Alliance of Croatian Associations in Slovenia

Description

Alliance of Croatian Associations in Slovenia gathers 14 Croatian Associations, which annually create approx. 150 events in Slovenian cities. There are around 50.000 inhabitants of Croatian decent living in Slovenia at the moment. The Alliance organizes Council of Croatian Culture once per year, the next will be held on May 17, 2014. And within this event, typical handicrafts articles are presented as well as folklore along with genuine songs and typical Croatian dishes. It annually organizes a cultural celebration in June in order to celebrate independence of Republic of Croatia. The Alliance has for the past 11 years been organizing a cycling path titled "Friendship path Vukovar - Ljubljana", where approximately 30 cyclists of different age take part in a 4-day activity across 6 Croatian cities and 5 Slovene cities. This event promotes cooperation between Croatian and Slovenian citizens. The Alliance also publishes newspaper "Korijeni" twice a year and is raising awareness on the status of the Croatian national minority in Slovenia, presents activities of the Croatian Associations, including cultural and sports events. It also published an almanac in 2013 in order to celebrate the entrance of Republic of Croatia into European Union and was the only Croatian Alliance in the world, which has done this.

Contact data

Country
Slovenia
Address
Masarykova 14
Ljubljana
1000
Telephone
+386 041 621 560
Fax
+386 01 429 59 62
Contact Person
Petar Antunović
sirius-ap@siol.net
Tel: +386 41 621 560
Fax: +386 1 429 59 62

Organisation details

Fields of work
cultural activities
Topics
culturemigrationfolklore
Memberships in networks
Croatian World Congress - Hrvatski svjetski kongres (HKS) Croatian Heritage Foundation - Hrvatska matica iseljenikaDiaspora Council at the Government of Republic of Croatia - Sabor diaspore pri Vladi Republike Hrvatske
Legal status
formal
Legal registration number
5985129000

Languages & Countries

Main operation languages
Slovene
Other language skills
Croatian
Countries working in currently
SloveniaCroatia
Countries worked in previously
SlovakiaHungaryAustriaItaly
Countries of interest
GermanySwedenFrance

Projects

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