| Gudovac | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gudovac in Croatia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 45.8811°N 16.7853°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Croatia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Croatia proper |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bjelovar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 875 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Gudovac is a rural suburb of the city of Bjelovar, it lies approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre and about east of the Croatian capital of Zagreb.
Gudovac was first settled during the Middle Ages and had an ethnically mixed population through much of its history. In 1931, Gudovac had 1,073 inhabitants living in 330 households. Croats formed two-thirds of the population, while the remaining inhabitants were ethnic Serbs. The Gudovac municipality had a population of 8,000, including 3,000 Serbs.[2]
On 28 April 1941, during World War II, the village was the site of a massacre of up to 196 Bjelovar Serbs by the fascist, Croatian nationalist Ustaše movement. It was the first massacre committed by the Ustaše upon coming to power.[3]
In 2010, the remains of approximately 30 people believed to date from World War II were discovered in a pit near the settlement.[4]
According to the 2021 census, its population was 875.
. Mark Biondich. 2011. The Balkans: Revolution, War, and Political Violence Since 1878. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England. 978-0-19-929905-8. 136.