Berak Explained

Official Name:Berak
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County#Croatia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:45.2317°N 19.0278°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Syrmia (Podunavlje)
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tompojevci
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:277
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1

Berak is a village in municipality of Tompojevci in eastern Croatia. Village is located 11 km from county seat Vukovar.

History

First written records about Berak comes from 15th century when village was known under names Perecke and Perethe.[2] There is an ossuary from the period of World War II with the bones of Yugoslav Partisans and Italian resistance movement fighters from the time of Syrmian Front.[3] Ossuary was built in 1966 and inscription on it state "For the eternal glory to the fallen fighters" together with the names of the famous fighters from the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Italy.[3]

It played a huge role in the Log Revolution during the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Serb forces captured and occupied Berak in September 1991. From September until December 1991, dozens of Croat civilians were killed by Serb forces, while others were tortured, raped and expelled from the village.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Općina Tompojevci-Berak. 16 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Generalni konzulat Republike Srbije u Vukovaru. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia). 25 August 2017.