Široka Kula is a village in the Gospić municipality in the Lika region of central Croatia, Lika-Senj County. It is located near Gospić, connected by the D25 highway.
Široka Kula | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Široka Kula Location of Široka Kula in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 15°27′17″E / 44.61333°N 15.45472°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj |
| Municipality | Gospić |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.3 km2 (32.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 78 |
| • Density | 0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editDuring the WWII Genocide of Serbs by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime, more than 400 Serbs were massacred in Široka Kula.[3]
In October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces of the SAO Krajina massacred 41 Croat civilians.[4]
Demographics
editSources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
The 2011 census registered 116 residents.
See also
editNotable natives and residents
edit- Marko Orešković (1895–1941) - antifascist Partisan; People's Hero of Yugoslavia
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Zatezalo, Đuro (1989). Kotar Gospić i Kotar Perušić u narodnooslobodilačkom ratu, 1941-1945. Karlovac: Historijski arhiv u Karlovcu. p. 180. ISBN 978-8680783048.
- ^ Nazor 2009, p. 322.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Široka Kula". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
44°36′48″N 15°27′17″E / 44.61333°N 15.45472°E
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