Pješčanica

Coordinates: 45°22′34″N 15°53′00″E / 45.37611°N 15.88333°E / 45.37611; 15.88333
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Pješčanica
Пјешчаница (Serbian)[1]
Village
Pješčanica is located in Croatia
Pješčanica
Pješčanica
Location of Pješčanica in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°22′34″N 15°53′00″E / 45.37611°N 15.88333°E / 45.37611; 15.88333
Country Croatia
RegionCentral and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia
CountySisak-Moslavina County
MunicipalityGvozd
Area
 • Total18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total80
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44410
Area code(+385) 44

Pješčanica (Serbian Cyrillic: Пјешчаница)[1] is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Gvozd, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D6 highway.

History[edit]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census,[4] the village of Pješčanica has 161 inhabitants. This represents 24.36% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.


Population by ethnicity [4][5]

Year of census total Serbs Croats Yugoslavs others
2011 161 138 (85.71%) 20 (12.42%) - 3 (1.87%)
2001 222 n/a n/a - n/a
1991 661 651 (98.49%) 3 (0.45%) 4 (0.61%) 3 (0.45%)
1981 939 911 (97.02%) 3 (0.32%) 11 (1.17%) 14 (1.49%)
1971 1135 1124 (99.03%) 3 (0.26%) - 8 (0.71%)


Historical population 1857-2011 [4][6]
population
1143
1234
1079
1298
1279
1360
1412
1440
1227
1263
1225
1135
939
661
222
161
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics


Notable natives and residents[edit]

References[edit]

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

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