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Strmen

Village in Continental Croatia, Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Strmen is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Sunja, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is located in the Banija region.

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History

The village of Strmen was established in the late 17th century by the Orthodox Serb settlers from Podkozarje area in Bosnia.[3] The village became a part of the Military Frontier which, at the time, was expanding onto former Ottoman territories such as Lika, Kordun, Banija and lower Slavonia.

During the World War II, the village was a part of the Nazi-puppet state, the Independent State of Croatia, in the municipality of Crkveni Bok, which comprised the villages of Crkveni Bok, Strmen and Ivanjski Bok. Already in early autumn of 1941, the villages' population was subjected to conversion to the Roman Catholic faith.[4]

The three villages, often referred to as the "Banija Triangle", suffered heavy demographic losses with nearly 30% of its population perishing in the World War II.

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Culture

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,[5] the village of Strmen has 135 inhabitants. This represents 37.92% of its pre-war population. According to the 1991 census,[6] 92.42% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (329/356).

Population change 1857-2011 [5][7]
population
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837
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1017
1119
1310
1169
1104
679
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714
587
462
356
137
135
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Notable natives and residents

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