Jabukovac is a
village
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in central
Croatia
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, in the Town of
Petrinja
Petrinja () is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County.
On December 29, 2020, the town was hit by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 , causing ...
,
Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County ( hr, Sisačko-moslavačka županija) is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2021 ...
. It is connected by the
D30 highway.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census,
the village of Jabukovac had 141 inhabitants. This represents 43.38% of its pre-
war
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population according to the 1991 census.
The 1991 census recorded that 86.77% of the village population were ethnic
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
(282/325), 6.46% were
Yugoslavs
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(21/325), 4.62% were ethnic
Croats
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(15/325), while 2.15% were of other ethnic origin (7/325).
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Culture
* ''Zvuci Banije'' - an amateur group nurturing traditional folk singing and dancing
Sights and events
* ''Banijsko prelo''
References
Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County
Serb communities in Croatia
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