Cerovnik Explained

Official Name:Cerovnik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:45.25°N 45°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Karlovac
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Josipdol
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:131
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Cerovnik is a village in the municipality of Josipdol in Karlovac County in Croatia. It lies below the Kapela mountain. According to the 2001 census, the town has 167 inhabitants.

On Statehood Day 2008, the village unveiled a monument to the 156 villagers who died in the Second World War.[2] Among those killed in the war was the Catholic priest Dragutin Fifka who was killed by Chetniks on May 24, 1943.[3]

The town was mined during the Croatian War of Independence. In the 2000s (decade) the process of demining the area began.[4]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Otkrivanje spomen obilježja na Cerovniku . 2008-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100637/http://josipdol.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=26 . 2011-07-21 . dead .
  3. http://www.modrus.hr/dokumenti/list_modrus2.pdf Modruš, Year II, Number 2. (pg. 4)
  4. http://www.hcr.hr/hr/aktualnostCijela.asp?ID=12 Sastanak s minskim žrtvama i posjet radilištu u općini Josipdol