Slavsko Polje
Slavsko Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Славско Поље)[1] is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Gvozd, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D6 highway.
Slavsko Polje | |
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Village | |
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  Slavsko Polje Location of Slavsko Polje in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′23″N 15°48′44″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Continental Croatia |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina County |
| Municipality | Gvozd |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 338 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 44410 |
| Area code(s) | (+385) 44 |
History
In the late 17th century, the village became a part of the Military Frontier. In the 18th century, it belonged to the Glina regiment. The development of the Vrginmost-Karlovac railway line in 1905 was important for the development of the village as it both provided employment (i.e. railway maintenance work) and allowed residents to seek employment and engage in trade further afield. In 1918, the village became a part of the Serbian-Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom and later on, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The village suffered heavy demographic losses in the World War II with 417 of its residents perishing. Of those, 235 were civilian victims of fascism while 81 died as partisan resistance fighters, and others succumbed to typhoid. In Glina massacres alone, 136 men and boys lost their lives in early August 1941. The first residents losing their lives already in May 1941 perished in the Jadovno concentration camp while some of its captured partisans died as prisoners of war in far away Norway. After being heavily hit by brutal Ustaše campaign in summer 1941, the population joined the antifascist resistance movement en masse.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census,[2] the village of Slavsko Polje has 338 inhabitants. This represents 44.95% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.
Population by ethnicity [2][4]
| Year of census | total | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 338 | 323 (95.56%) | 14 (4.14%) | - | 1 (0.3%) |
| 2001 | 375 | n/a | n/a | - | n/a |
| 1991 | 752 | 698 (92.82%) | 8 (1.06%) | 13 (1.73%) | 33 (4.39%) |
| 1981 | 985 | 883 (89.65%) | 8 (0.81%) | 82 (8.33%) | 12 (1.21%) |
| 1971 | 1 115 | 1 100 (98.66%) | 8 (0.72%) | 1 (0.08%) | 6 (0.54%) |
Historical population 1857-2011 [2][5]
Sports
- Zavičaj Slavsko Polje, soccer club
Notable natives and residents
- Branko Mamula (1921) - antifascist, resistance fighter, admiral of the JNA and Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia 1982-1988
- Simo Vučinić (1915-1943) - antifascist, partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia
See also
References
- Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Slavsko Polje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- Dušan Baić "Kotar Vrginmost u NO borbi 1941-1945."/"District of Vrginmost during National Liberation War 1941-1945", pages 789-813, 1980
- Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
- Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr