Donji Žirovac

Coordinates: 45°09′14″N 16°07′19″E / 45.15389°N 16.12194°E / 45.15389; 16.12194
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Donji Žirovac
Доњи Жировац (Serbian)[1]
Village
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia (Banovina)
County Sisak-Moslavina
MunicipalityDvor
Area
 • Total1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total28
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Donji Žirovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Жировац)[4] is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D6 highway. The village has 53 residents according to 2001 census, most of whom are of the Serbian ethnicity.

Religion[edit]

Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul[edit]

Donji Žirovac is famous for its Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul built between 1822 and 1830.[5] During the World War II the church served as a Yugoslav Partisans workshop and basis.[5] It led German forces to bomb in 1943 and it was not is permanent use in the subsequent period until today.[5] Despite its state the church is still occasionally used by the local Serbian Orthodox community. There was an older wooden church in for the wider area of the village which was most probably constructed in 1693.[5] Construction of the contemporary orthodox church was state funded.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  5. ^ a b c d e Škiljan, Filip (2008). Kulturno – historijski spomenici Banije s pregledom povijesti Banije od prapovijesti do 1881 [Cultural and historical monuments of Banija with an overview of history Banija from prehistory to 1881.] (in Serbian). Zagreb, Croatia: Serb National Council. ISBN 978-953-7442-04-0.

45°09′14″N 16°07′19″E / 45.15389°N 16.12194°E / 45.15389; 16.12194