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National Archives of Australia (Canberra)
The main repository for government documents in Australia, including immigration records.
National Library of Australia (Canberra)
The central repository for all Australian publications.
Trove
The National Library of Australia’s online search website to explore collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives.
State Library of NSW (Sydney)
State Library of Victoria (Melbourne)
State Library of Queensland (Brisbane)
State Library of Western Australia (Perth)
State Library of South Australia (Adelaide)
Croatian History Group South Australia (Adelaide)
The South Australian Croatian Community History Room Archive, based in Adelaide, is a digital collection that preserves and shares the heritage of Croatians in the state.
Croatian State Archives (Zagreb)
The central repository for Croatian documents, located in Zagreb.
National and University Library (Zagreb)
The main library in the Croatian capital, which holds all Croatian publications, including many from the diaspora.
HIT - Croatian Emigrant Press
University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Arts repository of Croatian publications in the diaspora.
The Archive of Bosnia-Herzegovina
The central repository for Bosnian-Herzegovinian documents in Sarajevo.
National and University Library of Bosnia-Herzegovina
The central state library of Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo (in Bosnian only).
Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)
The federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada.
Croatian Ethnic Institute (Chicago, Illinois)
Established in 1975 in Chicago, the institute maintains a central collection on Croats and their descendents in the US, Canada, and other countries to which Croats have immigrated.
Croatian Heritage Museum and Library (Cleveland, Ohio)
Opened in 1984, the museum and library is located in the city’s Croatian-American Lodge.
Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
The library is the largest in the world with millions of books, films and video, audio recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts, including many on Croatia and its diaspora.
National Archives (Washington, DC)
The main national archives for the United States, which contains many records on Croatians and the Croatian community.
Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in Sydney
The consulate general provides consular services for Croatian citizens in NSW and Queensland.
Croatia House (Sydney)
An organisation that promotes Croatian culture and language through the visual and performing arts, including an annual Croatian film festival.
Croatian Folkloric Ensemble Sydney
Croatian folklore group Mladi Frankopani (Sydney)
National Maritime Museum (Sydney)
As part of its collection, the museum presents stories of migration to Australia by ship, including the National Monument to Migration, which gathers the names of those who emigrated to Australia.
Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in Melbourne
The consulate general provides consular service for Croatian citizens in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Australian Croatian Community Services (Melbourne)
Founded in 1984 as the Croatian Community Welfare Association of Victoria, the organisation provides social services, including adult Croatian language classes, to the Croatian community
Folklore Group Mladi Hrvati (Melbourne)
Founded in 1978, the group’s mission is to honour its Croatian heritage by celebrating and preserving Croatian tradition through folk dance, song, music and ethnic attire.
Folkloric Ensemble Hrvatska zora (Melbourne)
The group, also known as Croatian Dawn, was established in 1993.
Croatian Folkloric Ensemble Zvonimir (Melbourne)
The group was established in 1993 as part of the Croatian Catholic Centre in Springvale.
Croatian Cultural Artistic Association Lado (Geelong)
Established in 1972, the group plays an integral role in showcasing Croatia's rich cultural heritage to the Australian public through music, song and dance.
Immigration Museum (Melbourne)
The museum explores the histories, stories and contemporary issues of Victoria’s diverse communities.
Bonegilla Migrant Experience (Victoria)
A museum dedicated to the migrant reception centre in northern Victoria, through whose doors 300,000 migrants passed between 1947 and 1971.
Fešta (Adelaide)
An annual Croatian food and wine festival, held in the South Australian capital in November.
Migration Museum (Adelaide)
The museum works towards the preservation, understanding and enjoyment of South Australia’s diverse cultures.
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Australia (Canberra)
Based in the suburb of O’Malley, the embassy provides consular services for Croatian citizens in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Croatian Folkloric Group - HFS Dukati Brisbane
The group, founded in 2002, is open to dancers of all ages.
Consulate of the Republic of Croatia in Perth
The consulate provides consular service for Croatian citizens in Western Australia.
Domovina (Sydney)
An online newspaper that publishes articles in both Croatian and English.
Croatian Herald (Melbourne)
Croatian newspaper, which is based in Melbourne and began in 1983, is published in print monthly and updated online daily.
Central State Office for Croats Abroad (Zagreb)
The office is the central government body for relations between the Republic of Croatia and Croats outside the Republic of Croatia.
Croatian Heritage Foundation (Zagreb)
The organisation’s mission is to preserve national and cultural identity, the mother tongue and the customs of Croatians living abroad.
Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences (Zagreb)
The academy is the highest scientific and artistic institution in the Republic of Croatia, which develops and promotes scientific activity and artistic creation.
Matica Hrvatska (Zagreb)
Croatia’s oldest cultural institution, founded in 1842 (in Croatian only).
Association of Croatian Writers (Zagreb)
The CWA is the official association of Croatian writers, founded in 1900. One of its publications is Most / The Bridge, the Croatian Journal of International Literary Relations, which publishes Croatian literature in several world languages, including English (in Croatian only).
Croatian Writers Society (Zagreb)
The society is a non-governmental, non-political, professional organisation of writers founded in 2002.
Croatian History Museum (Zagreb)
Founded in 1952, it is the first museum in the world dedicated to naive art (website in Croatian only).
Croatian Museum of Naive Art (Zagreb)
Founded in 1952, it is the first museum in the world dedicated to naive art (website in Croatian only).
Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb)
Opened in 1954, the museum holds more than 12,000 artworks by Croatian and international artists (in Croatian only).
Croatian American Society (Zagreb)
The society promotes ecological, cultural, educational, and scientific cooperation between the Republic of Croatia and the USA.
Croatian Cultural Society (Auckland)
The club’s aim is to celebrate its cultural heritage and to enrich both the Croatian community within New Zealand and the wider community.
Croatian Cultural Association Napredak
The main cultural association of Croatians in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Croatian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1995, the chamber is a not-for-profit network of Croatian-Canadian businesses, professionals and organisations.
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
The national museum’s mission is to share the ongoing story of immigration to Canada — past to present and coast to coast to coast.
Croatian Fraternal Union of America
Founded in Pittsburgh in 1894, the union has grown into one of the nation’s leading fraternal benefit societies.
The National Federation of Croatian Americans Cultural Foundation
The foundation is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of the Croatian American community in the US and especially in Washington, DC.
Association of Croatian American Professionals
The association is an international network of more than 2000 professionals spanning all industries and academic communities.
CroatiaFest (Seattle, Washington)
An annual Pacific Northwest celebration of Croatian heritage and culture.
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration (New York, New York)
A museum dedicated to immigration to the US, which includes a wall of honour that inscribes the names of thousands of emigrants.
Croatian Studies Foundation (Sydney)
The foundation supports and promotes Croatian culture and intercultural exchange in Australia, including Croatian studies at Sydney’s Macquarie University.
Croatian Studies at Macquarie University (Sydney)
How to study Croatian language, literature and culture at an Australian university.
Central Committee of Croatian Ethnic Schools - SOHEŠ (Sydney)
Founded in 1977, it coordinates Croatian language classes for children around Sydney.
Croatian School of Language and Culture (Melbourne)
The school is situated within the Croatian Catholic Centre Clifton Hill as part of a community initiative to maintain and promote Croatian language and culture.
Croatian Ethnic School (Adelaide)
Founded in 1961, the school operates within the Croatian Club of Adelaide.
Croatian Language School (Adelaide)
The school is based at the Croatian Sports Centre in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
Institute of Modern Languages (Brisbane)
The University of Queensland offers on-campus and online Croatian language courses.
Croaticum – Centre for Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language
Learn Croatian at the University of Zagreb.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Croatian Studies
The faculty offers undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate study programmes in the areas of the humanities and social sciences.
Rijeka School of Croatian Studies
The school operates within the Department of Croatian Language and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka.
Hrčak - Portal of Croatian scientific and professional journals
Central repository for online Croatian academic papers.
Croatian Scientific Bibliography CROSBI
A search facility for Croatian academic papers.
Old Church Slavonic Institute
The Old Church Slavonic Institute is the central Croatian academic institution for the research of Croatian Glagolitic script and Glagolitism.
Croatian Studies (Toronto, Ontario)
Learn Croatian language and literature at the University of Toronto’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Croatian Studies (Waterloo, Ontario)
Croatian language courses are offered at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
Croatian Language School (Victoria, British Columbia)
The school operates under the auspices of a Croatian Cultural Society of Victoria, British Columbia.
Croatian Catholic Centres of Australia
The central website for Croatian Catholic centres in Australia.
Croatian Catholic Centre St Johns Park (Sydney)
Croatian Catholic Centre Summer Hill (Sydney)
Croatian Catholic Centre Blacktown (Sydney)
Croatian Catholic Centre Wollongong
Croatian Catholic Centre Newcastle
Society of the Sisters of the Worshippers of the Blood of Christ (Sydney, Adelaide)
Croatian Catholic Centre Clifton Hill (Melbourne)
Croatian Catholic Centre Springvale (Melbourne)
Croatian Catholic Centre Sunshine (Melbourne)
Croatian Catholic Centre Geelong-Ballarat-Mildura
Croatian Seventh-day Adventist Church (Melbourne)
Croatian Catholic Community Adelaide
Croatian Catholic Centre Perth
Croatian Catholic Centre Canberra
Croatian Catholic Centre Brisbane
Croatian Catholic Centre Hobart
Archdiocese of Zagreb
The website of the largest Croatian Catholic archdiocese.
Glas Koncila (Zagreb)
The website of the Croatian Catholic weekly newspaper, which began publication in 1962 (in Croatian only).
Islamic Community of Croatia (Zagreb)
Founded in 1922, the community’s current central mosque was built in 1987 in the Zagreb suburb of Trstik. The community also has Islamic centres in 15 other Croatian cities and towns (in Croatian only).
Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (Sarajevo)
The website of the main Catholic archdiocese in Bosnia-Herzegovina (in Croatian only).
Nedjelja (Sarajevo)
The news portal of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Our Lady Queen of Croatia Parish (Toronto, Ontario)
A large Croatian Catholic church in Toronto.
Croatians Franciscans of USA and Canada
Croatian Parish of Saints Cyril and Methodius and St Rafael (New York, New York)
The first Croatian Catholic parish on the east coast of the US was founded in 1913 and is based in west Midtown in New York (in Croatian only).
Croatian Soccer Association of Australia (Melbourne)
The official Facebook page of the association, founded in 1974, which organises the annual Croatian soccer tournament.
Sydney United 58 FC
Founded in 1958 as Croatia Sydney, the football club is one of the most successful Croatian clubs in Australia.
Hurstville Zagreb FC (Sydney)
A Croatian football club based in Sydney’s south that was established in 1970.
Werrington Croatia FC (Sydney)
A Croatian community football club based in Sydney’s west.
HNK Edensor Park (Sydney)
Founded in 2000, this football club is based in Sydney’s southwestern suburbs.
NK Kralj Tomislav (Sydney)
A Croatian community football club based in Sydney’s southwest.
Willoughby Dalleys FC (Sydney)
The club was established in 1988 as Dalmacija Soccer Club and is based in the northern suburbs of Sydney.
Croatia Sydney Golf club
Founded in 1988, the club organises regular golf days and tournaments at various courses around NSW.
Croanz Social Golf Club (Sydney)
A golf club based in the Sydney inner-west suburb of Concord West.
South Coast United SC (Wollongong)
Founded in 1984 by Croatian migrants as South Coast Croatia Soccer Club.
Newcastle Croatia FC
Founded in 1984, the football club was revived in 2021 and competes in the Northern New South Wales Football Zone League One.
Melbourne Knights FC
Founded in 1953 as Croatia Melbourne, the football club is the most successful Croatian club in Australia, winning two NSL titles.
St Albans Saints Dinamo FC (Melbourne)
Founded in 1975, the football club plays in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
North Geelong Warriors FC
Founded in 1967 as North Geelong Croatia Soccer Club, the team plays in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
Dandenong City FC (Melbourne)
Formed in 2008, the football club was formed in a merger between Chelsea Hajduk and Dandenong City.
FC Strathmore Split (Melbourne)
Established in 1976, the football club is based in the northwest suburbs of the Victorian capital.
Gospić Bears FC (Melbourne)
An amateur football club established in 2004 and based in Melbourne.
Wednesday Knights FC (Melbourne)
An amateur football club, based in the northeastern Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe.
Irymple Knights
Founded as Zagreb Mildura SC in 1978, the club is based in Victoria’s western districts.
Adelaide Raiders FC
The oldest Croatian football club in Australia was established in 1952 as Croatia Adelaide.
Whyalla Croatia SC
Founded in 1960, the club is based northwest of Adelaide.
Canberra Croatia FC
The club was established in 1958 by the local Croatian community and is based at Croatia Deakin social club.
O’Connor Knights
The football club was founded in 1997 by the Croatian community in the northern Canberra suburb of O’Connor.
Canberra Croatia Golf Club
The club was established in 1998 and organises regular golf days in the ACT.
Glenorchy Knights FC (Hobart)
The club, based in the northern suburbs of the Tasmanian capital, was formed in 1956 as Croatia Hobart.
Brisbane Knights FC
Founded in 1957 as HNK Brisbane Croatia, the football club is based in the suburb of Rocklea.
Sunnyside Croatia FC (Brisbane)
An amateur football club based in the Queensland capital.
Gold Coast Knights FC
The football club was formed in 1978 as St Anthony’s Soccer Club and is based in the suburb of Carrara.
NK Adriatic Gold Coast
An amateur football club, founded in 2007.
Stratford Dolphins FC
Founded in 1963 as Plavi Jadran (Blue Adriatic), the football club is based in the northern suburbs of Cairns.
Western Knights SC (Perth)
Formed in 1968 as Metropolitan SC, then renamed North Perth Croatia in 1970, the football club is based in the western Perth suburb of Mosman Park.
Gwelup Croatia SC (Perth)
The football club was founded in 1988 in the northern suburbs of Perth.
Ministry of Tourism and Sport (Zagreb)
The central website of the Croatian government ministry that is dedicated to tourism and sport.
Croatian Football Federation (Zagreb)
The federation, founded in 1912, co-ordinates football at all levels in Croatia (in Croatian only).
The Croatian National Soccer Federation of Canada and USA
Founded in 1963, the federation organises the annual North American Croatian soccer tournament.
Croatian Club Sydney - The Concord
Sydney’s oldest Croatian social club, now based in the suburb of Concord.
King Tomislav Croatian Club (Sydney)
Based in the suburb of Edensor Park, the community club, which was opened in 1974, is also home to Sydney United 58 football club.
Croatian Club Bosna (Sydney)
The social club, founded in 1970, is based in the suburb of Orchard Hills in western Sydney.
Australian Croatian Cultural and Educational Association Braća Radić (Sydney)
Founded in 1976, the club’s premises are located in the northwestern Sydney suburb of Schofields.
Australia - New Zealand Croatian Women in Leadership
The organisation consists of a group of women of Croatian heritage whose common goal is to support, encourage and inspire each other as they progress through their working lives.
Cardinal Stepinac Village (Sydney)
Opened in 1992, the village in the southwest Sydney suburb of St Johns Park provides accommodation and care for the Croatian community’s aged.
Croatian House Melbourne
The Australian-Croatian Association’s premises were first opened in 1976.
Australian Croatian Association Geelong
The club opened its doors in 1957 and is also home to North Geelong Warriors Football Club.
Croatian Community Centre Geelong
The club has been serving the Croatian community since 1987.
Australian Croatian Association Canberra
The club was established in 1969 by the Croatian community in Canberra/Queanbeyan.
Croatia Deakin Soccer Club (Canberra)
The club was established in 1958 to foster a love of soccer and uphold Croatian cultural traditions in Australia.
Adria Retirement Village (Canberra)
The aged care facility, opened in 1994, is located in the southwest Canberra suburb of Stirling.
Croatian Club Adelaide
Founded in 1950, the club is the centre of the Croatian community in the South Australian capital.
Croatian Sports Centre (Adelaide)
The centre is a community-based sports and social club located at Gepps Cross and is home to the Adelaide Raiders Soccer Club.
Croatian Sporting Club Port Lincoln
Opened in 1993, the club fosters the preservation of Croatian culture, language and traditions.
Croatian Club Brisbane
The club, based in the southern Brisbane suburb of Rocklea, was opened in 1988.
Gold Coast Croatia Sports Centre
Opened in 1983, the club is the focal point for all Croatian community social, sporting, cultural, educational, political, welfare and humanitarian activities on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Western Australian Croatian Chamber of Commerce
The chamber was established to promote friendship, goodwill, communication and understanding with the business communities of Western Australia, Australia, Croatia, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Victorian Croatian Chamber of Commerce
To encourage and enable the entire Croatian community and its friends to work together.
Croatian National Home (Hamilton, Ontario)
Founded in 1928, the club is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation of Croatian culture in Hamilton, Ontario.
Croatian Cultural Centre (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Founded in 1957, the club is based in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver.
Croatian National Centre (Niagara, Ontario)
A Croatian club located in southern Ontario.
Croatian Canadian Cultural Centre (Calgary, Alberta)
The centre promotes Croatian culture and heritage among Canadians in the province of Alberta.
Croatian Canadian Centre (Lethbridge, Alberta)
A Croatian club in southern Alberta whose new premises opened in 2018.
Croatian American Club (San Pedro, California)
Founded in 1958, its premises were opened in 1972, serving Croatians in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.
Croatian American Cultural Center (San Francisco, California)
Founded in 1857 as the Slavonic Mutual and Benevolent Society by Croatian immigrants, the centre's current premises were opened in 1979 in the southern suburbs of San Francisco.
Croatian Cultural Center (Chicago, Illinois)
Founded in 1974, the centre serves the Croatian community in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
Croatian Cultural Club (Joliet, Illinois)
A Croatian club in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago.
American-Croatian Lodge (Cleveland, Ohio)
The club is located in the city’s northeast suburb of Eastlake, and includes a museum and library.
American Croatian Club (Lorain, Ohio)
Founded in 1923, the club serves the Croatian community on the shores of Lake Erie, west of Cleveland.
Lone Star Croatian Club (Houston, Texas)
Founded in 1984, the club aims to preserve and promote Croatian heritage, culture and history and to foster closer relationships for Croatian-Americans in Texas.
Croatian American Cultural Center Kralj Tomislav (Deerfield Beach, Florida)
The club is the cultural home of Croatians in South Florida.
Croatia Club of Tampa Bay (Clearwater, Florida)
Opened in 2010, the club brings together Croatian Americans in western Florida.