Hrvatska Dubica
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Hrvatska Dubica is a village and a municipality in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina county. It is located on the northern bank of the river Una, east of Hrvatska Kostajnica and southwest of Jasenovac and Novska. The municipality of Hrvatska Dubica has a population of 2,341 (2001 census), 90.13% (2110) which are Croats and 6.49% (152) which are Serbs. The population of Dubica itself is 987, with the rest distributed in the nearby villages of Baćin, Donji Cerovljani, Gornji Cerovljani, Slabinja, and Živaja.
The town of Bosanska Dubica lies to the south of the municipality, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[edit] Recent history
During the Croatian War of Independence, Dubica was located in the area contested by the Serbian rebels. Most of the civilians fled the area during the attacks of the Serbian forces that started in September 1991. These forces were controlled by Milan Martić, and consisted of units of Yugoslav People's Army, Territorial Defence, and the so-called Militia of SAO Krajina. Around October 7, 1991, the Serbian forces took control of the entire wider area of Kostajnica.
Rebel Serb forces made a campaign of ethnic cleansing, eliminating all Croats from the area (see Baćin massacre,that is a reason why now serbs are minority in village.
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