Laktac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лактац), is a settlement in the Hrvace municipality in Croatia.
Laktac | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Municipality | Hrvace |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Density | 1.3/sq mi (0.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Geography edit
Laktac is situated 13 km southeast from Vrlika and 20 km northwest from Sinj, at the foot of the Dinara Mountain Range, on the Cetina river (Peruća Lake). It is located in the wider Dalmatian hinterland.
History edit
In 1857, while part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia, it had 164 inhabitants. It was inhabited by Orthodox Serbs. It was formerly part of the Sinj municipality.[when?] During the Croatian War, it was part of Republika Srpska Krajina.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 census, the village had 2 inhabitants. It was uninhabited during the 2002 census. According to the 1991 census the village had 124 inhabitants, with a majority of ethnic Serbs (80.64%), while the rest did not register ethnicity.[3]
Serb returnees have been threatened by a family from neighbouring village Bitelić, who maintain their cattle in Laktac since Operation Oluja.[4][5]
Culture and anthropology edit
Nearest to the village, towards Koljane, is the Serbian Orthodox Dragović monastery.[6] Some stećci are located on the field between Laktac and Dragović.
The historical families of Laktac were all Orthodox Christian, including Bogovac, Bodrožić, Borković, Vinčić, Katić, Kovačić, Miljković, Peović.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;
- ^ "Srpskoj porodici u hrvatskom selu Laktac pretili likvidacijom" (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Srpsko Narodno Vijeće". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ Ljubitelj. prosvjestenija. (Der Freund der Aufklärung. Serbisch-dalmatinischer Almanach), Prettner, 1836, p. 33