Donja Dubica is a village in the municipality of Odžak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It is located close to the Croatian border.

Donja Dubica
Village
Donja Dubica is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Donja Dubica
Donja Dubica
Coordinates: 45°04′55″N 18°21′33″E / 45.0818569°N 18.3591839°E / 45.0818569; 18.3591839
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Posavina
MunicipalityOdžak
Area
 • Total11.76 sq mi (30.47 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,472
 • Density130/sq mi (48/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,472.[2]

History

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In the Second World War, at the beginning of December 1944, the Croatian Ustasha committed mass slaughter in this village and in several other nearby villages with a Serbian majority (Trnjak, Zorice). 752 people were killed, of which 332 were children.

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Croats 1,371 93.1%
Serbs 91 6.2%
Bosniaks 6 0.4%
other/undeclared 4 0.3%
Total 1,472 100%

References

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  1. ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved December 19, 2021.