Široka Kula

Village in Lika-Senj, Croatia

Široka Kula

Village

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
County| Lika-Senj
Municipality| Gospić
Area

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• Total| 85.3 km2 (32.9 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Total| 78
• Density| 0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population 1857-2011 [5][6]

population|

2312

2757

2654

2769

3225

3050

3054

2691

957

932

1035

896

658

553

130

116

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

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics

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The 2011 census registered 116 residents.

## See also[edit]

* Široka Kula massacre

## Notable natives and residents[edit]

* Marko Orešković (1895–1941) - antifascist Partisan; People's Hero of Yugoslavia

## References[edit]

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, 2021 Census". 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. sfn error: no target: CITEREFNazor2009 (help)
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

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