Gaćište is a village in the municipality

Suhopolje Suhopolje is a settlement and an eponymous municipality in Slavonia, Croatia. It is located on the northern slopes of the Bilogora mountain in the region of Podravina, 10 km southeast of Virovitica; elevation 118 m. Population In the ...

. ''Jasik'' and ''Pustara'' are two smaller villages also considered to belong to Gaćište. Gaćište’s economy is largely based on agriculture, with important foundations such as; school (built in 1910 years, open until 1989), farm for breeding cattle, old agricultural warehouses, big village lodge set as center of culture, small park and church of “Mala Gospa” (Small Virgin Mary).

Population

According to the census of 2001, the village had 280 inhabitants (132 men and 148 women). After the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...

between 1991 and 1995, Gaćište experienced a large demographic decline. Predominantly Serb population emigrated from Croatia and was replaced by immigrants from

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. The village was a colonist settlement established during the

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Culture

The village is surrounded by archaeological sites. On the way to the village

Zvonimirovo Zvonimirovo, formerly Ladislav, Malo Gaćište, Novo Obilićevo, and Zvonimirovac, is a village in Croatia. History On 20 September 1941, the NDH changed the name of the town from Novo Obilićevo to Zvonimirovac. Demographics References

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are the remains of ‘whitehill’ and ‘latenic culture’ (23 skeleton tombs dated from AD 1000 to 1080). Also there are many of Roman artifacts around as the village is located near the ancient Roman settlement Bolentio (today village Orešac ).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaciste Populated places in Virovitica-Podravina County