Majske Poljane
Majske Poljane is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality/town of Glina, Sisak-Moslavina County.[1] The village's geographic coordinates are 45° 21' 0 North and 16° 8' 60 East, the altitude is 162 meters above sea level.[2]
Majske Poljane | |
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Village | |
  Majske Poljane Location of Majske Poljane in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′N 16°09′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Continental Croatia (Banovina) |
| County |  |
| Municipality | Glina |
| Elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 196 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44400 Glina |
| Area code(s) | (+385) 44 |
History
Culture
The village is within the Serbian Orthodox Church's Eparchy of Upper Karlovac.[3] The Orthodox parish church,[4] dedicated to the Resurrection of the Christ, stands on the hill above the village. The one-nave building with a semicircular chapel, high wooden cassette ceilings, vault decorated with figural and plant motifs, and the wooden bell tower, was built no later than 1820. It is very likely that its predecessor, the older wooden church, stood close by and higher up the hill. While the "new church" is a one-room Krajina type of church, it is very traditional in shape and construction of the ceiling and vaults, and is similar to the chapel in Gornje Selište near Glina. The church was damaged by an earthquake of 1909 and its iconostasis, inherited from the Glina's St. George's Church, was destroyed during the WW2. The extensive reconstruction and renovation work carried out on the church, which started in 1946, was only completed in 1989. The church, a pearl of folk architecture, is of great historical and architectural value.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census,[5] the village of Majske Poljane has 196 inhabitants. This represents 32.56% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.
Population by ethnicity [5][6]
| Year of census | total | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 196 | 139 (70.92%) | 53 (27.04%) | - | 4 (2.04%) |
| 2001 | 325 | n/a | n/a | - | n/a |
| 1991 | 602 | 576 (95.68%) | 6 (1.00%) | 10 (1.66%) | 10 (1.66%) |
| 1981 | 658 | 609 (92.55%) | 8 (1.26%) | 35 (5.32%) | 6 (0.87%) |
| 1971 | 806 | 791 (98.14%) | 8 (0.99%) | 5 (0.62%) | 2 (0.25%) |
| 1961 | 883 | 875 (99.09%) | 4 (0.45%) | 2 (0.23%) | 2 (0.23%) |
Historical population 1857-2011 [5][7]
Sights and events
Notable natives and residents
- Majske Poljane is the birthplace of Yugoslav mathematicians Đuro Kurepa (1907–1993), and Svetozar Kurepa (1929–2010).[10]
- Simeon Roksandić (1874–1943), a distinguished sculptor and academic, was also born in Majske Poljane.
References
- Wilkinson, Ray. "The Long Road Home". Refugees Magazine. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- "Majske Poljane". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- "The diocese of Upper Karlovac". spc.rs. Serbian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- "Celebration of the Feast of Transfiguration in Majske Poljane". Online Televizija Glina (in Croatian). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Majske Poljane". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
- Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
- "Celebration of the Feast of Transfiguration in Majske Poljane". Online Televizija Glina (in Croatian). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Spomenik koji je preživio reprizu 1941". portalnovosti.com (in Serbian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/znanost-it/umro-istaknuti-matematicar-svetozar-kurepa.html
External links
- (in Serbian) Parohija Majske Poljane