Gornja Čemernica


Gornja Čemernica is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Gvozd, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is connected by the D6 highway.

History

The village of Čemernica suffered heavy demographic losses in the World war II losing 586 of its residents, 295 of whom perished in the Glina massacre on 3 August 1941. Further 68 of its residents perished in the Jasenovac concentration camp

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the village of Gornja Čemernica has 142 inhabitants. This represents 32.49% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.
The 1991 census recorded that 97.48% of the village population were ethnic Serbs, 0.69% were Yugoslavs, 0.46% were ethic Croats and 1.37% were of other ethnic origin.

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