Serb Greek-Catholic (Uniate) church in Komárno. This church was still used by Komárno's dwindling Serb community during the years between the two world wars. After the end of World War II, the church was turned into a museum. You can see pictures of it here -

http://slovakheritage.org/Townsvill/komarnopride.htm

The granting of national minority status to the Serb minority in Slovakia is a largely symbolic gesture, due to the small number of Slovak citizens of Serb heritage.

But such reciprocal goodwill gestures are important, given that there is still a significant Slovak national minority in Serbia, living in Bački Petrovac and other settlements.

Thank you Slovakia. True friends.

Are there any serbs in slovakia, and if there are how many are there?

The number of Serbs in Slovakia at this point is too small to be counted separately in the Slovakian census - they are recorded among the "others".

This was not always so, however. Back in the days of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Serb merchants travelled up the Danube from Vojvodina and established themselves in a number of river towns, among them Komárno, then in Hungary but now part of Slovakia. In 1751-54, the local Serb merchant families built a Serb Greek-Catholic (Uniate) church in Komárno. This church was still used by Komárno's dwindling Serb community during the years between the two world wars. After the end of World War II, the church was turned into a museum. You can see pictures of it here -

http://slovakheritage.org/Townsvill/komarnopride.htm

The granting of national minority status to the Serb minority in Slovakia is a largely symbolic gesture, due to the small number of Slovak citizens of Serb heritage.

But such reciprocal goodwill gestures are important, given that there is still a significant Slovak national minority in Serbia, living in Bački Petrovac and other settlements.