Cerovnik
Cerovnik | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Cerovnik Location of Kijevo in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 15°30′E / 45.250°N 15.500°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Karlovac |
| Municipality | Josipdol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 131 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Cerovnik is a village in the municipality of Josipdol in Karlovac County in Croatia. It lies below the Kapela mountain. According to the 2001 census, the town has 167 inhabitants.
On Statehood Day 2008, the village unveiled a monument to the 156 villagers who died in the Second World War.[3] Among those killed in the war was the Catholic priest Dragutin Fifka who was killed by Chetniks on May 24, 1943.[4]
The town was mined during the Croatian War of Independence. In the 2000s (decade) the process of demining the area began.[5]
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.
- ^ "Otkrivanje spomen obilježja na Cerovniku". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ Modruš, Year II, Number 2. (pg. 4) Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sastanak s minskim žrtvama i posjet radilištu u općini Josipdol