Slovene Argentines
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 120,000[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Buenos Aires, San Carlos de Bariloche, Mendoza, Paraná, Córdoba | |
| Languages | |
| Slovene, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic with a Lutheran minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Serbian Argentines, Bosnian Argentines, Croatian Argentines, Austrian Argentines, Italian Argentines, Czech Argentines, Polish Argentines, Slovak Argentines, Hungarian Argentines, German Argentines |
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Argentines of Slovene descent, also Slovene Argentines or Argentine Slovenes (Slovene: Argentinski Slovenci) are the Slovenes residing in Argentina. According to Jernej Zupančič of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, they number around 120,000.[1][2]
Notable people
[edit]- Andrés Kogovsek, handball player
- Cristian Poglajen, volleyball player[3]
- Alojz Geržinič, composer[4]
- Andrej Bajuk, banker and politician[5]
- Anton Novačan, author, politician and diplomat[6]
- Bernarda Fink, opera singer[7]
- Emilio Komar, philosopher[8]
- Franc Rode, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Ivan Ahčin, journalist, sociologist and politician[9]
- Juan Vasle, singer and journalist
- Lucas Mario Horvat, football player
- Marcos Fink, singer
- Pedro Opeka, missionary
- Tine Debeljak, literary historian and essayist
- Viktor Sulčič, architect
- Brenda Asnicar, actress
- Luciano Pocrnjic, football player
- Andrés Vombergar, football player
See also
[edit]- Argentina–Slovenia relations
- Argentines of European descent
- Croatian Argentines
- Macedonian Argentine
- Montenegrin Argentines
- Serbian Argentines
- Ethnic groups of Argentina
- Slovenian diaspora
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eslovena | Buenos Aires Ciudad - Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ a b Zupančič, Jernej. "Ethnic Structure of Slovenia and Slovenes in Neighbouring Countries" (PDF). Association of Slovenian Geographers. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Bronce argentino: el uno por uno de los héroes". Ole. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Geržinič, Alojzij (1915–2008) - Slovenska biografija". www.slovenska-biografija.si. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Andrej Bajuk: el mendocino que escapó del comunismo y llegó a ser primer ministro de Eslovenia". Diario El Sol Mendoza (in Spanish). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Grdina, Igor. "Novačan, Anton". enciklopedija-osamosvojitve.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Bernarda Fink: Opera's most elegant voice". The Telegraph. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Emilio Komar". LA NACION (in Spanish). 23 January 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Ob grobu prof. dr. Ivana Ahčina". Omnes Unum. 6 (3): 65–69. 1960. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Zedinjena Slovenija - Association of Slovene Organizations in Argentina
- SDO-SFZ - Slovene Youth Organization in Argentina
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