Grabovac Banski

Grabovac Banski
Village
Grabovac Banski Location of Grabovac Banski in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°19′51″N16°14′18″E / 45.33083°N 16.23833°E / 45.33083; 16.23833
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia (Banovina)
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Municipality	Petrinja
Area [1]
• Total	7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	127
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44204 Jabukovac
Area code	(+385) 044

Grabovac Banski is a village in central Croatia, in the Town of Petrinja, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D30 highway.

History

On 23 July 1941, the first armed action by the antifascist partisans in Banija region, and in Croatia as a whole, was conducted in Banski Grabovac, under the leadership of Vasilj Gaćeša. ^{[3] [4]} In Ustaša reprisals against civilian population, that followed shortly, about 1200 civilians were killed in the Banski Grabovac massacre. There are two monuments in this area, the Monument of the Uprising and Monument to the Victims of Fascism, by Petar Salopek, featuring the lyrics of Croatian poet Jure Kaštelan.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, ^[5] the village of Grabovac Banski has 200 inhabitants. This represents 36.23% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

According to the 1991 census, ^[6] 88.04% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (486/552), 4.71% were ethnic Croats (26/552), 5.62% were Yugoslavs (31/552), while 1.63% were of other ethnic origin (9/552).

Population change 1857-2011 ^{[5] [7]}

population	478	366	391	522	646	728	711	819	591	623	689	661	570	552	223	200
	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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Sights

• The Monument of the Uprising and Monument to the Victims of Fascism, by Petar Salopek, featuring the lyrics of Croatian poet Jure Kaštelan.

References

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. "Prvi borci u Hrvatskoj bili su banijski Srbi pod vodstvom Vasilja Gačeše/ "First antifascist fighters in Croatia were Serbs of Banija region led by Vasilj Gačeša"". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
4. "Zaboravljen banijski heroj Vasilj Gaćeša/ "Vasilj Gačeša, the forgotten hero of Banija"". portalnovosti.com (in Croatian). 25 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
5. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Grabovac Banski". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
7. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr