Buhača

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Buhača
Village
Buhača is located in Croatia
Buhača
Buhača
Location of Buhača in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°11′17″N 15°45′22″E / 45.18806°N 15.75611°E / 45.18806; 15.75611
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia
CountyKarlovac
MunicipalityCetingrad
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total36
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47222 Cetingrad

Buhača (or Buvača) is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Cetingrad, Karlovac County. It is connected by the D216 highway.


History[]

The Eastern Orthodox church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, built in the Byzantine style in 1800. In the World War II, the temple devastated and looted by the Ustashas. After the war it was repaired. The church is situated on small hill above Maljevac settlement and is very visible from the main road connecting Velika Kladuša and Vojnić. The roof of the church is in terrible condition. The parochy includes Maljevac, , Buhača, Cetingrad, and in neighboring Bosnia.[2]

Until 1991, the village was part of the settlement of Maljevac in the municipality of Slunj. It is an independent settlement since 2001.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census,[1] the village of Buhača has 36 inhabitants.

Historical population 1857-2011[1][3]



Notable natives and residents[]

  • ((1891–1955) - a linguist, writer and translator, the author of the Dictionary of Foreign Words and Expressions[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Buhača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ Filip Škiljan, Kulturno-historijski spomenici Korduna, Srpsko Narodno Vijeće, Zagreb, 2007.
  3. ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
  4. ^ Milan Vujaklija, "A lexicon of foreign words and expressions", first printed in Belgrade, 1936.

Coordinates: 45°11′17″N 15°45′22″E / 45.18806°N 15.75611°E / 45.18806; 15.75611

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