Janja Gora

Janja Gora is a village in the municipality of Plaški, in the Lika region of Croatia. It is located 9 km northeast of the municipal seat at Plaški.

Janja Gora
Village
Janja Gora
Coordinates: 45.09361°N 15.39917°E / 45.09361; 15.39917
Country Croatia
CountyKarlovac
MunicipalityPlaški
Area
  Total19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total90
  Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

It was historically known as Tuk. Prior to the administrative reorganization of SR Croatia, it was part of the municipality of Ogulin. During the Croatian War of Independence, the region was occupied by rebel Serbs. The village is ecclesiastically part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of upper Karlovac. The village has a Serbian majority.

Omar Pasha (1806–1871), the Ottoman general and governor, was born in the village.

Demographic history
Ethnic group 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Serbs n/a n/a 882 (99,43%) 733 (95,44%) 466 (78,84%) 460 (98,08%) 92 (77,96%)
Yugoslavs n/a n/a 2 (0,22%) 27 (3,51%) 121 (20,47%) 2 (0,42%)
Croats n/a n/a 1 (0,11%) 2 (0,26%) 1 (0,16%)
Others,
unknown
n/a n/a 2 (0,22%) 6 (0,78%) 3 (0,50%) 7 (1,49%) 26 (22,03%)
Total 966 985 887 768 591 469 118
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