Kulina (Derventa) Explained

Official Name:Kulina
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bosnia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Note:Before the 1992 war majority of population of Kulina were ethnic Croatians with small minority ethnic Serbians.
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:44.9728°N 18.0325°W
Postal Code Type:74415

Kulina (Serbian: Кулина) is a village in the municipality of Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Kulina is a village in the Derventa municipality. Kulina is located along the road from Derventa to Modriča. The primary school that was built before second world war and burned down during the WW II. Before school was rebuilt students attended grade school in Žeravac. Parish church was built in 1960's under leadership of parish priest Petar (Pero) Anić. The modern structure modeled after Noah's Arc can be seen from great distances. In 1992 the church, bell tower, Parish office and all houses in Kulina were destroyed and burned down by Serbian forces. Church, bell tower, Parish office, residence and old school building were rebuilt with major support from Stipe Matic.

Notes and References

  1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.