German People's Union – National Association of Danube Swabians in Croatia

The German People’s Union – National Association of Danube Swabians in Croatia (Croatian: Njemačka narodnosna zajednica - Zemaljska udruga Podunavskih Švaba u Hrvatskoj) is a Croatian organization representing the German minority, most obviously the Danube Swabians. Established in 1992, and headquartered in Osijek, the organization is active in a number of fields, most prominently culture.^[1][2]

In the 2003 Croatian parliamentary election, they nominated one Nikola Mak in the election for the special seat for the German minority and won one seat in parliament.^[3]

References

1. "Njemačka narodnosna zajednica - Zemaljska udruga Podunavskih Švaba u Hrvatskoj proslavila 20 godina rada". Index.hr (in Croatian). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Godišnjak Njemačke narodnosne zajednice".
3. "Izbor zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor za nacionalne manjine u XII. izbornoj jedinici (koje biraju pripadnici austrijske, bugarske, njemačke, poljske, romske, rumunjske, rusinske, ruske, turske, ukrajinske nacionalne manjine) (NN 192/2003)" (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 April 2014.

External links

• German People’s Union – National Association of Danube Swabians in Croatia (in German and Croatian)