Česká beseda Prekopakra

Česká beseda Prekopakra is a Czech minority cultural association based in Prekopakra, near Pakrac in Croatia. According to its official website, it was founded on 13 February 1907 and today has 254 members, of whom about 80 are active. Its stated mission is to care for tradition, culture, and customs, to contribute to the social life of the multicultural and multinational local environment, and to foster a positive atmosphere among people. The association is part of the Czech minority self-government structure in Croatia, linked to the Council of the National Minority of the City of Pakrac and the County Council of the National Minority of Požega-Slavonia County, bodies formed in accordance with Croatia's Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities. The association's activities include concerts, public events, marking important anniversaries, excursions, and performances. It maintains an adult and children's folklore section, young musicians, and a singing choir. It also runs a Czech language course and works to include women and young people in the association's work, to develop ecological awareness and quality of life, and to build mutual tolerance, trust, and respect for differences. It promotes volunteer work and encourages passive members to become involved in the community. Its cultural preservation work includes traditional Czech dances, the use of folk costumes in its folklore sections, and gastronomic workshops introducing traditional Czech dishes and pastries. The association holds an annual members' assembly and has its own statute. It has carried out projects such as "Zajedno smo jači" (Together We Are Stronger), and its website lists notices and news about its work and projects. As a cultural association rather than a commercial company, it operates in the non-profit sector, but it functions as a recognized minority organization with a public identity and a registered web presence at cbp.hr.

Česká beseda Prekopakra was founded on 13 February 1907, according to its official website. It is a Czech minority association in Prekopakra, a village near Pakrac in the Požega-Slavonia County of Croatia. The association was established to preserve Czech language, culture, and customs among the Czech community in the area, and it has continued to operate as a cultural organization for more than a century. Over the decades, the association has maintained an adult and children's folklore section, a singing choir, and young musicians. It has also organized concerts, public events, anniversary commemorations, excursions, and performances. Its work is embedded in the local minority self-government framework: the Council of the National Minority of the City of Pakrac and the County Council of the National Minority of Požega-Slavonia County were formed in accordance with Croatia's Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities, and the association operates alongside these bodies. In recent years, the association has expanded its activities to include a Czech language course, gastronomic workshops on traditional Czech dishes and pastries, and projects aimed at social inclusion. It has worked on involving women and young people in the association, developing ecological awareness, and promoting tolerance, trust, and respect for differences. It encourages volunteer work and tries to activate passive members. The association holds an annual members' assembly and has its own statute. It has carried out projects such as "Zajedno smo jači" (Together We Are Stronger), and its website publishes notices and news about its work and projects. As of its website's current information, it has 254 members, of whom about 80 are active.

• Association founded on 13 February 1907.

• News published about project "Zajedno smo jači" – UP.04.2.1.11.0393, after the regular annual assembly.

A community-based Czech minority cultural association focused on heritage preservation, language teaching, and multicultural tolerance in Croatia.

1. 1Češka beseda Prekopakra – Očuvanje tradicijecbp.hr
2. 2Česká beseda Prekopakra – Wikidatawikidata.org