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Voćin is a village and municipality in western Slavonia, Croatia, located southwest of Slatina and east of Daruvar. The population of the municipality is 1,911, with 956 people living in Voćin itself (census 2021).

Voćin
Village
Voćin Location of Voćin in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°37′04″N 17°32′52″E
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia
County	Virovitica-Podravina County
Municipality	Voćin
Area [1]
• Total	296.09 km2 (114.32 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,911
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33522
Area code	(+385) 33

Geography

Voćin, a pilgrimage site, is located in a valley of the Voćinska Rijeka at the foot of Papuk Mountain. The surrounding area is notable for the Lisičine arboretum, the special Sekulinačke Planine forest vegetation reserve.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Voćin was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The church was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1973.

During the World War II, on January 14, 1942, happened the first Voćin massacre - killing of 350 Serb civilians by the Croatian Ustaše. The massacre was carried out as retaliation for partisans' action in Papuk.[3]

During the Croatian War of Independence, the village's was the site of a massacre by the Serb White Eagles, who killed 43 villagers, all but one of whom were ethnic Croats. A Serb civilian who tried to protect his neighbors was the other fatality. Overnight, between 13 and 14 December 1991, the village's 550-year-old late style gothic church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was destroyed by explosive charges.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census,[2] the Voćin municipality had 1,911 inhabitants. The municipality consists of the following settlements:

Settlement	1991	2001	2011	2021
Bokane	116	192	215	136
Ćeralije	284	597	623	595
Dobrić	64	4	-	-
Donje Kusonje	97	4	5	5
Đuričić	89	2	-	-
Gornje Kusonje	69	36	13	6
Gornji Meljani	172	12	15	8
Hum	243	102	90	62
Hum Varoš	61	40	47	24
Kometnik-Jorgići	119	58	26	27
Kometnik-Zubići	171	17	28	16
Kuzma	25	-	-	-
Lisičine	160	6	-	-
Macute	286	80	33	19
Mačkovac	75	73	47	33
Novo Kusonje	48	26	22	15
Popovac	43	2	-	-
Rijenci	120	7	5	3
Sekulinci	238	16	7	2
Smude	103	4	15	4
Voćin	1,569	1,221	1,191	956
Voćin municipality	4,152	2,421	2,384	1,911

Population of the Voćin municipality by ethnicity:[2]

Year of census	total	Croats	Serbs	Yugoslavs	others
2021	1 896	1784 (94.09%)	90 (4.75%)	-	6 (0.3%)
2011	2 382	2 147 (90.13%)	211 (8.86%)	-	24 (1.01%)
2001	2 421	2 069 (85.46%)	315 (13.01%)	-	37 (1.53%)
1991	1 569	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Population of the Voćin village by ethnicity:[2][4]

Year of census	total	Croats	Serbs	Yugoslavs	others
2021	956	n/a	n/a	-	n/a
2011	1 191	1097 (92.12%)	79 (6.63%)	-	15 (1.26%)
2001	1 161	n/a	n/a	-	n/a
1991	1 569	426 (27.15%)	1 009 (64.31%)	65 (4.14%)	69 (4.40%)
1981	1 558	404 (25.93%)	904 (58.02%)	226 (14.51%)	24 (1.54%)
1971	1 489	541 (36.33%)	869 (58.36%)	61 (4.10%)	18 (1.21%)

See also

• Voćin massacre
• Voćin massacre WW2[6] on 14 January 1942
• Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Voćin

References

External links

• Voćin, commune of Voćin

На других языках

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[de] Voćin

Voćin ist ein Dorf und eine Gemeinde in der Gespanschaft Virovitica-Podravina in Kroatien in der historischen Region Slawonien. In der Volkszählung von 2001 hatte die Gemeinde 2.421 Einwohner[2], 85,46 % davon Kroaten und 13,01 % Serben. Das Dorf allein besaß 1.161 Einwohner.[3] In der Volkszählung von 2011 hatte die Gemeinde 2.382 Einwohner[4], 90,13 % davon Kroaten und 8,86 % Serben[5]. Das Dorf allein besitzt 1.191 Einwohner.[6]

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- [en] Voćin

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[ru] Вочин

Во́чин (хорв. Voćin) — община с центром в одноимённом посёлке на северо-востоке Хорватии, в Вировитицко-Подравской жупании. Население 1170 человек в самом посёлке и 2341 человек во всей общине (2011)[1]. Большинство населения — хорваты (85,5 %), сербы составляют 13 % населения[2]. В состав общины кроме самого посёлка Вочин входят ещё 20 деревень. Большинство населения занято в сельском хозяйстве.

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