Bela Crkva (Krupanj)

Bela Crkva (Бела Црква, pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː tsr̩̂ːkv̞a]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Krupanj municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 755 in 2002.

For other places with the same name, see Bela Crkva.
A church in Bela Crkva
Location of the Krupanj municipality in Serbia

On 7 July 1941, two Serbian police officers were ambushed and killed by Yugoslav partisans in Bela Crkva; this was one of the pivotal moments in the outbreak of the 1941 Serbian uprising.[1]

Historical population
  • 1948: 1,053 (mainly native Serbs)
  • 1953: 1,080
  • 1961: 998
  • 1971: 926
  • 1981: 888
  • 1991: 866
  • 2002: 755[2]

References
  1. Hillgruber, Andreas; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1989) [1978]. "Juli 1941". Chronik des Zweiten Weltkrieges: Kalendarium militärischer und politischer Ereignisse 1939–1945 (in German). Bindlach: Gondrom. pp. 83–88. ISBN 3811206427.
  2. In Serbian Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Београд, мај 2004, ISBN 86-84433-14-9

See also

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