Ukrainians in Slovakia

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Ukrainians in Slovakia
Українці в Словаччині
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Total population
31,000[1]
0.2% of Slovakia's population (2009)
Regions with significant populations
Prešov Region, Košice Region
Languages
Slovak, Ukrainian
Religion
Predominantly Greek Catholic with Orthodox and Jewish minorities
Related ethnic groups
Ukrainians, Ukrainians in Hungary, Ukrainian Canadians, British Ukrainians, Ukrainian Australians, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians in Germany, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs

The Ukrainians in Slovakia form a small minority in the country. Ukraine and Slovakia share a border, and eastern Slovakia has traditionally had several Ukrainian villages in the Carpathians (many of which are still there). The town of Svidník is generally regarded as the capital of the Ukrainians in Slovakia, and has a museum dedicated to Ukrainian culture.[2] Although Ukraine shares a border with Slovakia and not the Czech Republic, the latter has far more Ukrainians (over ten times as much) than Slovakia due to an immigration boom.

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  1. ^ "From Josua Project". joshuaproject.net/. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  2. ^ Government of Slovakia- website (English)
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