Grabovo, Croatia Explained

Grabovo
Pushpin Map:Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County#Croatia
Coordinates:45.2761°N 19.06°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.0
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:0
Population Density Km2:auto

Grabovo is a settlement south of Vukovar, Croatia. The location was established as a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet.[2] It consists of two hamlets, Ovčara and Jakobovac, in the north, which are administratively part of the city of Vukovar, and have a total population of 47,[3] and an uninhabited section in the south which is administratively under the municipality of Tompojevci.[4]

Before the Croatian War of Independence, Grabovo had 192 inhabitants. In 1991, 154 inhabitants were expelled from Grabovo, and to this day no one has returned to Grabovo.[5]

Ovčara is best known for the Ovčara camp and the Ovčara massacre of 1991.

Ovčara and Jakobovac each used to be registered as a standalone settlement, but were joined under the name Grabovo in 1991, and subsequently administratively split in 2001.[6]

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Barišić Bogišić, Lidija . 142 . O neslavenskom stanovništvu na vukovarskom području . Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada . 978-953-169-497-1 . 2022 .
  3. Web site: Naselje: Grabovo-dio(Ovčara,Jakobovac) . Croatian . ARKOD . Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development . 2013-09-08.
  4. Web site: Naselje: Grabovo-dio . Croatian . ARKOD . Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development . 2013-09-08.
  5. Web site: Naselja Općine – Općina Tompojevci . 2023-01-26 . hr.
  6. Web site: Vukovarsko-srijemska županija - broj stanovnika po naseljima . Croatian Bureau of Statistics . PC AXIS baze podataka . 2003 . 2013-09-08 .