Brotnja (Serbian Cyrillic: Бротња)[1] is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D218 highway.
Brotnja | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Brotnja | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′41″N 16°07′24″E / 44.44472°N 16.12333°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Zadar County |
| Municipality | Gračac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 22 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23445 Srb |
| Area code | +385 (23) |
History
During the Second World War, on 27 July 1941, Serb Communist insurgents and Chetniks attacked the village and committed a massacre of Croat civilians known as the Brotnja massacre.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Brotnja had 47 inhabitants.[4]
| Population[5] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| 350 | 447 | 271 | 392 | 519 | 531 | 541 | 627 | 366 | 375 | 287 | 229 | 170 | 125 | 34 | 47 |
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, settlement of Brotnja had 125 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as following:
| Brotnja |
|---|
| 1991 |
Austro-hungarian 1910 census
According to the 1910 census, settlement of Brotnja had 531 inhabitants in 4 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:
| Population by language | Croatian or Serbian |
|---|---|
| Brotnja | 331 |
| Suvajska Joševica | 92 |
| Suvajski Ponorac | 85 |
| Zaglavci | 23 |
| Total | 531 (100%) |
| Population by religion | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Catholics |
|---|---|---|
| Brotnja | 277 | 54 |
| Suvajska Joševica | 92 | - |
| Suvajski Ponorac | 85 | - |
| Zaglavci | 23 | - |
| Total | 477 (89.83%) | 54 (10.16%) |
Literature
- [1] Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
- Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;