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Mečenčani
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|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Continental Croatia (Banovina) |
| County |  Sisak-Moslavina |
| Municipality | Donji Kukuruzari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 103 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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%).[4]
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.
After the 2020 Petrinja earthquake, more than 50 large sinkholes appeared in the Mečenčani area, endangering the population. The deepest of these sinkholes was approximately 15 metres (50 ft) deep.[5]
Demographics
| 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[6] | 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Serbian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos in Mečenčani was completed in 1877.[7] Its icons were originally made for the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Donji Kukuruzari.[7]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "U zadnjih nekoliko dana uočeno novih 13 rupa u tlu u Mečenčanima". Večernji list. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ↑ Croatia censuses 1948-2001
- 1 2 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.