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Boričevac

Village in Croatia

Boričevac Boričevac (Croatian)^[1] Borićevac
Village
44°31′57″N 16°01′34″E / 44.53250°N 16.02611°E / 44.53250; 16.02611
Country	Croatia
County	Lika-Senj
Municipality	Donji Lapac
Area ^[2]
• Total	15.5 km² (6.0 sq mi)
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	13
• Density	0.84/km² (2.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	53250 Donji Lapac
Area code	+385 (53)

Boričevac is a village in Croatia.

History

Throughout July, August and September 1941, Boričevac was one of several Croat and Muslim villages across Lika and Western Bosnia that were attacked and massacred by Serb Communist insurgents and Chetniks.^[4]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Boričevac had 17 inhabitants.^[5]

Population^[6]
1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
708	879	702	787	800	788	763	788	11	42	41	41	83	33	24	17

Note: Till 1931 it was independent settlement and from 1948-1991 part of settlement (hamlet). From 1857-1880 include data for settlement of Mišljenovac. It became independent settlement again in 2001 from the settlement of Gajine.

1991 census

For the ethnic composition of population in 1991 census see: Gajine.

Austro-hungarian 1910 census

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Boričevac had 788 inhabitants in 4 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Population by language	Croatian or Serbian
Boričevac	450
Boričevački Bubanj	171
Jasenovača	82
Lisičjak	85
Total	788 (100%)

Population by religion	Roman Catholics	Eastern Orthodox
Boričevac	438	12
Boričevački Bubanj	155	16
Jasenovača	82	-
Lisičjak	85	-
Total	760 (96.44%)	28 (3.55%)

Literature

[1] Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, author: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

References

^ 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.
^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "WWII Massacres in Bosnia: How Violence Transforms Communities". 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Boričevac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ - Republika Hrvatska - Državni zavod za statistiku: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001.