Melinovac


Melinovac is a village in Croatia.

History

During World War II, as part of their Genocide of Serbs in the [Independent State of Croatia|genocide targeting ethnic Serbs], the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime killed about 890 Serbs from Melinovac as well as the nearby village of Ličko Petrovo Selo between June and August 1941. The victims were thrown into a pit.

Population

In the 2011 census, Melinovac had 9 inhabitants. In the 2021 census, it had no inhabitants.

1991 census

According to the 1991 census, settlement of Melinovac had 43 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:

Austro-hungarian 1910 census

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Melinovac had 337 inhabitants which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:
Population by languageCroatian or Serbian
Melinovac337
Total337

Population by religionEastern [Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]Roman Catholics
Melinovac3307
Total330 7

Literature

  • 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.,, ;