page_title: Croatia–Hungary relations
section_title: Diplomatic relations
hierarchical_section_title: Croatia–Hungary relations / Present / Diplomatic relations
caption_attribution_description: Magyar: Horvát nagykövetség, Budapest, Munkácsy utca
context_page_description: Croatia–Hungary relations refer to the bilateral relationship between Croatia and Hungary. Diplomatic relations among two states were established on January 18, 1992 following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia.
  Croatia has an embassy in Budapest and consulates in Pécs and Nagykanizsa, while Hungary has an embassy in Zagreb and consulates in Rijeka and Split.
  In 1102 the previously-independent Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary entered personal union and were ruled by the same King, Ladislaus I. Following the Ottoman conquests and a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Mohács in 1527, Croatian nobility elected the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I as the new king of Croatia. The Hungarian nobility was divided but the Habsburgs annexed the Kingdom of Hungary, keeping Croatia and Hungary under a single crown. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Croatia sided with the Austrians so Croatian Ban Josip Jelačić helped Austria to defeat the Hungarian forces in 1849 and ushering in a period of Germanisation.
context_section_description: Croatia and Hungary established diplomatic relations on 16 and 18 January 1992, after Hungary recognised the independence of Croatia on 15 January 1992. As of December 2011 Croatia maintains an embassy in Budapest (headed by ambassador Ivan Bandić), a consulate general in Pécs and a consulate in Nagykanizsa. The Nagykanizsa consulate is led by an honorary consul. Hungary maintains an embassy in Zagreb and consulates in Rijeka and Split. The embassy is headed by ambassador Gábor Iván; the offices also include an army and air attaché office in the Republic of Croatia (headed by László Hajas) and the Office for Economic Affairs of the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in the Republic of Croatia (headed by András Péter Závoczky, Counsellor for Economy and Trade).
  Croatian and Hungarian high-ranking officials (including heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers) meet several times a year. In addition, Croatian and Hungarian governments have occasionally held joint sessions since January 2006.
caption: Croatian Embassy in Budapest
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