Czech, Serbian and Croatian in Romania
Slovak, Serbian and Romanian in Hungary

In this page, tables with placenames for the following minorities of the Danube basin in Europe: Serbian in Romania, Croatian in Romania, Czech in Romania, Slovak in Hungary, Serbian in Hungary, and Romanian in Hungary. See also the note about special characters.

In this page, tables or information for the following minorities of the Adriatic region in Europe: Serbiera Errumanian eta Hungarian; Kroaziera eta Txekiera Errumanian; Eslovakiera eta Errumaniera Hungarian. Ikus halaber ortografiari buruzko oharra.

Serbian in Romania

As well as there is a sizable Romanian minority in (Serbia) Yugoslavia, there are Serbs in Romania, in the Banat region, mainly around the city of Timisoara. They number some 50.000 people. Spellings in this table are not totally reliable (sorry).

Serbiera Errumanian

Gutxiengo errumaniar handi bat dago Serbian, baina halaber, Errumanian ere serbiar ugari dago, batik bat Banatoaren eskualdean, Timisoara hiriaren inguruan. 50.000 lagun inguru izan daitezke.

Errumanieraz / Romanian	Serbieraz / Serbian
Arad	Arad
Belobresca	Belobreska
Cenad	Canad
Cenei	Cenej
Ciacova	Cakovo
Deta	Deta
Dinias	Dinjas
Felnac	Fenlak
Gelu	Ketfelj
Liubcova	Ljupkova
Moldova Nouâ	Nova Moldava
Moldova Veche	Stara Moldava
Peciu Nou	Novi Pec
Pojejena	Pozezena
Recas	Rekas
Sînnicolau Mare	Veliki Semiklus
Sînpetru Mare	Veliki Senpeter
Timisoara	Temisvar

Croatian in Romania

Through probably there are no linguistic differences among the Serbs and Croats of Romania, for political and cultural reasons Croat is to be considered a distinct language. In Romania, there is a cluster of half a dozen Croat villages in the southeast around Resita, with some 5,000 people. Spellings in this table are not totally reliable (sorry).

Kroaziera Errumanian

Serbiarrek eta Kroaziarrek hizkuntza bera dute, baina alfabetoak, erlijioak eta batez ere politikak bereizten ditu. Hortaz, hemen bereiz jarri ditugu Errumaniako kroaziar katolikoak. Hauek, 5.000 inguru dira eta dozenerdi herritan bizi dira, Resita hiritik gertu. Adi ortografiarekin, ez baita guztiz fidatzekoa.

Errumanieraz / Romanian	Kroazieraz / Croatian
Carasova	Karasevo
Clocotici	Klokotic
Lupac	Lupak
Nermed	Neremic
Rafnic	Ravnik
Vodnic	Vodnik

Czech in Romania

There are six Czech-speaking villages in the Bigar region of the Romanian Banat, numbering a few hundreds of speakers of Czech. The Banat and Transylvania in Romania have been a melting pot of multiple languages and ethnic groups in the past centuries.

Txekiera Errumanian

Txekera ere hitz egiten da Errumanian, soilik sei herritan eta ehundaka gutxi batzuen artean bada ere. Errumaniako Banatoko Bigar eskualdean daude Txekiar hauek. Errumaniako Banatoa eta Transilvania hainbat herri eta mintzairaren topagune izan da hainbat gizalditan.

Herri txekiarrak / Czech villages
Errumanieraz / Romanian	Txekieraz / Czech
Bigâr	Bigar
Sf. Elena	Helena / Svatá Helena
Ravensca	Rovensko
Sumita	Sumice
Eibenthal	Jeventál / Ajbentál
Gîrnic	Gerník

Eskualdeko beste leku batzuk / Other places of the region
Errumanieraz / Romanian	Txekieraz / Czech
Baia Nouâ	Ujbánie
Berzasca	Berzáska
Bozovici	Bozovice
Camenita [ibaia / river]	Kamenice
Cazarele Dunârii [Danubioko estuguneak / Danube narrows]	Kazany
Copriva [ibaia / river]	Koprivna
Cozla	Kozla
Drencova	Drnková
Dubova	Dubová
Dunârea [Danubio ibaia / Danube river]	Dunaj / Dunáj
Fata Mare [mendia / mountain]	Fáca Mári
Goletul Mare [mendia / mountain]	Velkej Golec
Goletul Mic [mendia / mountain]	Malej Golec
Gornea	Gorná
Liubcova	Libková / Lubková
Liubotina	Hlubotina
Moldova Nouâ	Bosnák
Mraconia / Pîrîul Mraconolui [ibaia / river]	Mrakon
Oravita	Oravice
Orsova	Orsava
Pescari	Koronie
Pietrele Alba [mendia / mountain]	Pijátra Albi
Pîrîul Mraconolui / Mraconia [ibaia / river]	Mrakon
Ponicova [ibaia / river]	Ponikava
Resca [mendia / mountain]	Reska
Resita	Resce
Sichevita	Sikovice
Sirinea [ibaia / river]	Sirina
Zlatita	Zlatnice / Zlatice

Slovak in Hungary

The census numbered 12,000 slovaks in Hungary in 1990, but Slovak associations estimate they number in 100-110,000 Slovaks live in Hungary at present. They live in several pockets, geographically dispersed, being the communities around the south-eastern cities of Hungary (Békéscsaba, Mezõberény, Szarvas and Tótkomlós) the most important. However, our table lists mainly names from the north. There is also an important Hungarian minority in Slovakia.

Eslovakiera Hungarian

1990eko erroldan, 12,000 eslovakiar zeuden Hungarian, baina gutxiengoaren iturriek diote gehiago direla: 100 edo 110 mila inguru. Zenbait eskualdetan isolatutako eremuetan bizi dira, baina garrantzitsuenak Hego ekialdeko hirien ingurukoak dira (Békéscsaba, Mezõberény, Szarvas and Tótkomlós). Hala ere, gure izen gehienak iparraldekoak dira, Eslovakiako mugatik gertukoak. Eslovakian ere gutxiengo hungariar handia dago, bestetik.

Hungarieraz / Hungarian	Eslovakieraz / Slovakian
Balassagyarmat	Balasské Darmoty
Bánk	Banka
Békéscsaba	Békésska Caba
Dabas	Dabas
Dág	Dág
Dunaegyháza	Ed'haza
Esztergom	Ostrihom
Felsõpetény	Horné Petany
Füzér	Fizér
Kesztölc	Kestúc
Kishuta	Malá Huta
Komárom	Komárno
Komlóska	Komlóska
Kóspallag	Kóspallag
Márianosztra	Nostra
Miske	Miska
Mogyorósbánya	Modoros
Nagycserkesz	Cerkes
Nõtincs	Netejc
Nógrád	Novohrad
Õsagárd	Agárd
Pilisszentlászló	Senváclav
Piliszántó	Santov
Piliszentélek	Hut'
Sárisáp	Sáp
Sátoraljaúhely	Nové Mesto pod Siatrom
Szendehely	Sende
Szentendre	Senondrej
Szõd	Sed'
Szügy	Sudice
Tardosbánya	Tardos
Tótkomlós	Slovensky Komlós
Vác	Vacov
Vágáshuta	Vágasska Huta

Serbian in Hungary

There are some 5,000 Serbs in Hungary, living in the southern region of Backa or the Banat. These communities must not be confused with the Croats living in western Hungary, in the Burgenland region. There are, as well, important Hungarian minorities in Serbia.

Serbiera Hungarian

5,000 Serbiar inguru bizi dira Hungarian, hegoaldeko Backa eta Banato eskualdeetan, batik bat. Ez nahas komunitate hauek Hungaria mendebaldeko Burgenland eskualdeko Kroaziarrekin. Bestetik, Serbian ere gutxiengo hungariar handia bizi da.

Hungariera / Hungarian	Serbiera / Serbian
Battonya	Batanja
Deszk	Deska
Magyarcsanád	Canad
Újszentivan	Novi Sentivam

Romanian in Hungary

There are some 25,000 Romanians in Hungary, living along the Romanian border. There are, as well, more important Hungarian minorities in Romania's Transilvania and Banat.

Errumaniera Hungarian

Hungarian 25,000 errumaniar inguru bizi dira, gehienbat Errumaniarekin muga egiten duten eskualdeetan. Are gutxiengo handiagoa dira, bestetik, Errumaniako hungariarrak, zeinak Transilvanian eta Banatoan bizi diren.

Hungariera / Hungarian	Errumaniera / Romanian
Battonya	Bâtania
Bedõ	Bedeu
Darvas	Darvas
Elek	Aletea
Gyula	Giula
Kétegyháza	Chitighaz
Körösszakál	Sâcal
Körösszegapáti	Apateu
Létavértes	Leta
Lõkösháza	Lecushaz
Magyarcsanád	Cenadul Unguresc
Méhkerék	Michereci
Pocsaj	Pocei
Pusztaottlaka	Otlaca-Pusta
Sarkadkeresztúr	Crîstor
Vekerd	Vecherd
Zsáka	Jaca

Regarding spellings, we use some conventions as shown in this table below. Check the Glossary of Diacritics to identify distinct accent signs.

Idazkerari dagokionez, beheko taulako egokitzapenak egin ditugu orri honetarako. Ikus zeinu Diakritikoen hiztegia azento bakoitzaren izen ingelesak zer adierazten duen jakiteko.

hizkuntzak / languages

gure tauletan / in our tables

jatorrian / originally

Hungarian

U + circumflex (Û) / O + tilde (õ)

U & O + Double Acute

Slovak / Czech

N S C R Z U Y

N S C R & Z with Caron; U with Ring above, Y with acute

Croat / Serbian

S C Z / C

S C & Z with Caron; C with Acute

Romanian

S T Â (a + circumflex)

S & T with Comma below; A with Breve

Iturria / Source:
- Czech:
  - Toponymy of the Bigar Region in the Romanian Banat. Zdenek Salzman. Anthropological Linguistics (32: 1-2), 1990.
- Croatian and Serbian in Romania:
  - Dusan Baiski's page at http://inter.banat.ro/banat-media/cuprins.htm
- Serbian, Slovak and Romanian in Hungary:
  - Erdély Térkepe És Helységnévtára [map]. DIMAP, Budapest, 1995.
  - Szlovákia (2., változatlan kiadás) [map]. DIMAP, Budapest, 1994.
Eguneratua / Last updated: 1999.09.01

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