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Grabovac Banski
Village
Grabovac Banski is located in Croatia
Grabovac Banski
Grabovac Banski
Location of Grabovac Banski in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°19′51″N 16°14′18″E / 45.33083°N 16.23833°E / 45.33083; 16.23833
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalityPetrinja
Area
 • Total7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total127
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44204 Jabukovac
Area code(+385) 044

Grabovac Banski is a village in central Croatia, in the Town of Petrinja, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D30 highway.

History

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On 23 July 1941, the first armed action by the antifascist partisans in Banija region, and in Croatia as a whole, was conducted in Banski Grabovac, under the leadership of Vasilj Gaćeša.[3][4] In Ustaša reprisals against civilian population, that followed shortly, about 1200 civilians were killed in the Banski Grabovac massacre. There are two monuments in this area, the Monument of the Uprising and Monument to the Victims of Fascism, by Petar Salopek, featuring the lyrics of Croatian poet Jure Kaštelan.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census, [5] the village of Grabovac Banski has 200 inhabitants. This represents 36.23% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

According to the 1991 census,[6] 88.04% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (486/552), 4.71% were ethnic Croats (26/552), 5.62% were Yugoslavs (31/552), while 1.63% were of other ethnic origin (9/552).

Population change 1857-2011 [5][7]
population
478
366
391
522
646
728
711
819
591
623
689
661
570
552
223
200
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics


Sights

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  • The Monument of the Uprising and Monument to the Victims of Fascism, by Petar Salopek, featuring the lyrics of Croatian poet Jure Kaštelan.

Notable people

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References

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  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. ^ "Prvi borci u Hrvatskoj bili su banijski Srbi pod vodstvom Vasilja Gačeše/ "First antifascist fighters in Croatia were Serbs of Banija region led by Vasilj Gačeša"". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Zaboravljen banijski heroj Vasilj Gaćeša/ "Vasilj Gačeša, the forgotten hero of Banija"". portalnovosti.com (in Croatian). 25 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Grabovac Banski". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  7. ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr