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Begovac

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Begovac
Village
Begovac is located in Croatia
Begovac
Begovac
Location of Begovac in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°00′54″N 15°25′01″E / 45.01500°N 15.41694°E / 45.01500; 15.41694
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia
CountyKarlovac County
MunicipalitySaborsko
Area
  Total
15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation
537 m (1,762 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total
34
  Density2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47306 Saborsko
Area code(+385) 47

Begovac (known as Begovac Plaščanski until 1991) is a village in the Lika region of Croatia, in the municipality of Saborsko, Karlovac County.

History

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On 10 April 1941, while the Royal Yugoslav Army was withdrawing south by a passenger train, while stopped at Blato the Regia Aeronautica bombed the train, resulting in many dead and wounded. The villagers helped transport the wounded to the hospital in Ogulin: major Tihomir Oklobdžija, farmer Pavao Kostelac and the conductor Matija Pintar.[3]:347

On 4 July 1942, Partisans destroyed 450 metres (1,480 ft) of track between Blato and Lička Jesenica. Italian soldiers arrived from Plaški on an armoured train and the Partisans retreated.[4]

On 1–7 and 8 September, Partisans destroyed about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of railway between the Blato-Lička Jesenica and Javornik[a] stations. They burned 4 railway guardposts between Blato and Lička Jesenica and destroyed the water pump in Lička Jesenica. Italian railway guard troops engaged the Partisans in a 2 day battle. The Partisans killed 1 and wounded 8. After the Partisans left, it was estimated the repairs would take several days.[5]

Culture

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Demographics

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According to the 2011 census,[6] the village of Begovac has 16 inhabitants. This represents 9.20% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

The 1991 census [7] recorded that 99.43% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (173/174) and 0.57% were of other ethnic origin (1/174).

Historical population 1857-2011 [6][8]


NOTE: Known as Begovac Plaščanski until 1991 census, and Begovac from 2001 census on

Sights

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Notable natives and residents

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See also

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Notes

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  1. Opposite Saborsko.

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. Škiljan, Filip (2011-12-01). "Teror ustaškog režima nad srpskim stanovništvom na području kotareva Vrbovsko, Delnice i Ogulin u proljeće i ljeto 1941. godine" [Terror of the Ustasha Regime against the Serbian Population in the Territory of the Vrbovsko, Delnice and Ogulin Districts in the Spring and Summer 1941]. Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). 43 (1): 343–372. eISSN 1849-0344.
  4. Trgo 1964, p. 390.
  5. Trgo 1964, p. 444.
  6. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Begovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  8. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr

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