Voćin


Voćin is a village and municipality in western Slavonia, Croatia, located southwest of Slatina and east of Daruvar. The population of the municipality is 2,384, with 1,161 people living in Voćin itself.

Geography

Voćin, a pilgrimage site, is located in a valley of the Voćinska Rijeka at the foot of Papuk Mountain. The surrounding area is notable for the Lisičine arboretum, the special Sekulinačke Planine forest vegetation reserve.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Voćin was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The church was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1973.
During the World War 2, on January 14, 1942 happened the first Voćin massacre - killing of 350 Serb civilians by the Croatian Ustaše. The massacre was carried out as retaliation for partisans' action in Papuk.
During the Croatian War of Independence, the village's was the site of a massacre by the Serb White Eagles, who killed 43 villagers, all but one of whom were ethnic Croats. A Serb civilian who tried to protect his neighbours was the other fatality. Overnight, between 13–14 December 1991, the village's 550-year-old church was destroyed by explosive charges.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Voćin municipality had 2,382 inhabitants. The municipality consists of the following settlements:
Population of the Voćin municipality by ethnicity:
Year of censustotalCroatsSerbsYugoslavsothers
20112 3822 147 211 -24
20012 4212 069 315 -37
19911 569n/an/an/an/a

Population of the Voćin village by ethnicity:
Year of censustotalCroatsSerbsYugoslavsothers
20111 1911097 79 -15
20011 161n/an/a-n/a
19911 569426 1 009 65 69
19811 558404 904 226 24
19711 489541 869 61 18