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 | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house | |
  Drljača | |
| Coordinates: 45.358352°N 16.519917°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Continental Croatia (Banovina) |
| County |  |
| Municipality | Sunja |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 277 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
References
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drljača". 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
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