Kusonje
Kusonje | |
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Village | |
![Church of Saint George in Kusonje was built in 1732–34 and destroyed in 1942[1]](/wiki/File:Kusonje_in_winter_2009_(2).JPG) Church of Saint George in Kusonje was built in 1732–34 and destroyed in 1942[1] | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′N 17°14′E / 45.467°N 17.233°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Požega-Slavonia |
| Municipality | Pakrac |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 308 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal number | 34550 Pakrac |
Kusonje is a village in Croatia in the municipality/town of Pakrac, Požega-Slavonia County. It is connected by the D38 highway. Kusonje was place of Serbian rebel masacre on Croatian soldiers and policeman during Croatian War of Independce.
Demographics
According to the 2011 population census,[2] the village of Kusonje had 308 inhabitants. This represents 27.97% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.
Population by ethnicity[2][3]:
| Year of census | total | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 308 | 187 (60.71%) | 101 (32.79%) | - | 20 (6.49%) |
| 2001 | 200 | n/a | n/a | - | n/a |
| 1991 | 1 101 | 891 (80.93%) | 99 (8.99%) | 72 (6.54%) | 39 (3.54%) |
| 1981 | 1 047 | 685 (65.43%) | 96 (9.17%) | 247 (23.59%) | 19 (1.81%) |
| 1971 | 744 | 605 (81.32%) | 123 (16.53%) | 4 (0.54%) | 12 (1.61%) |
| 1961 | 658 | 555 (84.35%) | 86 (13.07%) | 1 (0.15%) | 16 (2.43%) |
History
Kusonje were part of Croatian medieval state. :In 1543, Kusonje and near town Pakrac were conquered by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman rule lasted until it was seized and reconquered by the Croats and Austrians in 1691. Exactly 300 years later, in 1991, war broke out in Croatia, of which Kusonje and Pakrac were a part. Serbians occupied the town over in March 1991, but Croatian government forces swiftly won the land back.
See also
References
- ^ "Dan kada su Kusonje prepolovljene / "The day when Kusonje population was halved"". portalnovosti.com (in Croatian). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kusonje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
- ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
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