Cerovnik

Cerovnik
—  Village  —
Cerovnik Location of Kijevo in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°15′N 15°30′E / 45.25°N 15.5°E / 45.25; 15.5Coordinates: 45°15′N 15°30′E / 45.25°N 15.5°E / 45.25; 15.5
Country	Croatia
County	Karlovac
Municipality	Josipdol
Population (2001)
- Total	167
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Cerovnik is a village in the municipality of Josipdol in Karlovac County. It lies below the Kapela mountain. According to the 2001 census, the town has 167 inhabitants.

On Statehood Day 2008, the village unveiled a monument to the 156 villagers who died in the Second World War.^[1] Among those killed in the war was the Catholic priest Dragutin Fifka who was killed by Chetniks on May 24, 1943.^[2]

The town was mined during the Croatian War of Independence. In the 2000s the process of demining the area began.^[3]

References

1. ^ Otkrivanje spomen obilježja na Cerovniku
2. ^ Modruš, Year II, Number 2. (pg. 4)
3. ^ Sastanak s minskim žrtvama i posjet radilištu u općini Josipdol