Mlakva is a village in Perušić municipality, Croatia.
Mlakva
Млаква | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 44°41′57″N 15°17′18″E / 44.69917°N 15.28833°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Lika-Senj |
Municipality | Perušić |
Area | |
• Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 31 |
• Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
History
editDuring World War II, as part of their genocide targeting ethnic Serbs, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime killed and burned more than 280 Serb villagers in Mlakva on 6 August 1941, including 191 children.[3]
Demographics
editThe 2011 population was 51.
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 (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. p. 286. ISBN 953-6627-79-5.