Voćin

Voćin is a village and municipality in western Slavonia, Croatia, located southwest of Slatina and east of Daruvar. The population of the municipality is 1,911, with 956 people living in Voćin itself (census 2021).

Voćin
Village
Voćin is located in Croatia
Voćin
Voćin
Location of Voćin in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°37′04″N 17°32′52″E
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia
County Virovitica-Podravina County
MunicipalityVoćin
Area
[1]
 • Total296.09 km2 (114.32 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,911
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33522
Area code(+385) 33

Geography

Voćin, a pilgrimage site, is located in a valley of the Voćinska Rijeka at the foot of Papuk Mountain. The surrounding area is notable for the Lisičine arboretum, the special Sekulinačke Planine forest vegetation reserve.

History
Cultural event "Voćinska kestenijada"
Columnar basalt at Rupica

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Voćin was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The church was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1973.

During the World War II, on January 14, 1942, happened the first Voćin massacre - killing of 350 Serb civilians by the Croatian Ustaše. The massacre was carried out as retaliation for partisans' action in Papuk.[3]

During the Croatian War of Independence, the village's was the site of a massacre by the Serb White Eagles, who killed 43 villagers, all but one of whom were ethnic Croats. A Serb civilian who tried to protect his neighbors was the other fatality. Overnight, between 13 and 14 December 1991, the village's 550-year-old late style gothic church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was destroyed by explosive charges.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census,[2] the Voćin municipality had 1,911 inhabitants. The municipality consists of the following settlements:

Settlement19912001 2011 2021
Bokane 116 192 215 136
Ćeralije284597 623 595
Dobrić644 - -
Donje Kusonje974 5 5
Đuričić 89 2 - -
Gornje Kusonje 69 36 13 6
Gornji Meljani 172 12 15 8
Hum 243 102 90 62
Hum Varoš 61 40 47 24
Kometnik-Jorgići 119 58 26 27
Kometnik-Zubići 171 17 28 16
Kuzma 25 - - -
Lisičine 160 6 - -
Macute 286 80 33 19
Mačkovac 75 73 47 33
Novo Kusonje 48 26 22 15
Popovac 43 2 - -
Rijenci 120 7 5 3
Sekulinci 238 16 7 2
Smude 103 4 15 4
Voćin 1,569 1,221 1,191 956
Voćin municipality 4,152 2,421 2,384 1,911

Population of the Voćin municipality by ethnicity:[2]

Year of censustotalCroatsSerbsYugoslavsothers
2021 1 896 1784 (94.09%) 90 (4.75%) - 6 (0.3%)
20112 3822 147 (90.13%)211 (8.86%)-24 (1.01%)
20012 4212 069 (85.46%)315 (13.01%)-37 (1.53%)
19911 569n/an/an/an/a

Population of the Voćin village by ethnicity:[2][4]

Year of censustotalCroatsSerbsYugoslavsothers
2021 956 n/a n/a - n/a
20111 1911097 (92.12%)79 (6.63%)-15 (1.26%)
20011 161n/an/a-n/a
19911 569426 (27.15%)1 009 (64.31%)65 (4.14%)69 (4.40%)
19811 558404 (25.93%)904 (58.02%)226 (14.51%)24 (1.54%)
19711 489541 (36.33%)869 (58.36%)61 (4.10%)18 (1.21%)
'Population change of Voćin village 1857–2021 [2][5]
population
1221
1359
1201
1483
1524
1884
1817
1980
1082
1460
1567
1489
1558
1569
1161
1191
956
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics

See also

References
  1. "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Voćin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. "Sjećanje na 350 nedužnih žrtava ustaškog terora". Virovitica.net. January 15, 2013.
  4. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
  5. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
  6. "Sjećanje na žrtve ustaškog terora / "Commemorating the victims of Ustaša terror"". portalnovosti.com (in Croatian). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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