Ljukovo ( sr-cyr, Љуково) is a village in the

Inđija Inđija (, ) is a town and a municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the town has total population of 24,450, while the municipality has 43,433 inhabitants. It is located in the geogr ...

municipality, in

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n northern province of

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. The village has a population numbering 1,525 people (2011 census). The village was formed in 1927 by workers on the nearby large Jojkić farm, settled from the

Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by t ...

region in today's Croatia. Located around 5 km west of Inđija, it was named after the nearby stream of Ljukovo. After the World War II it had recorded population of around 500. It was mainly settled by migrants from Lika,

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

and

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. After the Yugoslav wars of 1990s, they were joined by the wave of refugees from

Kninska krajina Kninska Krajina ( sr-Cyrl, Книнска Крајина) is a geographical and historical region in Dalmatian Hinterland in Croatia, centered around the town of Knin. Geography Kninska Krajina is situated between Bukovica in the southwest, Lik ...

Cazin Cazin ( sr-cyrl, Цазин) is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border ...

and

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwes ...

. The villagers were mainly employed in industrial facilities in Inđija, chiefly the once great "Yugoslav Fur Factory". Today, most residents are involved in agriculture. Foundations of the village's Orthodox church were laid in 1992, and it was completed in 2003. It is dedicated to the Ascension of Mary (''Uspenje presvete Bogorodice''). Ljukovo became famous for its "Liars' Club" (Клуб Лажова), whose president was the local jokester Mirko Bera, and after his death, his son Stamenko took over.

Historical population

*1961: 897 *1971: 967 *1981: 1,191 *1991: 1,301 *2002: 1,604 *2011: 1,525

Historical population

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