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Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County
Jasenovac () is a village and a municipality in Croatia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina County at the confluence of the river Una (Sava), Una into Sava. In Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian word "jasen" means Fraxinus, ash tree and the name Jasenovac means "ashen, or made of ash tree". During World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II, it was the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp. Demographics In 1991, the total population was 3,599, Croats made up 2,419 (67.21%), while Serbs of Croatia, Serbs were noticeable population with 911 (25.31%). In 2001, the municipality's population was 2,391, composed of 2,179 (91%) Croats and 141 Serbs (5.90%). In 2011, the total population was 1,997, with 1,807 (90.49%) Croats and 152 Serbs (7.61%). The municipality of Jasenovac consists of 10 villages: * Drenov Bok - 143 * Jasenovac - 780 * Košutarica - 282 * Krapje, Croatia, Krapje - 179 * Mlaka, Croatia, Mlaka - 30 * Puska - 321 * Tanac, Croatia, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Croatia
Municipalities in Croatia ( hr, općina; plural: ''općine'') are the second-lowest administrative unit of government in the country, and along with cities and towns (''grad'', plural: ''gradovi'') they form the second level of administrative subdisivion, after counties. Though equal in powers and administrative bodies, municipalities and towns differ in that municipalities are usually more likely to consist of a collection of villages in rural or suburban areas, whereas towns are more likely to cover urbanised areas. Croatian law defines municipalities as local self-government units which are established, in an area where several inhabited settlements represent a natural, economic and social entity, related to one other by the common interests of the area's population. As of 2017, the 21 counties of Croatia are subdivided into 128 towns and 428 municipalities. Tasks and organization Municipalities, within their self-governing scope of activities, perform the tasks of local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasenovac Municipality
Jasenovac () is a village and a municipality in Croatia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina County at the confluence of the river Una into Sava. In Croatian and Serbian word "jasen" means ash tree and the name Jasenovac means "ashen, or made of ash tree". During World War II, it was the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp. Demographics In 1991, the total population was 3,599, Croats made up 2,419 (67.21%), while Serbs were noticeable population with 911 (25.31%). In 2001, the municipality's population was 2,391, composed of 2,179 (91%) Croats and 141 Serbs (5.90%). In 2011, the total population was 1,997, with 1,807 (90.49%) Croats and 152 Serbs (7.61%). The municipality of Jasenovac consists of 10 villages: * Drenov Bok - 143 * Jasenovac - 780 * Košutarica - 282 * Krapje - 179 * Mlaka - 30 * Puska - 321 * Tanac - 167 * Trebež - 77 * Uštica - 214 * Višnjica Uštička - 198 Austro-Hungarian 1910 census According to the last Austro-Hungarian 1910 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their nation state of Serbia, as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. They also form significant minorities in North Macedonia and Slovenia. There is a large Serb diaspora in Western Europe, and outside Europe and there are significant communities in North America and Australia. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Višnjica Uštička
Višnjica may refer to several places: * Višnjica, Serbia, a settlement in Palilula, Belgrade * Višnjica (Ilijaš), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Višnjica (Kiseljak), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Višnjica, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Jasenovac, Croatia * Višnjica, Split-Dalmatia County, a village near Vrgorac, Croatia * Višnjica, Virovitica-Podravina County, a village near Sopje, Croatia * , a village near Lepoglava, Croatia * Gornja Višnjica, a village near Lepoglava Lepoglava is a town in Varaždin County, northern Croatia, located southwest of Varaždin, west of Ivanec, and northeast of Krapina. Demographics A total of 8,283 residents in the municipality (2011 census) live in the following settlements: ..., Croatia * Mahala Višnjica * Polje Višnjica * Višnjica, Montenegro {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uštica
Uštica is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D47 highway. History Demographics According to the 2011 census, the village of Uštica has 177 inhabitants. This represents 38.15% of its pre- war population. By 1991 census, 234 of its residents were ethnic Serbs (50.43%), 213 were ethnic Croats (45.90%), 6 were Yugoslavs (1.29%), 1 was Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ... (0.21%), 1 Montenegrin (0.21%) and 9 were of other ethnic origin (1.93%). Sights * Monument and memorial to the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp Notable natives and residents References Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County Serb communities in Croatia {{SisakMoslavina-geo-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trebež, Croatia
Trebež is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the village of Trebež has 53 inhabitants. This represents 63.10% of its pre- war population. According to the 1991 census, 79 residents were ethnic Croats (94.05%), 3 were ethic Serbs (3.57%), and 2 were Yugoslavs (2.38%). : Sights * Monument and memorial to the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp Jasenovac () was a concentration and extermination camp established in the Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, village of the same name by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in Invasion of Yugoslavia, occupied Yugosla ... References Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County {{SisakMoslavina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puska
Puska is a village in Croatia. Puska is a bread popular during Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel .... Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County {{SisakMoslavina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mlaka, Croatia
Mlaka is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is a new territorial organization that has been formed from the former large municipality of Novska. History Mlaka was the location of a Croatian concentration camp during World War II in this area. Mlaka and the nearby village of Jablanac Jasenovački were locations of forced labor of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp, after the population of the villages themselves was interned in the camp or forcibly transferred elsewhere. Inmates were also executed there, and five mass graves have been identified in and around Mlaka. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the village of Mlaka has 58 inhabitants. This represents 16.76% of its population prior to the Croatian War of Independence (1991–95). According to the 1991 census, 304 residents were ethnic Serbs (84.91%), 10 ethnic Croats (2.79%), 10 Yugoslavs (2.79%), 2 Muslims (0.55%), and others (8.92%). : Sights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Košutarica
Košutarica is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County {{SisakMoslavina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
