Jošavica is a
village in central
Croatia, in the Town of
Petrinja,
Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the
D30 highway.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census,
the village of Jošavica has 84 inhabitants. This represents 19.44% of its pre-
war population according to the 1991 census.
According to the 1991 census,
[Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.] 98.38% of the village population were ethnic
Serbs (425/432), 0.23% were ethnic
Croats (1/432), while 1.39% were of other ethnic origin (6/432).
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Religion
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches.
The majori ...
of
Saint George was built in the village in the mid 19th century.
Most probably it was constructed on the site of earlier wooden church.
The building was damaged during the World War II and its reconstruction was completed in 1968.
As of 2008 a new reconstruction of deteriorated building, funded by the
Ministry of Culture, was not completed.
Notable natives and residents
*
Živko Juzbašić Živko () is a South Slavic masculine name and means "life", "alive". The Bulgarian variant is Zhivko.
It may refer to:
* Živko Andrijašević, Montenegrin historian and writer
* Živko Anočić, Croatian actor
* Živko Budimir, Bosnian Croat p ...
(1924–2015) - antifascist and
partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
fighter, politician
References
Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County
Serb communities in Croatia
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