Buhača (or Buvača) is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Cetingrad, Karlovac County. It is connected by the D216 highway.
Buhača | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Buhača Location of Buhača in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′17″N 15°45′22″E / 45.18806°N 15.75611°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Continental Croatia |
| County | Karlovac |
| Municipality | Cetingrad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 30 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47222 Cetingrad |
History
editThe 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, Maljevačko Selište, Buhača, Cetingrad, Vališ Selo and Grabarska in neighboring Bosnia.[3]
Until 1991, the village was part of the settlement of Maljevac in the municipality of Slunj. It is an independent settlement since 2001.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census,[4] the village of Buhača has 36 inhabitants.
Notable natives and residents
edit- Milan Vujaklija ((1891–1955) - a linguist, writer and translator, the author of the Dictionary of Foreign Words and Expressions[6]
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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Filip Škiljan, Kulturno-historijski spomenici Korduna, Srpsko Narodno Vijeće, Zagreb, 2007.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Buhača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
- ^ Milan Vujaklija, "A lexicon of foreign words and expressions", first printed in Belgrade, 1936.