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'''Istrianism''', '''Istrianness''' or '''Istrian nationalism''', is the name given to the [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalist]] identity developed by the inhabitants of the part of [[Istria]] located in [[Croatia]]. Istria is the biggest peninsula in the [[Adriatic Sea]] and a multiethnic region divided between Croatia, [[Italy]] and [[Slovenia]]. [[Italians]] and [[Slovenes]] live in both the Italian and Slovene parts (which make up 1% and 9% of the territory of Istria, respectively), while in the Croatian part (90% of the region), there are [[Croats]], Italians, [[Istro-Romanians]] and [[Istriot language|Istriot]]-speakers, as well as some non-native minorities. Most of Croatian Istria is located in the [[Istria County]] of the country. Istria is the [[Regions of Croatia|region of Croatia]] where regionalist sentiment is the strongest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/50925-what-language-do-they-speak-in-istria|title=People also ask Google: What language do they speak in Istria?|first=Donatella|last=Pauković|newspaper=Total Croatia News|date=25 February 2021}}</ref> |
'''Istrianism''', '''Istrianness''' or '''Istrian nationalism''', is the name given to the [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalist]] identity developed by the inhabitants of the part of [[Istria]] located in [[Croatia]]. Istria is the biggest peninsula in the [[Adriatic Sea]] and a multiethnic region divided between Croatia, [[Italy]] and [[Slovenia]]. [[Italians]] and [[Slovenes]] live in both the Italian and Slovene parts (which make up 1% and 9% of the territory of Istria, respectively), while in the Croatian part (90% of the region), there are [[Croats]], Italians, [[Istro-Romanians]] and [[Istriot language|Istriot]]-speakers, as well as some non-native minorities. Most of Croatian Istria is located in the [[Istria County]] of the country. Istria is the [[Regions of Croatia|region of Croatia]] where regionalist sentiment is the strongest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/50925-what-language-do-they-speak-in-istria|title=People also ask Google: What language do they speak in Istria?|first=Donatella|last=Pauković|newspaper=Total Croatia News|date=25 February 2021}}</ref> |
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In the [[2011 Croatian census]], 25,000 people of the Istria County, constituting 12% of its population, declared themselves to be Istrian before any other nationality, thus making "Istrian" the most abundant one in the county |
In the [[2011 Croatian census]], 25,000 people of the Istria County, constituting 12% of its population, declared themselves to be Istrian before any other nationality, thus making "Istrian" the most abundant one in the county after Croatian. People also declared an Istrian identity in the [[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]], the county where the rest of Croatian Istria is located. Most of these people in these counties were ethnic Croats, but there were also Istro-Romanians declaring themselves as Istrian.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/24659/1/vrzic_singler_2016.pdf|title=Identity and language shift among Vlashki/Zheyanski speakers in Croatia|first1=Zvjezdana|last1=Vrzić|first2=John Victor|last2=Singler|editor1-first=Vera|editor1-last=Ferreira|editor2-first=Peter|editor2-last=Bouda|journal=Language Documentation & Conservation Special Publication|volume=9|pages=51–68|year=2016}}</ref> |
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It has been proposed that Istria gain greater autonomy within a more [[decentralized]] Croatia. One of the supporters of this is the [[Istrian Democratic Assembly]] (IDS).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/autonomija-istre-kakvu-zaziva-jakovcic-je-neustavna-1203721|title=Autonomija Istre kakvu zaziva Jakovčić je neustavna|first=Iva|last=Boban Valečić|newspaper=[[Večernji list]]|date=27 October 2017|language=hr}}</ref> |
It has been proposed that Istria gain greater autonomy within a more [[decentralized]] Croatia. One of the supporters of this is the [[Istrian Democratic Assembly]] (IDS).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/autonomija-istre-kakvu-zaziva-jakovcic-je-neustavna-1203721|title=Autonomija Istre kakvu zaziva Jakovčić je neustavna|first=Iva|last=Boban Valečić|newspaper=[[Večernji list]]|date=27 October 2017|language=hr}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:46, 3 October 2021
Istrianism, Istrianness or Istrian nationalism, is the name given to the regionalist identity developed by the inhabitants of the part of Istria located in Croatia. Istria is the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea and a multiethnic region divided between Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. Italians and Slovenes live in both the Italian and Slovene parts (which make up 1% and 9% of the territory of Istria, respectively), while in the Croatian part (90% of the region), there are Croats, Italians, Istro-Romanians and Istriot-speakers, as well as some non-native minorities. Most of Croatian Istria is located in the Istria County of the country. Istria is the region of Croatia where regionalist sentiment is the strongest.[1]
In the 2011 Croatian census, 25,000 people of the Istria County, constituting 12% of its population, declared themselves to be Istrian before any other nationality, thus making "Istrian" the most abundant one in the county after Croatian. People also declared an Istrian identity in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, the county where the rest of Croatian Istria is located. Most of these people in these counties were ethnic Croats, but there were also Istro-Romanians declaring themselves as Istrian.[2]
It has been proposed that Istria gain greater autonomy within a more decentralized Croatia. One of the supporters of this is the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS).[3]
See also
References
- ^ Pauković, Donatella (25 February 2021). "People also ask Google: What language do they speak in Istria?". Total Croatia News.
- ^ Vrzić, Zvjezdana; Singler, John Victor (2016). Ferreira, Vera; Bouda, Peter (eds.). "Identity and language shift among Vlashki/Zheyanski speakers in Croatia" (PDF). Language Documentation & Conservation Special Publication. 9: 51–68.
- ^ Boban Valečić, Iva (27 October 2017). "Autonomija Istre kakvu zaziva Jakovčić je neustavna". Večernji list (in Croatian).