Drljača, Croatia

Village in central Croatia

Village in Continental Croatia, Croatia

45°21′30″N 16°31′12″E / 45.358352°N 16.519917°E / 45.358352; 16.519917Country

CroatiaRegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)County

Sisak-MoslavinaMunicipalitySunjaArea

^[1]

• 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

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".

History

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

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
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011

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

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ ^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.
^ Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr