Donja Čemernica Explained

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.

History

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]

Demographics

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.

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References

45.3303°N 15.93°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima . October 2013 . Government of Croatia . . 36 . hr . PDF . 30 November 2016.
  2. cs1.
  3. Web site: Kotar Vrginmost u NO borbi 1941-1945./District of Vrginmost during National Liberation War 1941-1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510204304/http://znaci.net/00001/142_19.pdf . 10 May 2013 . 402-433 . 1980.
  4. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  5. https://znaci.org/00001/142_5.pdf Dušan Baić "Kotar Vrginmost u NO borbi 1941-1945."/"District of Vrginmost during National Liberation War 1941-1945", pg 200, 1980