NATIONAL MINORITIESIN

CZECH REPUBLIC

LIST OF NATIONAL MINORITIES• Ukrainians 53 000• Poles 40 000• Vietnamese 19 000• Russians 18 000• Germans 18 000• Hungarians 9 000• Romany 5 000• Mongols 4 000• Americans 1 500

UKRAINIANS

• They represent the largest minority in the

Czech Republic

• This minority is very long-established.

• Their activities are centralized in

organizations like Ukrainian initiative,

Association of Ukrainian women, Association

of Ukrainians and Friends of Ukraine

POLES

• Their activities are centralized in asociations.

• They publish many magazines like Głos ludu,

Zwrot, Kurier Praski.

• They also develop culture activities like

puppet theathre.

• Majority of Poles lives in Polish border area.

VIETNAMESE

• They represent third largest minority in the

Czech Republic.

• Their emphasis on respect for traditions and

hospitality is very typical.

• Their best-known associations are Czech-

Vietnamese Society and Hanoi Club.

RUSSIANS• They live mainly in large cities like Prague or

Carlsbad.

• Most of them are believers; namely Orthodox

christians.

• Their social and community life is very noticable.

• They are represented in many organizations like

Russian tradition or Russian community.

GERMANS

• They try to keep their national heritage by

teaching German language, singing in Choirs

and traditional dancing.

• They publish many books in German

Language and magazines like Landes Zeitung,

Prager Volkszeitung.

ROMANY• They inhabit northern Moravia, northern Bohemia

and large cities.

• Their culture life is admirable; they are very talented

musicians and dancers.

• Sport is important for them as well; they have here

about 10 football clubs.

• They have their own political party named Roma

Civic Initiative.

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