Drljača, Croatia

Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрљача) is a village in the Banija region in central Croatia, in the municipality of Sunja, Sisak-Moslavina County. The village name means "harrow".

Drljača
Village
Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house
Drljača
Coordinates: 45.358352°N 16.519917°E / 45.358352; 16.519917
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalitySunja
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total277
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44210 Sunja
Area code(s)(+385) 44

History

Prior to the Croatian War, the village was part of the SAO Krajina, a self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous region. During the war, it became part of the Republic of Srpska Krajina.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,[1] the village of Drljača has 277 inhabitants. This represents 51.49% of its pre-war population.

According to the 1991 census,[2] 77.88% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (419/538), 7.99% were ethnic Croats (43/538), 6.87% were Yugoslavs (37/538), while 7.25% were of other ethnic origin (39/538).

Population change 1857-2011[1][3]


NOTE: Data for 1869 include data for the settlement of Četvrtkovac, and 1880 data are included in data for the settlement of Četvrtkovac.

Notable natives and residents

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References

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drljača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  3. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
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