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.
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
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
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.
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
25.
26.
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