Metajna

Metajna is a village in Croatia, in the municipality of Novalja, with a population of 236.[1] It is located in the Bay of Pag on the island of Pag.

Metajna
Village
Metajna
Coordinates: 44.5064°N 15.0101°E / 44.5064; 15.0101

The Slana concentration camp was about 5 km away from the village, which operated during the beginning of the World War II. After the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s there was a continuous attempt to hide the camp's history in local propaganda.

References

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Metajna". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.


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