Mlakva, Perušić

For other uses, see Mlakva.

Mlakva is a village in Perušić municipality, Croatia.

Mlakva Млаква
Village
Mlakva
Coordinates: 44°41′57″N 15°17′18″E
Country	Croatia
County	Lika-Senj
Municipality	Perušić
Area [1]
• Total	20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	31
• Density	1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

History

During World War II, as part of their genocide targeting ethnic Serbs, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime killed and burned more than 280 Serb villagers in Mlakva on 6 August 1941, including 191 children.^[3]

Demographics

The 2011 population was 51.

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. Zatezalo, Đuro (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. p. 286. ISBN 953-6627-79-5.