Sadilovac

Sadilovac is an uninhabited settlement in the Kordun region of Croatia, in the municipality of Rakovica, Karlovac County.

Sadilovac
Village
Sadilovac
Sadilovac Location Of Sadilovac in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°56′24″N 15°43′05″E
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia
County	Karlovac
Municipality	Rakovica
Area [1]
• Total	12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1
• Density	0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	47246 Drežnik Grad
Area code	(+385) 47

History

The village of Sadilovac was established in the 18th century as evidenced by the arrangement of houses along the road and the church situated at the entrance of the settlement.^[3]

Large-scale massacres against the Serb population took place during the WWII Genocide by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime. About 60% of Sadilovac residents lost their lives during the war.^[4]

Culture

Orthodox church, built in 1826, was burnt down by Ustaše on 31 July 1942. The reconstruction of the church, which only started in 1989 and included reconstruction of the roof and installation of two new bells, has never been fully completed due to the 1991-1995 war.

The memorial plaque with the names of 463 civilian victims of the Sadilovac massacre of 1942, engraved in stone, is kept inside the church. The remains of the victims are buried next to the church.^[5]

The Sadilovac Orthodox Parish, which belongs to the Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac, includes the villages of Drežnik, Smoljanac (Lika), Grabovac, Lipovača, Sadilovac, Irinovac (Lika), Vaganac (Lika) i Korana.

Demographics

According to the 2001 and 2011 censuses,^[6] the village of Sadilovac has no inhabitants. The village ceased to exist in August 1995,^[7] in the course of the Croatian military operation Storm, aimed at recapturing the territory held by the rebel, ethnic Serb residents.

The 1991 census^[8] recorded that 81.71% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (67/82), 10.98% were ethnic Croats (9/82), 3.65% were Yugoslavs (3/82) and 3.65% were of other ethnic origin (3/82).

Historical population 1857-2011^[6][9]

population	744	946	822	746	770	602	560	636	169	191	183	145	114	82
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics

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Notable natives and residents

• Čedo Rajačić (16 April 1904 — 1 February 1985) - lawyer and university professor at Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb^[10]
• Nikola Radmanović (1869 — 2 August 1941) - priest of the Serbian Orthodox church

See also

• Sadilovac massacre in World War II, 31 July 1942^[11] in which 463 Orthodox residents from Sadilovac and neighbouring villages lost their lives at hands of Ustaše.

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. Filip Škiljan, “Kulturno – historijski spomenici Korduna s pregledom povijesti Korduna od prapovijesti do 1881.”/"Cultural and Historical Heritage of Kordun with Review of Kordun History from Pre-history to 1881", Srpsko Narodno Vijece/Serb National Council, pg 30 & 31, Zagreb, 2007, ISBN 978-953-7442-01-9
4. Zatezalo, Đuro (2005). "Radio sam svoj seljački i kovački posao": svjedočanstva genocida. Zagreb: SKD Prosvijeta. p. 186. ISBN 953-6627-79-5.
5. Filip Škiljan, “Kulturno – historijski spomenici Korduna s pregledom povijesti Korduna od prapovijesti do 1881. ”/"Cultural and Historical Heritage of Kordun with Review of Kordun History from Pre-history to 1881", Srpsko Narodno Vijece/Serb National Council, pg 30 & 31, Zagreb, 2007, ISBN 978-953-7442-01-9
6. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sadilovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
7. "Vrijeme je stalo u kolovozu 1995". p-portal.net (in Croatian). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
8. Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.
9. Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
10. "Prilozi za biografiju Dr Čede Rajačića: Od logora do oslobođenja" (in Croatian). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
11. "Vrijeme je stalo u kolovozu 1995". p-portal.net (in Croatian). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2018.