Majske Poljane

Majske Poljane (also Majske Poljina)[1] is a village in the Glina municipality, in Central Croatia.[2] The village's geographic coordinates are 45° 21' 0 North and 16° 8' 60 East, the altitude is 162 meters above sea level,[3] and, in 2001, the population was 124 people.[4]

History

There was 1 individual victim from Majske Poljane found murdered in the Ustaše-organized Jasenovac concentration camp, a Karapandža (1894-1942).[5]

Culture

The village is within the Serbian Orthodox Church's Diocese of Upper Karlovac.[6]

People

Majske Poljane is the birthplace of Yugoslav mathematicians Đuro Kurepa (1907–1993), and Svetozar Kurepa (1929–2010).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Mijajlović, Žarko (1995). "Đuro Kurepa" 57. pp. 13–18. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  2. ↑ Wilkinson, Ray. "The Long Road Home". Refugees Magazine. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Majske Poljane". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  4. ↑ "HOUSEHOLDS BY FAMILY STRUCTURE AND FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS, BY NUMBER OF MEMBERS, BY SETTLEMENTS, CENSUS 2001". dzs.hr. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  5. ↑ http://www.jusp-jasenovac.hr/Default.aspx?sid=7620
  6. ↑ "The diocese of Upper Karlovac". spc.rs. Serbian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  7. ↑ http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/znanost-it/umro-istaknuti-matematicar-svetozar-kurepa.html

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Coordinates: 45°21′N 16°09′E / 45.35°N 16.15°E