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Mlakva,_Croatia Latitude and Longitude:

44°41′57″N 15°17′18″E / 44.69917°N 15.28833°E / 44.69917; 15.28833
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Mlakva
Млаква
Village
Mlakva is located in Croatia
Mlakva
Mlakva
Coordinates: 44°41′57″N 15°17′18″E / 44.69917°N 15.28833°E / 44.69917; 15.28833
Country  Croatia
County  Lika-Senj
Municipality Perušić
Area
 • Total20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation
508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total31
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)

Mlakva is a village in Perušić municipality, Croatia.

History

During World War II, as part of their genocide targeting ethnic Serbs, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime killed and burned more than 280 Serb villagers in Mlakva on 6 August 1941, including 191 children. [3]

Demographics

The 2011 population was 51.

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata  Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Zatezalo, Đuro (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. p. 286. ISBN  953-6627-79-5.