Melinovac

Melinovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Мелиновац)[1] is a village in Croatia.

Melinovac
Мелиновац (Serbian)[1]
Village
Melinovac is located in Croatia
Melinovac
Melinovac
Coordinates: 44°44′27″N 15°53′58″E
Country Croatia
County Lika-Senj
MunicipalityDonji Lapac
Area
  Total21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total0
  Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
53251 Nebljusi
Area code+385 (53)

History

During World War II, as part of their genocide targeting ethnic Serbs, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime killed about 890 Serbs from Melinovac as well as the nearby village of Ličko Petrovo Selo between June and August 1941. The victims were thrown into a pit.[4]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Melinovac had 9 inhabitants.[5]

Population[6]
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
170260313337326337331324191229162121664349

1991 census

According to the 1991 census, settlement of Melinovac had 43 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:

Melinovac
1991

total: 43

  Serbs 42 (97.67%)
  Greeks 1 (2.32%)

Austro-hungarian 1910 census

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Melinovac had 337 inhabitants which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Population by language Croatian or Serbian
Melinovac 337
Total 337 (100%)
Population by religion Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholics
Melinovac 330 7
Total 330 (97.92%) 7 (2.07%)

Literature

  • Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
  • Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, author: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

References

  1. Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. Zatezalo, Đuro (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. p. 304. ISBN 953-6627-79-5.
  5. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Melinovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. - Republika Hrvatska - Državni zavod za statistiku: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001.


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