Janja Gora
Janja Gora is a village in the municipality of Plaški, in the Lika region of Croatia. It is located 9 km northeast of the municipal seat at Plaški.
It was historically known as Tuk. Prior to the administrative reorganization of SR Croatia, it was part of the municipality of Ogulin. During the Croatian War of Independence, the region was occupied by rebel Serbs. The village is ecclesiastically part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of upper Karlovac. The village has a Serbian majority.
Omar Pasha (1806–1871), the Ottoman general and governor, was born in the village.
Ethnic group | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serbs | n/a | n/a | 882 (99,43%) | 733 (95,44%) | 466 (78,84%) | 460 (98,08%) | 92 (77,96%) | |
Yugoslavs | n/a | n/a | 2 (0,22%) | 27 (3,51%) | 121 (20,47%) | 2 (0,42%) | ||
Croats | n/a | n/a | 1 (0,11%) | 2 (0,26%) | 1 (0,16%) | |||
Others, unknown |
n/a | n/a | 2 (0,22%) | 6 (0,78%) | 3 (0,50%) | 7 (1,49%) | 26 (22,03%) | |
Total | 966 | 985 | 887 | 768 | 591 | 469 | 118 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Архијерејско намјесништво плашчанско
- ^ Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.