Drljača, Croatia

For other uses, see Drljača.
Drljača
Village
Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house
Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house
Drljača is located in Croatia
Drljača
Drljača
Coordinates: 45°21′30″N 16°31′12″E / 45.358352°N 16.519917°E / 45.358352; 16.519917
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalitySunja
Area
[1]
 • Total6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total184
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44210 Sunja
Area code(+385) 44

Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрљача) is a village in the Banija region in central Croatia, in the municipality of Sunja, Sisak-Moslavina County. The village name means "harrow".

History

Prior to the Croatian War, the village was part of the SAO Krajina, a self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous region. During the war, it became part of the Republic of Srpska Krajina.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,[3] the village of Drljača has 277 inhabitants. This represents 51.49% of its pre-war population.

According to the 1991 census,[4] 77.88% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (419/538), 7.99% were ethnic Croats (43/538), 6.87% were Yugoslavs (37/538), while 7.25% were of other ethnic origin (39/538).

Population change 1857-2011[3][5]
population
257
606
299
350
362
355
763
457
488
574
482
496
538
385
277
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics


NOTE: Data for 1869 include data for the settlement of Četvrtkovac, and 1880 data are included in data for the settlement of Četvrtkovac.

Notable natives and residents

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drljača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  5. ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr


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