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Revision as of 20:16, 19 January 2021

45°17′N 16°26′E / 45.283°N 16.433°E / 45.283; 16.433

Mečenčani
Меченчани (Serbian)[1]
Village
Map
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalityDonji Kukuruzari
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mečenčani (Serbian Cyrillic: Меченчани)[1] is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality, Central Croatia.

Geography

The village is located in the region of Banovina (known as Banija).

History

In 1905, the municipality of Mečenčani existed in the Zagreb County of Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, having 5025 people, of whom Serbs of the Orthodox faith numbered 4574 (91.1%).[2]

It was previously part of the Kostajnica municipality. Before the outbreak of the Croatian War, the SAO Krajina (1990-1991) was self-proclaimed in the region by ethnic Serbs of Croatia. The region was subsequently reintegrated into Croatia after Operation Storm.

Demographics

Demographic history
Ethnic group 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Serbs 213 (97.70%)
Croats 1 (0.45%)
Yugoslavs 4 (1.83%)
Others and unknown 0
Total[3] 307 341 313 245 237 218 168

Religion

Serbian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos

Neoclassicist Serbian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos in Mečenčani was completed in 1877.[4] Its iscons were originally made for the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Donji Kukuruzari.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Srpska pravoslavna mitropolija karlovačka: Po podacima od 1905. god. Srpska manastirska štamparija. 1910. p. 1035.

    Управна опћина Меченчани има 5025 душа, од којих су Срби православне вере 4574 (91°,1).

  3. ^ Croatia censuses 1948-2001
  4. ^ a b 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.
  • Савезни завод за статистику и евиденцију ФНРЈ и СФРЈ, попис становништва 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. и 1991. године.