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Gornja Čemernica (Serbian Cyrillic: Горња Чемерница)[1] is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Gvozd, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D6 highway.
Gornja Čemernica
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Village | |
  Gornja Čemernica Location of Gornja Čemernica in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′06″N 15°54′17″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina County |
| Municipality | Gvozd |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 142 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44410 |
| Area code | (+385) 44 |
History
The village of Čemernica (comprising Gornja Čemernica and Donja Čemernica) suffered heavy demographic losses in the World war II losing 586 of its residents, 295 of whom perished in the Glina massacre on 3 August 1941. 68 more residents perished in the Jasenovac concentration camp.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census,[2] the village of Gornja Čemernica has 142 inhabitants. This represents 32.49% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.
The 1991 census[4] recorded that 97.48% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (426/437), 0.69% were Yugoslavs (3/437), 0.46% were ethic Croats (2/437) and 1.37% were of other ethnic origin (6/437).
- Note: Settlements of Donja Čemernica and Gornja Čemernica were reported separately from 1890 onwards. From 1857 to 1880, they were reported as single settlement of Čemernica. The data pertaining to former settlement of Čemernica is now contained within the data for the settlement of Donja Čemernica (which currently belongs to the municipality of Topusko).
Sights
- Monument to the uprising of the people of Kordun and Banija
- Partisan Airfield Čemernica was one of 34 partisan airfields (850m long airstrip) used in World war II in Yugoslavia. The first plane, which landed on 22 July 1944, evacuated 18 badly wounded partisans along with 26 children to Bari, Italy. One of many notable passengers who landed at the Čemernica Airfield was Randolph Churchill, who established the British military mission at Topusko on 16 September 1944.[6]
Notable natives and residents
- Dmitar Obradović (1947–1992) - moderate politician and mayor of Vrginmost who was killed in 1992[7]
See also
- Glina massacres
References
- Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Gornja Čemernica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- "Kotar Vrginmost u NO borbi 1941-1945./District of Vrginmost during National Liberation War 1941-1945" (PDF). 1980. pp. 402–433. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
- Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
- Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
- Dušan Baić "Kotar Vrginmost u NO borbi 1941-1945."/"District of Vrginmost during National Liberation War 1941-1945", pg 200, 1980
- "Pupovac iz Pješčanice: Onemogućuju se da građani Hrvatske doznaju za zločine počinjene prema Srbima". dalmacijanews.hr (in Croatian). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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Gornja Čemernica est une localité de Croatie située dans la municipalité de Gvozd, comitat de Sisak-Moslavina. Au recensement de 2011, elle comptait 142 habitants.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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