Vlachs of Serbia

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The Vlachs (Romanian: rumâń; Serbian: Власи, romanized: Vlasi) are a recognized ethnic minority in Serbia. According to data from the 2022 census, there were 21,013 Vlachs living in Serbia (constituting 0.3% of the total population), although unofficial estimates by members of the community range from 150,000 to 300,000. They are concentrated primarily in the Timok Valley, and speak an archaic variety of the Romanian language alongside the official Serbian. The Vlachs are characterized by a culture that has preserved ancient elements in matters such as language or customs. Although ethnographically and linguistically related to the Romanians, within the Vlach community there are divergences on whether or not they belong to the Romanian ethnicity and whether or not their minority should be amalgamated with the Romanian ethnic minority in Serbia.

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