Official Name: | Široka Kula |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Široka Kula in Croatia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 44.6133°N 15.4547°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Lika-Senj |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Gospić |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 85.3 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 78 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Široka Kula is a village in the Gospić municipality in the Lika region of central Croatia, Lika-Senj County. It is located near Gospić, connected by the D25 highway.
During the WWII Genocide of Serbs by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime, more than 400 Serbs were massacred in Široka Kula.[2]
In October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces of the SAO Krajina massacred 41 Croat civilians.
The 2011 census registered 116 residents.