Golubić, Šibenik-Knin County
Golubić | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Golubić Location of Golubić in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′55″N 16°13′22″E / 44.09861°N 16.22278°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Šibenik-Knin County |
| City | Obrovac |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.3 km2 (19.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 654 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22301 Golubić |
| Area code | + 385 (0)22 |
Golubić (Serbian Cyrillic: Голубић) is a village located 9 km north of Knin, in the continental part of Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. Situated along the river Krka, on the location existed an early medieval Carolingian church, and the village was initially mentioned as Butina Vas, and since early 18th century as Golubić.[3] The Golubić Hydroelectric Power Plant exists at the near Butižnica river.
History
[edit]Early
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The settlement is regarded as an "important locality from the Croatian Early Middle Ages".[3] Specific importance is the present day Orthodox Church of St. Stephen, in which were discovered pre-Romanesque reliefs, and reduced remains of a westwork, dating to the early 9th century and later to the period of Branimir, Duke of Croatia (879–c. 892), showing existence of one of "the earliest Carolingian churches in Croatia" (and possibly dedicated to St. Mary and St. Stephen).[3][4] In the village were also found golden and silver jewellery also dating to the early medieval period.[3]
The village itself in the 14-15th century was known as "Butina Vas", inhabited by Croatian noblemen (incl. Stjepan Bujzin, Nikola Merdešić, Petar and Ivan Forčić).[3] With the Ottoman conquest in the early 16th century became part of the Croatian vilayet and then the Sanjak of Klis, mentioned also as Putna Vast separate of nearby hamlets of Blaca and Golubić with Forčić, since 1585 as "Donja Vas with Komalić", in 1604 as "Golubić with Donja Vas and Komalić" with Blaca mentioned as separate, since 1701 as "Golubić with Blaca", and since 1718-1729 only as "Golubić" (Golubich).[3]
In 1528-1530 Ottoman defter, as part of the nahiye of Kosovo field (near Knin), the village Golubić with Forčića Ambar and Butina Vast had 23 houses, village Blaca had 25 houses, and again Butina Vast and Komalić had 9 houses.[3] In 1540 they are mentioned as baština (heritage) of Ivaniš, Tomaš and Marijan Forčić.[3] In 1550 Ottoman defter the village Golubić with Koričić had 12 houses, Blatce had 14 houses with a baština (heritage), and Putna Vast with 5 houses was heritage of Ivaniš Kumalić, Tomaš and Marijan Forčić, and all of them were now part of the nahiye of Strmica and djamaat of knez Ljubinko of Milašin.[3] In 1636 the village was recorded to be inhabited by 300 Roman Catholics.[3] In 1681 had 109 families with 1003 people.[3] After the Morean War (1699) happened additional migrations, and was re-settled by a new population.[3]
Modern
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During the Croatian War of Independence, the village was held by Serb troops, which established military camp led by Dragan Vasiljković, suspected for maltreatments of Croatian captives in Knin camp. After the fall of Serbian Krajina, most Serbs left the village,[5] and Bosnian Croats settled here.
At least 19 Serb civilians from the village were massacred on 6 August 1995 during the Croatian Army's Operation Storm.[6] A monument was built outside the church commemorating the victims and it contains the names of 34 people killed during the war. On October 2, 2011, the Croatian government issued a ban on a commemoration gathering, ordering the church to remove the monument as "two thirds of the place that the monument was built on belong to the state and that only one third belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC)." and "the ban has removed danger of bigger incidents and unrest".[7]
Church
[edit]The church was shown on a Venetian map published by Matteo Pagano in 1530,[3] and possibly renovated in 1681.[3] Nikodim Milaš claimed that the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Stephen was built in 1462, with the original claim possibly dating to the mid-18th century.[3][5] The medieval Roman Catholic church was converted to Orthodoxy in the 16th century or perhaps later.[3][8][9]
In 1692, it served as the seat of the Dalmatian bishop Vasilije I.[5] In 1774, Serbian philosopher Dositej Obradović was a teacher in the village.[5]
Demographics
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (September 2015) |
- 1961 census, total 2243 people.
- 1971 census, total 1885 people.
- 1981 census, total 1617 people.
- 1991 census, total 1424 people. 1389 Serbs, 17 Croats, 1 Yugoslav, 1 Muslim, 16 others.
- 2001 census, total 654 people.
- 2011 census, total 132 people.[10]
Notable people
[edit]- Zdravko Ponoš, former Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Josipović, Ivan; Uglešić, Ante (2021). "Golubić kod Knina – važan lokalitet za hrvatski rani srednji vijek". Ars Adriatica (11). University of Zadar: 53–76. doi:10.15291/aa.3564. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Josipović, Ivan; Jurković, Miljenko (2021). "Golubić kod Knina – važan lokalitet za hrvatski rani srednji vijek". Fortunatus Ligo: Zbornik povodom sedamdesetog rođendana Ante Miloševića. University of Zagreb, of Split, of Zadar. p. 331. doi:10.1484/M.DEM-EB.5.143803. ISBN 978-953-8250-40-8. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Прослављена слава храма у Голубићу" (in Serbian). Радио телевизија Републике Српске. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Pavelic, Boris (16 September 2013). "Croatia Monument to Serb War Victims Vandalised". BalkanInsight. BIRN.
- ^ "Croatia bans commemoration to Serb victims". B92. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Bačić, Stanko (1998). Osvrt na knjigu "Pravoslavna Dalmacija" E. Nikodima Milaša [Critics of points of view of Nikodim Milaš in his book "Orthodox Dalmatia"] (in Croatian). Zadar: Matica hrvatska. pp. 207, 221–222, 225. ISBN 953-6419-19-X.
- ^ Škiljan, Filip (2008). "Problem srednjovjekovnih crkava koje su predane pravoslavnima" (PDF). Međunarodni znanstveni skup Srpsko-hrvatski odnosi u 20. veku: zbornik radova (in Croatian). Novi Sad: Centar za istoriju, demokratiju i pomirenje, Udruga za povijest, suradnju i pomirenje. p. 91–102. ISBN 978-86-86601-05-6. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Golubić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Jelovac, Jelena (2022-03-14). "Zdravko Ponoš po prvi put govorio o detinjstvu u Krajini". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-02-13.
