Sinac is a village near Otočac, Croatia. In the 2011 census, it had 563 inhabitants.[3] in the 2021 census it had 498 inhabitants
Geography
It has an elevation of about 450 meters and a total area of about 37.4 kilometers2 above sea level and is located southeast of Otočac.
History
In July 2023, a monument to the people of Sinca who died in the Homeland War was unveiled in the town: Mate Laškarin died in 1991 in Drenovo Klanac as a member of the MUP reserve, Zoran Dubravčić in 1992 in Otočac as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 133rd Brigade of the HV, Milan Mravinac in 1993 in Sinac as a member of the Sinac ZNG Company, Božo Tonković in 1994 in Udol Sinac as a member of the Artillery-Rocket Division of the 133rd Brigade, and in the same unit was Zvonko Dubravčić, who was killed on August 4, 1995 in Sinac. . .
Demographics and Population by Year
- 2021 – 489
- 2011 – 563
- 2001 – 630
- 1991 – 1041 (Croats - 1037, Others - 4)
- 1981 – 1044 (Croats - 1037, Yugoslavs - 3, Serbs - 1, Others - 3)
- 1971 – 1142 (Croats - 1135, Serbs - 4, Others - 3)
Famous people
- Mate Šepo Nikšić, folk poet
- Josip Sarkotić
- Stjepan Sarkotić, Croatian general of the Austro-Hungarian army
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sinac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.