Široka Kula is a village in the Gospić municipality in the Lika region of central Croatia, Lika-Senj County. It is located near Gospić, connected by the D25 highway.

History

During the WWII Genocide of Serbs by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime, more than 400 Serbs were massacred in Široka Kula.

In October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces of the SAO Krajina massacred 41 Croat civilians.

Demographics

The 2011 census registered 116 residents.

See also

• Široka Kula massacre

Notable natives and residents

• Marko Orešković (1895–1941) - antifascist Partisan; People's Hero of Yugoslavia