Dvor
Encyclopedia
Dvor is a town and a municipality in the Banovina region in central Croatia
. Administratively it belongs to the Sisak-Moslavina County
and is located across the Una River from Novi Grad (also known as Bosanski Novi) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
, which ceased to exist in 1918. In 1929 Dvor was placed in Vrbas Banovina
within Kingdom of Yugoslavia
. It was not incorporated into Croatia when the Banovina of Croatia
province was formed in 1939. In 1941, the town became a part of the Independent State of Croatia
. After the end of World War II
the town officially became part of SR Croatia within SFR Yugoslavia, which largely followed the historic border of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in this area.
During the Croatian War of Independence
(1991–1995), Dvor was within the breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina
, but following Operation Storm
in 1995 the municipality returned to Croatian control.
According to Population Censuses, the majority of the population are ethnic Serbs
.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Administratively it belongs to the Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2001 census it is inhabited by 185 thousand people....
and is located across the Una River from Novi Grad (also known as Bosanski Novi) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
History
Dvor used to be part of the historic Zagreb County, an administrative unit within the Kingdom of Croatia-SlavoniaKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia or Croatia Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was part of the Hungarian Kingdom within the dual Austro-Hungarian state, being within the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen or Transleithania...
, which ceased to exist in 1918. In 1929 Dvor was placed in Vrbas Banovina
Vrbas Banovina
The Vrbas Banovina or Vrbas Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was named after the Vrbas River and consisted mostly of territory in western Bosnia with its capital at Banja Luka...
within Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
. It was not incorporated into Croatia when the Banovina of Croatia
Banovina of Croatia
The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1943 . Its capital was at Zagreb and it included most of present-day Croatia along with portions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia...
province was formed in 1939. In 1941, the town became a part of the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
. After the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the town officially became part of SR Croatia within SFR Yugoslavia, which largely followed the historic border of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia in this area.
During the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
(1991–1995), Dvor was within the breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The name Krajina means "frontier"...
, but following Operation Storm
Operation Storm
Operation Storm is the code name given to a large-scale military operation carried out by Croatian Armed Forces, in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to gain back control of parts of Croatia which had been claimed by separatist ethnic Serbs, since early...
in 1995 the municipality returned to Croatian control.
Demographics
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
.
| Ethnic Composition | |||||||||||||
| Year | Serbs Serbs The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in... |
% | Croats Croats Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have... |
% | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 23,452 | 88.24% | 3,073 | 11.56% | 26,579 | ||||||||
| 1948 | 21,736 | 89.44% | 2,248 | 10.34% | 21,736 | ||||||||
| 1953 | 22,658 | 89.6% | 2,290 | 10.11% | 22,658 | ||||||||
| 1961 | 21,354 | 89.84% | 2,060 | 9.95% | 21,354 | ||||||||
| 1971 | 18,359 | 88.38% | 1,876 | 10.22% | 18,359 | ||||||||
| 1981 | 16,507 | 80.93% | 1,525 | 9.35% | 16,507 | ||||||||
| 1991 | 14,555 | 86,50% | 1,395 | 9,58% | 14,555 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 3,495 | 60.87% | 1,943 | 33.84% | 5,742 | ||||||||