The Croatian ethnic minority lives along the River Dráva in the south of Somogy and Baranya County, along the river designating the border between Croatia and Hungary. Several researchers believe that part of the Croatian population from the Árpád Age just like Hungarians from Somogy survived Turkish subjection there, by the river protected by marshes and forests. It has been established, however, that by the end of the 17th century and in the 18th century, the number of Croatians grew through the arrival of Croatians from Slavonia and Bosnia. The various dialects spoken by the Croatians seem to prove this assumption.