Islam in Croatia

Mosque in Borovje, Zagreb Islam in Croatia was introduced by the Ottoman Empire . The Muslims constitute about 1.3% of the population of Croatia . The Islamic Community of Croatia is officially recognized by the state. The Turkish Ottoman civilization conquered part of Croatia from the 15th to the 19th century and left a deep imprint. Some Croats converted to Islam . The advancement of Ottoman Empire in Europe was stopped on Croatian soil, which could be in this sense regarded as a historical gate of European civilization. Since 1519 Croatia has been known as Antemurale Christianitatis in Western Europe. The name was given by Pope Leo X . "Ugovor između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Islamske zajednice u Hrvatskoj o pitanjima od zajedničkog interesa" . Narodne novine - Službeni list Republike Hrvatske NN196/03 (in Croatian).

Islam in Croatia was introduced by the Ottoman Empire . Muslims constitute about 1.47% of the population of Croatia . The Islamic Community of Croatia is officially recognized by the state. "Ugovor između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Islamske zajednice u Hrvatskoj o pitanjima od zajedničkog interesa" . Narodne novine - Službeni list Republike Hrvatske NN196/03 (in Croatian).

Mosque of Rijeka , completed in 2013 Interior of the Gunja Mosque Islam is the second-largest faith in Croatia after Christianity . The religion is followed by 1.47% of the country's population according to the 2011 census, compared to 91.06% Christians and 4.57% not religious, atheists, agnostics and sceptics. Islam was first introduced to Croatia by the Ottoman Empire during the Croatian–Ottoman Wars that lasted from 15th to 16th century. During this period some parts of the Croatian Kingdom were occupied which resulted in numerous Croats converting to Islam , some after being taken prisoners of war , some through the devşirme system. Nonetheless, Croats strongly fought against the Turks during these few centuries which resulted in the fact that the westernmost border of the Ottoman Empire in Europe became entrenched on the Croatian soil. In 1519, Croatia was called the Antemurale Christianitatis by Pope Leo X . The Islamic Community of Croatia ( Mešihat Islamske Zajednice u Hrvatskoj ) is the main organization of Muslims in Croatia that is officially recognized by the state. As of 2011, 62,977 Muslims live in Croatia. Most of them declare themselves as Bosniaks (31,479) while others declare themselves as: Albanians (9,594), Roma (5,039), Turks (343), Macedonians (217), Montenegrins (159) and other (2,420). The first modern mosque in Croatia was built in Gunja in 1969. Today there are 4 mosques and 2 Islamic centers in Croatia (in Zagreb and Rijeka ). "Ugovor između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Islamske zajednice u Hrvatskoj o pitanjima od zajedničkog interesa" . Narodne novine - Službeni list Republike Hrvatske NN196/03 (in Croatian). "Islam u Hrvatskoj - model za cijelu Evropu | Al Jazeera Balkans" (in Bosnian).

Islam in Europe by percentage of country population Interior of the Gunja Mosque Rijeka Mosque , completed in 2013 Islam is the third-largest religion in Croatia after Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy . The religion is followed by 1.3% of the country's population according to the 2021 census. Islam was first introduced to Croatia by the Ottoman Empire during the Croatian–Ottoman Wars that lasted from the 15th to 16th century. During this period some parts of the Croatian Kingdom were occupied which resulted in some Croats converting to Islam, some after being taken prisoners of war , some through the devşirme system. Nonetheless, Croats strongly fought against the Turks during these few centuries which resulted in the fact that the westernmost border of the Ottoman Empire in Europe became entrenched on the Croatian soil. In 1519, Croatia was called the Antemurale Christianitatis by Pope Leo X . The Islamic Community of Croatia ( Mešihat Islamske Zajednice u Hrvatskoj ) is the main organization of Muslims in Croatia that is officially recognized by the state. As of 2011, 62,977 Muslims live in Croatia. Most of them declare themselves as Bosniaks (31,479) while others declare themselves as: Croats (9,647), Albanians (9,594), Roma (5,039), Turks (343), Macedonians (217), Montenegrins (159), Ahmadies (16) and other (2,420). The first modern mosque in Croatia was built in Gunja in 1969. Today there are 4 mosques and 2 Islamic centers in Croatia (in Zagreb and Rijeka ). Historically, during the Ottoman rule, there was a significantly larger number of mosques in Croatia. At one point there were 250 of them, but as of 2014 only 3 structures remained standing. The largest and most representative one of them, Ibrahim Pasha's Mosque, is located in eastern Croatian town of Đakovo but is today used as the Roman Catholic Church of All Saints. Another mosque in eastern Croatia, which today does not exist, was located in Osijek . It was the Kasım Pasha Mosque constructed after 1526 at the site of modern-day Church of Saint Michael . Most of the Ottoman structures in the region were systematically destroyed after the Treaty of Karlowitz . Highest rate of Muslims live in Gunja municipality (34,7 % population), followed by Cetingrad (20,62 %), Raša (17,88 %), Vojnić (15,58 %), Vodnjan (14,02 %), Labin (10,68 %), Kršan (7,96 %), Sveta Nedelja (7,47 %), Drenovci (7,27 %) and Čavle (6,72 %). As of 2011, there are totally 56 municipalities in Croatia in which no Muslims live, biggest of them being Bednja with 3,992 inhabitants. "Share of Croats in Croatia increases as census results published" . 22 September 2022 . "Ugovor između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Islamske zajednice u Hrvatskoj o pitanjima od zajedničkog interesa" . Narodne novine - Službeni list Republike Hrvatske NN196/03 (in Croatian). "Islam u Hrvatskoj - model za cijelu Evropu | Al Jazeera Balkans" (in Bosnian). There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).