- Glina, Croatia
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Glina
settlement_type = Village
image_caption = Aerial view
image_shield =
pushpin_
map_caption = Location of Glina in Croatia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Croatia
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Sisak-Moslavina
area_total_km2 =
population_as_of = 2001
population_note =
population_total = 3116
latd = 45
latm = 20
latNS = N
longd = 16
longm = 5
longEW = E
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Marko Sremić (HDZ )
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST =CEST
utc_offset_DST =+2
website = http://www.grad-glina.hr/
notes =Glina is a small town in central
Croatia , located southwest ofPetrinja andSisak in theSisak-Moslavina county .History
Glina was first mentioned as a city in June
1284 . Later in September of1737 , during the threat of the Turks, the Croatiansabor met in Glina. It was also a post of Ban Jelačić when he became the commander the Military Frontier during the Turkish threat.During the mid 18th century, Count
Ivan Drašković created freemasons' lodges in several Croatian cities, including Glina, where officers and other members shared ideas of theJacobins from theFrench Revolution , untilEmperor Francis I banned them in1798 .During
World War Two Glina was part of the Nazi puppet state of Croatia. On 3 August 1941, theustaše killed over 260Serbs , and most of them were killed in the Serbian Orthodox Church in Glina. (SeeGlina massacre .)During the
Croatian War of Independence , from 1991-95, Glina was a town in the unrecognisedRepublika Srpska Krajina . Thousands of Croats fled the region and many were killed. OnAugust 6 ,1995 Glina became a fully functioning part of Croatia itself afterOperation Storm .Demographics
In some censuses people listed themselves as Yugoslavs, instead of Serbs and Croats.
Notable people from Glina
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Natko Devčić Croatian composerGallery
External links
* [http://www.grad-glina.hr/ Glina]
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