This document summarizes nationalities and minority rights in Hungary. It notes that Hungarians make up 90% of the population, with 13 recognized minority groups making up the other 10%. These minorities have rights like self-government and the use of their own languages in education. It then provides more detailed overviews of the Romanian, Polish, and Greek minorities in Hungary, including their population sizes, organizations, cultural events, and important figures. It concludes by stating that while Lithuanian, Spanish, and Turkish nationalities are not represented, visitors are welcome to learn more about Hungary's culture.

1. Nationalities in
Hungary

2. Population in
Hungary
90%
10%
Hungarians 90% Minorities 10%

3. Legitimate
nationalities
 have been living in
Hungary for a
minimum of one
century
 have their own
language,
 culture
 and traditions

4. The minority
rights in Hungary
 have self-
government
 may use their
language
 study in their own
language
 celebrate their
festivals
 take part in politics
 have voting right

5. In Hungary there are 13 legitimate minorities:
Gipsies
Germans
Slovakians
Romanians
Croatians
Serbians
Ukrainians
Polish
Bulgarians
Greeks
Rysins
Armenians
Slovenians

6. Percentage
of minorities
Gipsies 49% Germans 29%
Slovakians 0,5% Romanians 0,5%
Croatians 0,4% Serbians 0,2%
Ukrainians 0,1% Polish 0,01%
Bulgarians 0,01% Greeks 0,01%
Rysins 0,01% Armenians 0,01%
Slovenians 0,001% Others (Jewes, Chineses) 20%

7. ROMANIAN
MINORITY IN
HUNGARY
1.

8. Population
 35 000 Romanian
people live in
Hungary
 They are the fourth
biggest nationality
in Hungary
 Most of them live in
Gyula and
Budapest

9. Education
Romanians have ten
nursery, eleven
primary and one
grammar school in
Hungary where they
can study in their own
language

10. Organisations
In March 2007 the
Romanian Self-
government was
founded in Budapest

11. Every year the Romanian Minority Cultural Day is organised in
Budapest
Festivals

12. Famous
Romanian person
 Emanoil Gojdu,
lawyer,
politician,
benefactor
 He was the
founder of the
first Romanian
newspaper in
Hungary

13. POLISH MINORITY
IN HUNGARY
2.

14. We are friends in
trouble
 During the II. World
War thousands of
Polish people escaped
to Hungary
 These days 7000 Polish
people live in Hungary
 The eighth biggest
nationality in Hungary
 One third of them live
in Budapest

15. Polish and Hungarian history
• We have common history as the Polish and
Hungarian Kingdom was neighbours for centuries
• I. Lajos was our first common King, and many times
Polish king sat on the Hungarian throne (Jagellók) or
a Hungarian was wreathed as Polish King for example
István Báthory
• Lot of Polish soldiers fought side by side with
Hungarians in the War of Independence of 1848-49
against the Habsburgs

16. Josef Bem I. Lajos King

17. March 15th
 This day is one of our
National Celebration,
when we
commemorate the
War of Independence
of 1848-1849
 In 2012 thousands of
Polish people travelled
to Hungary on this day
to celebrate with us

18. Organisations
 National Polish Minority
Self-government exists
in Budapest since 1994
 Besides this there are
24 Polish Self-
governments in our
country

19. Cultural life
 The Polish Minority has established
several institutions in Hungary for
example
Museums of Hungarian
Polans
Polish School
 Hungarian Polish Minority has
Junior folk dancers (Dwa
Bratanki)
Monthly newspaper (Polonia
Węgierska)
Radio programme since
1998

20. „Polish and
Hungarian are two
good friends”
 These sentence
everybody knows in
Hungary
 In Balatonboglár
there is a building
named Polish and
Hungarian
Friendship House
 The 23rd of March is
the Day of Polish and
Hungarian friendship
in Hungary

21. Famous Polish person in Hungary
Danuta Kozák has won two Olympic golden medals
in kayaking. Her mother is from Poland.

22. GREEK MINORITY
IN HUNGARY
3.

23. Greek Minority
 The Greek Minority
is the 10th largest
Nationality in
Hungary
 There are 5000
Greeks in our
country
 Their self-
government was
established in 1995

24. Cultural life
 Every spring the
Greek Festival is
organised in Pécs
 During this time
we can learn the
Greek people’s
culture (music,
dance, theatre,
fine arts) who live
in Hungary

27. The Greek Village
 We have a Greek
Minority village
named Beloiannisz
 Every year the Day
of Greek and
Hungarian
Friendship is
organised in this
village

28. Famous Greek
person in Hungary
is actress
Papadimitriu
Athina

29. UNFORTUNATELY LITHUANIAN, SPANISH
AND TURKISH NATIONALITIES DON’T
LIVE IN HUNGARY SO YOU HAVE TO
VISIT OUR COUNTRY… 

30. Thank you for your attention!
Gracias! 
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