Official Name: | Donja Čemernica |
Native Name: | [1] |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Croatia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 45.3303°N 15.93°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Continental Croatia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sisak-Moslavina |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Topusko |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 12.7 |
Elevation M: | 153 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 92 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 44415 Topusko |
Area Code: | (+385) 44 |
Donja Čemernica (Serbian: Доња Чемерница) is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Topusko, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D6 highway.
The village of Čemernica (comprising Gornja Čemernica and Donja Čemernica) suffered heavy demographic losses in the World war II losing 586 of its residents, 295 of whom perished in the Glina massacre on 3 August 1941. Further 68 of its residents perished in the Jasenovac concentration camp.[3]
According to the 2011 census, the village of Donja Čemernica has 170 inhabitants. This represents 37.69% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.
The 1991 census[4] recorded that 94.68% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (427/451), 0.66% were ethnic Croats (3/451), and 4.66% were of other ethnic origin (21/451).
NOTE: Data for settlements of 'Donja Čemernica' and Gornja Čemernica (which currently belongs to the municipality of Gvozd) was reported separately from 1890 onwards. From 1857 to 1880, data was reported for a single settlement of Čemernica. The data pertaining to former settlement of Čemernica is now contained within the data for the settlement of Donja Čemernica.