Birovača (Serbian Cyrillic: Бировача)[1] is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D218 highway.

Birovača
Бировача (Serbian)[1]
Village
Birovača
Birovača
Birovača is located in Croatia
Birovača
Birovača
Coordinates: 44°35′23″N 15°57′42″E / 44.58972°N 15.96167°E / 44.58972; 15.96167
Country Croatia
County Lika-Senj
MunicipalityDonji Lapac
Area
 • Total24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation
777 m (2,549 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total67
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
53250 Donji Lapac
Area code+385 (53)

During the Croatian War of Independence, Birovača was in the Republic of Serbian Krajina.

Population edit

According to the 2011 census, Birovača had 77 inhabitants.[4]

Population[5]
1857 1869 1880 1890 1900 1910 1921 1931 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
0 0 0 335 446 403 371 425 331 325 306 292 238 247 103 77

Note: From 1857-1880 data is include in settlement of Dnopolje. Till 1931 it was part of settlement (hamlet).

1991 census edit

According to the 1991 census, settlement of Birovača had 247 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:

Birovača
1991

total: 247

  Serbs 239 (96.76%)
  Macedonians 6 (2.42%)
  nondeclared 1 (0.40%)
  regionally declared 1 (0.40%)

Austro-Hungarian 1910 census edit

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Birovača had 403 inhabitants in 4 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Population by language Croatian or Serbian
Birovača 192
Dnopoljski Trnovac 52
Lapačka Korita 51
Opačića Dolina 108
Total 403 (100%)
Population by religion Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholics
Birovača 191 1
Dnopoljski Trnovac 52 -
Lapačka Korita 51 -
Opačića Dolina 108 -
Total 402 (99.75%) 1 (0.24%)

Literature edit

  • [1] Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
  • Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, author: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

References edit