Buhača

Buhača (or Buvača) is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Cetingrad, Karlovac County. It is connected by the D216 highway.

Buhača
Village
Buhača
Location of Buhača in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°11′17″N 15°45′22″E
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia
CountyKarlovac
MunicipalityCetingrad
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total36
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47222 Cetingrad


History

The Eastern Orthodox church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, built in the Byzantine style in 1800. In the World War II, the temple devastated and looted by the Ustashas. After the war it was repaired. The church is situated on small hill above Maljevac settlement and is very visible from the main road connecting Velika Kladuša and Vojnić. The roof of the church is in terrible condition. The parochy includes Maljevac, Maljevačko Selište, Buhača, Cetingrad, Vališ Selo and Grabarska in neighboring Bosnia.[2]

Until 1991, the village was part of the settlement of Maljevac in the municipality of Slunj. It is an independent settlement since 2001.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,[1] the village of Buhača has 36 inhabitants.

Historical population 1857-2011[1][3]



Notable natives and residents
  • Milan Vujaklija ((1891–1955) - a linguist, writer and translator, the author of the Dictionary of Foreign Words and Expressions[4]
gollark: They may read it on the hub at least.
gollark: Sorry, I don't understand the cryptic abbreviations.
gollark: What?
gollark: I decided to also post about how the rules are really showing their brokenness now.
gollark: Hmm?

References
  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Buhača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Filip Škiljan, Kulturno-historijski spomenici Korduna, Srpsko Narodno Vijeće, Zagreb, 2007.
  3. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
  4. Milan Vujaklija, "A lexicon of foreign words and expressions", first printed in Belgrade, 1936.

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