The Krashovani (Croatian: Krašovani, Karašovani or Krašovanje, Karaševci and Koroševci; Romanian: Caraşoveni, Cârşoveni, Cotcoreţi or Cocoşi, Bulgarian: Крашовени, Krashoveni; also known in English as Krashovans) are a South Slavic people indigenous to Caraşova and other nearby locations in Caraş-Severin County within the Romanian Banat.
It is estimated that around 5,000 people compose the Krashovani community in Romania. At the 2002 census, only...
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