Orlovac

Orlovac is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 17 people.[1]

Orlovac
Орловац (Serbian)
Village
Orlovac is located in Serbia
Orlovac
Orlovac
Coordinates: 43.0025°N 21.2572°E / 43.0025; 21.2572
Country Serbia
DistrictToplica District
MunicipalityKuršumlija
Population
 (2002)
  Total17
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

On August 27 2014, a group of Albanians from Kosovo that had stolen trees and opened fire on police, one of the assailants being wounded in the foot in the previous day,[2] returned, continued to steal trees and opened fire when the Gendarmery apprehended them, wounding one Gendarmerie in the head who later died in hospital. The Gendarmerie had found several Kosovo Albanians stealing trees in the Orlovac region.[3]

References

  1. Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
  2. "Ranjen Albanac u krađi šume".
  3. "Ranjeni žandarm preminuo na VMA".
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