Berak

Berak is a village in municipality of Tompojevci in eastern Croatia. Village is located 11 km from county seat Vukovar.

Berak
Village
Berak is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Berak
Berak
Location in Croatia
Berak is located in Croatia
Berak
Berak
Berak (Croatia)
Berak is located in Europe
Berak
Berak
Berak (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°13′54″N 19°1′40″E
Country Croatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityTompojevci
Area
[1]
 • Total17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total277
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)CEST

History

First written records about Berak comes from 15th century when village was known under names Perecke and Perethe.[3] There is an ossuary from the period of World War II with the bones of Yugoslav Partisans and Italian resistance movement fighters from the time of Syrmian Front.[4] Ossuary was built in 1966 and inscription on it state "For the eternal glory to the fallen fighters" together with the names of the famous fighters from the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Italy.[4]

It played a huge role in the Log Revolution during the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Serb forces captured and occupied Berak in September 1991. From September until December 1991, dozens of Croat civilians were killed by Serb forces, while others were tortured, raped and expelled from the village.

References
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  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Općina Tompojevci-Berak". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. "Generalni konzulat Republike Srbije u Vukovaru". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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