Molise Croats
Molise Croats (Croatian: Moliški Hrvati) or Molise Slavs (Italian: Slavo-molisani, Slavi del Molise) are a Croat community in the Molise province of Campobasso of Italy, which constitutes the majority in the three villages of Acquaviva Collecroce (Kruč), San Felice del Molise (Filić) and Montemitro (Mundimitar). There are about 1,000 active and 2,000 passive speakers of the Slavomolisano dialect. The community originated from Dalmatian refugees fleeing from the Ottoman conquests in the late 15th and 16th centuries.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| cca. 1,000–2,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Molise region, Italy | |
| Languages | |
| Slavomolisano, Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Croats, Italians |
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