Drljača, Croatia

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".

Drljača
Village
Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house
Drljača
Coordinates: 45.358352°N 16.519917°E / 45.358352; 16.519917
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalitySunja
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total277
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44210 Sunja
Area code(s)(+385) 44

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,[1] the village of Drljača has 277 inhabitants. This represents 51.49% of its pre-war population.

According to the 1991 census,[2] 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[1][3]


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

References

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drljača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  3. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr


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