Gošić Explained

Gošić
Native Name:[1]
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gošić in Croatia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Adriatic Croatia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Šibenik-Knin County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kistanje
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:4.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:21
Population Density Km2:auto

Gošić (Serbian: Гошић) is a hamlet in the municipality of Kistanje, Šibenik-Knin County, in the Bukovica region of Croatia.

History

8 Serb civilians in the village of Gošić were shot and killed on 27 August 1995, in the aftermath of the Croatian Army's Operation Storm.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 population census, the population of Gošić was made up of only 46 returnees. This represents 42.99% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

According to the 1991 census, 99.07% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (106/107).[4]

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. News: Fisk . Robert . Croats slaughter elderly by the dozen . The Independent . 10 September 1995.
  4. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.