Staro Selo Topusko

Staro Selo Topusko
Village
Staro Selo Topusko Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°15′33″N15°56′59″E / 45.25917°N 15.94972°E / 45.25917; 15.94972
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia
County	Sisak-Moslavina
Municipality	Topusko
Area [1]
• Total	20.0 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	95
• Density	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44415 Topusko
Area code	(+385) 44

Staro Selo Topusko is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Topusko, Sisak-Moslavina County.

History

During World War II, a large number of Serbs were massacred in the village by the Ustaše regime in June and July 1941. ^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, ^[4] the village of Staro Selo Topusko has 154 inhabitants. This represents 38.31% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

According to the 1991 census, ^[5] of the village population were ethnic Croats and minority Serbs and other ethnic origin.

Population change 1857-2011 ^{[4] [6]}

v

population	439	799	825	956	1204	1277	1325	1428	927	938	871	666	497	402	191	154
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Sights

• Monument to the uprising of the people of Kordun and Banija

See also

• Glina massacres

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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. Zatezalo, Đuro (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. pp. 132–136. ISBN   953-6627-79-5.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Staro Selo Topusko". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
5. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
6. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr

45°15′33″N15°56′59″E / 45.25917°N 15.94972°E / 45.25917; 15.94972