Gornja Jelenska is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the municipality

Popovača Popovača is a town in Croatia in the Moslavina geographical region. Administratively it is part of the Sisak-Moslavina County. The town has a population of 11,905 (2011 census), 96% of which are ethnic Croats. History In the late 19th and early ...

, Sisak-Moslavina County in

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. According to the 2001 census, there are 887 inhabitants,Population by sex and age, by settlements, Census 2001 – Republic of Croatia - Croatian Bureau of Statistics, www.dzs.hr
/ref> in 279 of family households. Gornja Jelenska is located on the south slopes of

Moslavačka gora Moslavačka Gora is a small mountain range located in central Croatia at the borders of Bjelovar-Bilogora County and Sisak–Moslavina County. They belong to the sunken boulder Highlands of palaeogeological origin, rich in mineral resources (gran ...

. On 1 October 2020, the village became a new hotspot of the

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after a book promotion during which nobody was wearing face masks. 149 people from Gornja Jelenska and

have tested positive for

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, comprising about a quarter of new cases in the whole country that day.

References

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