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Croatian New Zealanders refer to New Zealand citizens of Croatian descent. There are 2,550 people who declared their nationality as Croats in the 2006 New Zealand census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Story: Dalmatians )〕 The majority of these are located primarily in and around Auckland and Northland with small numbers in and around Canterbury and Southland.〔From Distant Villages: the lives and times of Croatian settlers in New Zealand, 1858-1958〕 It is estimated that over 100,000 people have Croatian ancestry. ==History== The earliest Croatian settlers in New Zealand date from the 1860s, largely arriving as sailors, gold miners, prospectors and pioneers. Following this, five significant influxes of Croats have arrived:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa )〕 *5,000 between 1890 and 1914, prior to World War I. *1,600 during the 1920s before the onset of the Great Depression. *600 in the 1930s, prior to World War II. *3,200 between 1945 and 1970. *Arrivals during the 1990s, fleeing the conflict in former Yugoslavia. In July 2008, 800 people attended a celebration of 150 years of Croatian settlement in New Zealand hosted by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Croats in New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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