Hrvatska Dubica
Encyclopedia
Hrvatska Dubica is a village and a municipality in central Croatia
in the Sisak-Moslavina county
. It is located on the northern bank of the river Una, east of Hrvatska Kostajnica
and southwest of Jasenovac
and Novska
. The municipality of Hrvatska Dubica has a population of 2,341 (2001 census), 90.13% (2110) which are Croats
and 6.49% (152) which are Serbs
. The population of Dubica itself is 987, with the rest distributed in the nearby villages of Baćin, Donji Cerovljani, Gornji Cerovljani, Slabinja, and Živaja
.
The town of Bosanska Dubica lies to the south of the municipality, in Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
, Dubica was located in the area contested by the Serbian rebels. Most of the civilians fled the area during the attacks of the Serbian forces that started in September 1991. These forces were controlled by Milan Martić
, and consisted of units of Yugoslav People's Army
, Territorial Defence, and the so-called Militia of SAO Krajina
. Hrvatska Dubica fell on September 17, 1991. Around October 7, 1991, the Serbian forces took control of the entire wider area of Hrvatska Kostajnica
.
Serb forces made a campaign of ethnic cleansing
, eliminating all Croats from the area, notably in the infamous Baćin massacre
.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
in the Sisak-Moslavina county
Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2001 census it is inhabited by 185 thousand people....
. It is located on the northern bank of the river Una, east of Hrvatska Kostajnica
Hrvatska Kostajnica
Hrvatska Kostajnica, often just Kostajnica, is a small town in central Croatia. It is located on the Una river in the Sisak-Moslavina county, south of Petrinja and Sisak and across the river from Bosanska Kostajnica in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
and southwest of Jasenovac
Jasenovac
Jasenovac is a village and a municipality in Croatian Slavonia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina county at the confluence of the river Una into Sava.The name means "ash tree" or "ash forest" in Croatian, the area being ringed by such a forest....
and Novska
Novska
Novska is a town in Croatian Slavonia, located between Kutina and Nova Gradiška, southeast of the capital, Zagreb. It has a total population of 13,573 in the following settlements:* Bair, population 6* Borovac, population 276* Brestača, population 911...
. The municipality of Hrvatska Dubica has a population of 2,341 (2001 census), 90.13% (2110) which are Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
and 6.49% (152) which are Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
. The population of Dubica itself is 987, with the rest distributed in the nearby villages of Baćin, Donji Cerovljani, Gornji Cerovljani, Slabinja, and Živaja
Živaja
Živaja is a village in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County, borough Hrvatska Dubica.-Geographical location:Located on the direction between the cities of Croatia Dubica and Sunja. Geographical coordinates are z. width: 45 ° 14 '45.60 ", western longitude 16 ° 43' 22.80".Živaja village is...
.
The town of Bosanska Dubica lies to the south of the municipality, in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
Recent history
During the Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, Dubica was located in the area contested by the Serbian rebels. Most of the civilians fled the area during the attacks of the Serbian forces that started in September 1991. These forces were controlled by Milan Martić
Milan Martic
Milan Martić is a Serbian politician, former president of the Republic of Serbian Krajina...
, and consisted of units of Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
, Territorial Defence, and the so-called Militia of SAO Krajina
SAO Krajina
Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina or SAO Krajina was a self proclaimed Serbian autonomous region within modern-day Croatia . It existed between 1990 and 1991 and was subsequently included into Republic of Serbian Krajina...
. Hrvatska Dubica fell on September 17, 1991. Around October 7, 1991, the Serbian forces took control of the entire wider area of Hrvatska Kostajnica
Hrvatska Kostajnica
Hrvatska Kostajnica, often just Kostajnica, is a small town in central Croatia. It is located on the Una river in the Sisak-Moslavina county, south of Petrinja and Sisak and across the river from Bosanska Kostajnica in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
.
Serb forces made a campaign of ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing is a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic orreligious group from certain geographic areas....
, eliminating all Croats from the area, notably in the infamous Baćin massacre
Bacin massacre
The Baćin massacre was a war crime committed by rebel Croatian Serbs' forces on October 21, 1991 on a location near village of Baćin, near Hrvatska Dubica, in central Croatia, during the Croatian War of Independence....
.