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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 30,000.[1][2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000[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 |
Notable people
edit- Andrés Kogovsek, handball player
- Cristian Poglajen, volleyball player
- Alojz Geržinič, composer
- Andrej Bajuk, banker and politician
- Anton Novačan, author, politician and diplomat
- Bernarda Fink, opera singer
- Emilio Komar, philosopher
- Franc Rode, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Ivan Ahčin, journalist, sociologist and politician
- 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
editReferences
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.