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The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, and history, and speak Slovene as their native language.

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The Slovenes are a South Slavic ethnic group whose homeland is Slovenia, though they also live in neighboring parts of Italy, Austria, and Hungary. They are united by a shared ancestry, culture, history, and the Slovene language, which is their native tongue.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Slovenes Slovenci
Ethnic group.image
Slovenes of the Gail Thal, in Holiday Costume, Carinthia.jpg
Ethnic group.caption
Slovene girls of the Gail Valley (Ziljska dolina) in holiday costume, Carinthia (1865)
Ethnic group.population
million
Ethnic group.popplace
1,749,000
Ethnic group.pop1
175,099–300,000
Ethnic group.pop2
80,000
Ethnic group.pop3
50,000
Ethnic group.pop4
50,000
Ethnic group.pop5
40,470–50,000
Ethnic group.pop6
30,000
Ethnic group.pop7
28,500 (est.)
Ethnic group.pop8
20,000–25,000
Ethnic group.pop9
20,000
Ethnic group.pop10
14,000
Ethnic group.pop11
10,517 (2011)
Ethnic group.pop12
2,829
Ethnic group.pop13
3,300–7,000

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
slovene
Population
2000000
Image
Jurij Šubic - Volkstrachten aus Krain-Slowenen.jpg
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Slovenes
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32 sections
Contents
  • Population
  • Population in Slovenia
  • Population abroad
  • Genetics
  • History
  • Early Alpine Slavs
  • Alpine Slavs during the Frankish Empire
  • 16th century: Slovene Protestant reformation and consolidation of Slovene
  • 18th century: Slovenes under Maria Theresa and Joseph II
  • Slovenes under Napoleon (1809–1813)
  • 1840s: the first Slovene national political programme
  • Emigration
  • World War I
  • Fascist Italianization of Littoral Slovenes
  • World War II and aftermath
  • Slovenes in Socialist Yugoslavia
  • The Stalinist period
  • The 1948 Tito–Stalin split and aftermath
  • 1950s: heavy industrialization
  • 1960s: self-management
  • 1970s: years of Lead
  • 1980s: towards independence
  • Slovenes in independent Slovenia
  • 1990s: Slovenian Spring, democracy and independence
  • 2010s: Slovenian disillusionment with socio-economic elites
  • Identity
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Historiography
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, and history, and speak Slovene as their native language.

Outside of Slovenia and Europe, Slovenes form diaspora groups in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Australia.

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