Melinovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Мелиновац)[1] is a village in Croatia.
Melinovac
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Village | |
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  Melinovac | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′27″N 15°53′58″E / 44.74083°N 15.89944°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Lika-Senj |
| Municipality | Donji Lapac |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53251 Nebljusi |
| Area code | +385 (53) |
History
editDuring World War II, as part of their genocide targeting ethnic Serbs, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime killed about 890 Serbs from Melinovac as well as the nearby village of Ličko Petrovo Selo between June and August 1941. The victims were thrown into a pit.[4]
Population
editIn the 2011 census, Melinovac had 9 inhabitants.[5] In the 2021 census, it had no inhabitants.[3]
| population | 170 | 260 | 313 | 337 | 326 | 337 | 331 | 324 | 191 | 229 | 162 | 121 | 66 | 43 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
1991 census
editAccording to the 1991 census, settlement of Melinovac had 43 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:
| Melinovac |
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| 1991 |
Austro-hungarian 1910 census
editAccording to the 1910 census, settlement of Melinovac had 337 inhabitants which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:
| Population by language | Croatian or Serbian |
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| Melinovac | 337 |
| Total | 337 (100%) |
| Population by religion | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Catholics |
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| Melinovac | 330 | 7 |
| Total | 330 (97.92%) | 7 (2.07%) |
Literature
edit- [1] Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
- Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, author: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Zatezalo, Đuro (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. p. 304. ISBN 953-6627-79-5.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Melinovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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