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Široka Kula

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Široka Kula
Village
Široka Kula is located in Croatia
Široka Kula
Široka Kula
Location of Široka Kula in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°36′48″N 15°27′17″E / 44.61333°N 15.45472°E / 44.61333; 15.45472
Country Croatia
CountyLika-Senj
MunicipalityGospić
Area
[1]
 • Total
85.3 km2 (32.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
78
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Široka Kula is a village in the Gospić municipality in the Lika region of central Croatia, Lika-Senj County. It is located near Gospić, connected by the D25 highway.

History

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During the WWII Genocide of Serbs by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime, more than 400 Serbs were massacred in Široka Kula.[3]

In October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces of the SAO Krajina massacred 41 Croat civilians.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population 1857-2011 [5][6]
population
2312
2757
2654
2769
3225
3050
3054
2691
957
932
1035
896
658
553
130
116
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics


The 2011 census registered 116 residents.

See also

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Notable natives and residents

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References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Zatezalo, Đuro (1989). Kotar Gospić i Kotar Perušić u narodnooslobodilačkom ratu, 1941-1945. Karlovac: Historijski arhiv u Karlovcu. p. 180. ISBN 978-8680783048.
  4. ^ Nazor 2009, p. 322.
  5. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Široka Kula". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr

44°36′48″N 15°27′17″E / 44.61333°N 15.45472°E / 44.61333; 15.45472

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