Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрљача) is a village in the Banija region in central Croatia, in the municipality of Sunja, Sisak-Moslavina County. The village name means "harrow".

Drljača
Village
Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house
Drljača with destroyed and abandoned Serbian house
Drljača is located in Croatia
Drljača
Drljača
Coordinates: 45°21′30″N 16°31′12″E / 45.358352°N 16.519917°E / 45.358352; 16.519917
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalitySunja
Area
 • Total6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total184
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44210 Sunja
Area code(+385) 44

History edit

Prior to the Croatian War, the village was part of the SAO Krajina, a self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous region. During the war, it became part of the Republic of Srpska Krajina.

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 census,[3] the village of Drljača has 277 inhabitants. This represents 51.49% of its pre-war population.

According to the 1991 census,[4] 77.88% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (419/538), 7.99% were ethnic Croats (43/538), 6.87% were Yugoslavs (37/538), while 7.25% were of other ethnic origin (39/538).

Population change 1857-2011[3][5]
population
257
606
299
350
362
355
763
457
488
574
482
496
538
385
277
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics


NOTE: Data for 1869 include data for the settlement of Četvrtkovac, and 1880 data are included in data for the settlement of Četvrtkovac.

Notable natives and residents 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 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drljača". 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