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'''Croatisation''' is a term used to describe a process of cultural assimilation, and its consequences, in which people or lands ethnically partially Croat or non-Croat become -voluntary or forced- Croat.

'''Croatisation''' or '''Croatization''' ({{lang-hr|kroatizacija'' or ''pohrvaćenje}}; {{lang-it|croatizzazione}}) is a term used to describe a process of [[cultural assimilation]], and its consequences, in which people or lands ethnically partially [[Croats|Croat]] or non-Croat become -voluntary or forced- Croat.

== Croatisation of Serbs ==

== Croatisation of Serbs ==

Catholic Croats of [[Turopolje]] and [[Gornja Stubica]] celebrate the [[Đurđevdan]] (''Jurjevo''), a Serbian tradition maintained by Uskoks descendants (adjacent to [[White Carniola]], where [[Serbs in Slovenia|Serbs formed communities]] in 1528).

Catholic Croats of [[Turopolje]] and [[Gornja Stubica]] celebrate the [[Đurđevdan]] (''Jurjevo''), a Serbian tradition maintained by Uskoks descendants (adjacent to [[White Carniola]], where [[Serbs in Slovenia|Serbs formed communities]] in 1528).

===Ustaše regime===

===Ustase regime===

====Croatian Orthodox Church====

====Croatian Orthodox Church====

== Croatia in the Austrian Empire ==

== Croatia in the Austrian Empire ==

The Croatisation during [[Independent State of Croatia]] (NDH) was aimed primarily to Serbs, with Italian, Jews and Roma to a lesser degree. The [[Ustaše]] aim was a "pure Croatia" and the biggest enemy was the ethnic Serbs of [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia (region)|Bosnia]] and [[Herzegovina]]. The ministers announced the goals and strategies of the Ustaše in May 1941. The same statements and similar or related ones were also repeated in public speeches by single ministers as [[Mile Budak]] in [[Gospic]] and, a month later, by [[Mladen Lorkovic]].<ref>Eric Gobetti, ''"L' occupazione allegra. Gli italiani in Jugoslavia (1941-1943)"'', Carocci, 2007, 260 pages; ISBN 8843041711, ISBN 9788843041718, quoting from V. Novak, Sarajevo 1964 and Savez jevrejskih opstina FNR Jugoslavije, Beograd 1952</ref>

The Croatisation during [[Independent State of Croatia]] (NDH) was aimed primarily to Serbs, with Italian, Jews and Roma to a lesser degree. The [[Ustaše]] aim was a "pure Croatia" and the biggest enemy was the ethnic Serbs of [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia (region)|Bosnia]] and [[Herzegovina]]. The ministers announced the goals and strategies of the Ustaše in May 1941. The same statements and similar or related ones were also repeated in public speeches by single ministers as [[Mile Budak]] in [[Gospic]] and, a month later, by [[Mladen Lorkovic]].<ref>Eric Gobetti, ''"L' occupazione allegra. Gli italiani in Jugoslavia (1941-1943)"'', Carocci, 2007, 260 pages; ISBN 8843041711, ISBN 9788843041718, quoting from V. Novak, Sarajevo 1964 and Savez jevrejskih opstina FNR Jugoslavije, Beograd 1952</ref>

*One third of the Serbs (in the [[Independent State of Croatia]]) were to be forcibly converted to Catholicism.

*One third of the Serbs (in the Independent State of Croatia) were to be forcibly converted to Catholicism.

*One third of the Serbs were to be expelled (ethnically cleansed).

*One third of the Serbs were to be expelled (ethnically cleansed).

*One third of the Serbs were to be killed.

*One third of the Serbs were to be killed.

==Croatisation of Italy's Julian March and Zadar==   

==Croatisation of Italy's Julian March and Zadar==   

 

Even with a predominant Croatian majority, [[Dalmatia]] retained relatively large [[Italian people|Italian communities]] in the coast (Italian majority in some cities and islands, largest concentration in [[Istria]]). Italians in Dalmatia kept key political positions and Croatian majority had to make an enormous effort to get Croatian language into schools and offices. Most [[Dalmatian Italians]] gradually assimilated to the prevailing Croatian culture and language between the 1860s and World War I, although [[Italian language]] and culture remained present in Dalmatia. The community was granted minority rights in the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]; during the Italian occupation of Dalmatia in World War II, it was caught in the ethnic violence towards non-Italians during fascist repression: what remained of the community fled the area after World War II. <ref>Društvo književnika Hrvatske, ''[http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=JlYZTMOvNsaj_Qa_4MGSDA&ct=result&hl=it&id=mX9lAAAAMAAJ&dqs&q=Croatisation+after+World+War+II#search_anchor Bridge]'', Volume 1995, Nubers 9-10, Croatian literature series - Ministarstvo kulture, Croatian Writer's Association, 1989</ref>   

Even with a predominant Croatian majority, [[Dalmatia]] retained relatively large [[Italian people|Italian communities]] in the coast (Italian majority in some cities and islands, largest concentration in [[Istria]]). Italians in Dalmatia kept key political positions and Croatian majority had to make an enormous effort to get Croatian language into schools and offices. Most [[Dalmatian Italians]] gradually assimilated to the prevailing Croatian culture and language between the 1860s and World War I, although [[Italian language]] and culture remained present in Dalmatia. The community was granted minority rights in the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]; during the Italian occupation of Dalmatia in World War II, it was caught in the ethnic violence towards non-Italians during fascist repression: what remained of the community fled the area after World War II. <ref>Društvo književnika Hrvatske, ''[http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=JlYZTMOvNsaj_Qa_4MGSDA&ct=result&hl=it&id=mX9lAAAAMAAJ&dqs&q=Croatisation+after+World+War+II#search_anchor Bridge]'', Volume 1995, Nubers 9-10, Croatian literature series - Ministarstvo kulture, Croatian Writer's Association, 1989</ref>   

== See also ==

== See also ==

* [[Dalmatian Italians]]

* [[Dalmatian Italians]]

== External links ==

== External links ==

* http://www.gimnazija.hr/?200_godina_gimnazije:OD_1897._DO_1921.

* http://www.gimnazija.hr/?200_godina_gimnazije:OD_1897._DO_1921.

* http://www.hdpz.htnet.hr/broj186/jonjic2.htm

* http://www.hdpz.htnet.hr/broj186/jonjic2.htm