Dragotina is a village in central Croatia, in the Sisak-Moslavina County, municipality of Glina. It is connected by the D6 highway.

Dragotina
Village
Dragotina is located in Croatia
Dragotina
Dragotina
Location of Dragotina in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°16′08″N 16°10′23″E / 45.26889°N 16.17306°E / 45.26889; 16.17306
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalityGlina
Area
 • Total7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total57
 • Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44400 Glina
Area code(+385) 44

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 census,[3] the village of Dragotina has 149 inhabitants. This represents 29.74% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.


Population by ethnicity [3][4]

Year of census total Serbs Croats Yugoslavs others
2011 149 134 (89.93%) 13 (8.72%) n/a 2 (1.35%)
2001 182 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1991 501 484 (96.61%) 10 (2.00%) 4 (0.80%) 3 (0.59%)
1981 500 394 (78.80%) 4 (0.80%) 99 (19.80%) 3 (0.60%)
1971 597 568 (95.14%) 14 (2.35%) 12 (2.01%) 3 (0.50%)


Historical population 1857-2011 [3][5]
population
680
580
641
756
860
971
955
953
685
704
635
597
500
501
182
149
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics


Religion edit

Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos edit

In 1760 local existing Roman Catholic church was converted to Serbian Orthodox Church as the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos.[6] This medieval church was removed and the new historicist building was completed in 1910.[6] The site is known as a Roman archaeological site and some part of it are reused in the construction of the church.[6] The church was burned by the Ustashe regime during the World War II and its reconstruction was completed in 1988. After the Operation Storm in 1995 church was devastated by the members of Croatian Army and its latest reconstruction was completed in 2000.[6]

Sights edit

  • Monument to the Victims of Fascism - removed from the site and deposited into storage facilities in Glina based on the decision of the Glina Municipal Council dated 18 March 1997[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Dragotina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  5. ^ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr". Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ a b c d Škiljan, Filip (2008). Kulturno – historijski spomenici Banije s pregledom povijesti Banije od prapovijesti do 1881 [Cultural and historical monuments of Banija with an overview of history Banija from prehistory to 1881.] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-04-0.
  7. ^ "Spomenik koji je preživio reprizu 1941". portalnovosti.com (in Serbian). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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