Hrvatska Dubica

Hrvatska Dubica

coat of arms

Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Sisak-Moslavina

Height :

99 m. i. J.

Area :

131 km²

Residents :

2,089 (2011)

Population density :

16 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 044

Postal code :

44 450

License plate :

SK

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

local community

Mayor :

Tomislav Mateljak ( HDZ )

Website :

www.hrvatska-dubica.hr

Hrvatska Dubica is a place in the Sisak-Moslavina County in Croatia and the seat of the municipality of the same name.

history

The town of Dubica has been developing on the right bank of the Una since the 13th century . Hrvatska Dubica, which is now on the left bank, was founded by refugees from the city in 1739 when the city (today's Kozarska Dubica ) fell to the Ottomans after the Peace of Belgrade . During the Second World War, the city was on the territory of the fascist Independent State of Croatia (NDH), which existed from 1941 to 1945 . In the city was the Hrvatska Dubica concentration camp , which was run by the Croatian Ustaša and in which mainly Serbs , Jews and Roma were interned.

Situated near the village was during the Croatia war of guerrillas of the Krajina Serbs that on October 21, 1991 massacre Baćin committed.

geography

Hrvatska Dubica is located on the left bank of the Una across from Kozarska Dubica (Bosanska Dubica) in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The municipality has an area of 131 km² and, with the exception of the main town, is rural.

population

There are six places in the municipality: Hrvatska Dubica, Baćin, Cerovljani, Živaja, Slabinja and Predore.

Population at the 2011 census:

Baćin - 217
Donji Cerovljani - 76
Gornji Cerovljani - 99
Hrvatska Dubica - 1,040
Slabinja - 348
Živaja - 309

Of the total of 2,089 inhabitants, 75% were Croats , 22% Serbs and 3% others.

Web links

Community website