page_title: Slovaks of Romania
hierarchical_section_title: Slovaks of Romania
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of a historic monument in județul Arad, classified with number AR-II-m-B-00635 English: Commemorative plaque of Slovak colonization at Nadlac in 1803 on the Evangelical Church. Română: Placa comemorativa a colonizării slovacilor la Nadlac în 1803 pe biserica evanghelică.
context_page_description: The Slovaks are an ethnic minority in Romania, numbering 17,199 people according to the 2002 census and hence making up 0.1% of the total population. Slovaks mainly live in western Romania, with the largest populations found in Bihor and Arad counties, where they make up 1.22% and 1.25% of the population, respectively.
  The largest concentrations of ethnic Slovaks can be found in Șinteu, Bihor County, where they make up nearly all of the population, and in Nădlac, Arad County, where they make up almost half of the population. Other towns and communes with significant Slovak populations include:
  Arad County
  Peregu Mare — 12.87%
  Olari — 4.07%
  Sintea Mare — 4.94%
  Fântânele — 3.36%
  Vinga — 2.45%
  Bihor County
  Derna — 19.22%
  Suplacu de Barcău — 18.41%
  Popești — 12.93%
  Mădăras — 7.03%
  Aleșd — 6.18%
  Lugașu de Jos — 6.28%
  Aușeu — 5.63%
  Brusturi — 4.64%
  Aștileu — 4.35%
  Sârbi — 2.68%
  Caraș-Severin County
  Berzovia — 1.69%
  Satu Mare County
  Certeze — 1.57%
  Sălaj County
  Plopiș — 32.01%
  Sâg — 2.99%
  Ip — 2.49%
  Marca — 1.92%
  Halmășd — 1.25%
  Timiș County
  Brestovăț — 15.13%
  Chevereșu Mare — 4.44%
  Topolovățu Mare — 2.48%
  Tormac — 1.17%
  Comloșu Mare — 1.07%
context_section_description: The Slovaks (Slováci in Slovak, slovaci in Romanian) are an ethnic minority in Romania, numbering 17,199 people according to the 2002 census and hence making up 0.1% of the total population. Slovaks mainly live in western Romania, with the largest populations found in Bihor and Arad counties, where they make up 1.22% and 1.25% of the population, respectively.
  The largest concentrations of ethnic Slovaks can be found in Șinteu (Nová Huta), Bihor County, where they make up nearly all (96.37%) of the population, and in Nădlac (Nadlak), Arad County, where they make up almost half (43.85%) of the population. Other towns and communes with significant Slovak populations include:
  Arad County
  Peregu Mare (Slovak: Veľký Pereg) — 12.87%
  Olari — 4.07%
  Sintea Mare — 4.94%
  Fântânele — 3.36%
  Vinga — 2.45%
  Bihor County
  Derna — 19.22%
  Suplacu de Barcău (Slovak: Siplak) — 18.41%
  Popești (Slovak: Popešť) — 12.93%
  Mădăras (Slovak: Madaras) — 7.03%
  Aleșd (Slovak: Alešď) — 6.18%
  Lugașu de Jos (Slovak: Lugaše) — 6.28%
  Aușeu (Slovak: Aušeu) — 5.63%
  Brusturi — 4.64%
  Aștileu — 4.35%
  Sârbi — 2.68%
  Caraș-Severin County
  Berzovia — 1.69%
  Satu Mare County
  Certeze — 1.57%
  Sălaj County
  Plopiș (Slovak: Plopiš) — 32.01%
  Sâg — 2.99%
  Ip — 2.49%
  Marca — 1.92%
  Halmășd — 1.25%
  Timiș County
  Brestovăț — 15.13%
  Chevereșu Mare — 4.44%
  Topolovățu Mare — 2.48%
  Tormac — 1.17%
  Comloșu Mare — 1.07%
  As an officially recognized ethnic minority, Slovaks, together with Czechs, have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies.
caption: Plaque marking the 1803 settlement of Slovaks in Nădlac, Arad County
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