Kijani (Serbian Cyrillic: Кијани)[1] is a village in the Gračac municipality in Croatia.

Kijani
Кијани (Serbian)[1]
Village
Kijani is located in Croatia
Kijani
Kijani
Coordinates: 44°20′24″N 15°53′54″E / 44.34000°N 15.89833°E / 44.34000; 15.89833
Country Croatia
CountyZadar County
MunicipalityGračac
Area
 • Total27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Elevation
628 m (2,060 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total25
 • Density0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23440 Gračac
Area code+385 (23)

History edit

At least 14 Serb civilians were killed by the Croatian Army in the village during and in the aftermath of Operation Storm in August 1995.[4][5]

Population edit

According to the 2011 census, Kijani had 56 inhabitants.[6]

Population[7]
1857 1869 1880 1890 1900 1910 1921 1931 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
481 735 534 543 601 580 543 588 519 490 444 351 259 222 16 56

Napomena: In census period 1857–1880 it include data for the settlement of Gubavčevo Polje and part of data for the settlement of Glogovo.

1991 census edit

According to the 1991 census, settlement of Kijani had 222 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:

Kijani
1991

total: 222

  Serbs 217 (97.74%)
  Yugoslavs 1 (0.45%)
  unknown 4 (1.80%)

Austro-hungarian 1910 census edit

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Kijani had 580 inhabitants, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Population by language Croatian or Serbian
Kijani 580
Total 580 (100%)
Population by religion Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholics
Kijani 570 10
Total 570 (98.27%) 10 (1.72%)

Literature edit

  • [1] 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., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

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