Donji Žirovac
| Donji Žirovac Доњи Жировац (Serbian)[1] | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country |
 Croatia |
| Region | Central and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina County |
| Municipality | Dvor |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Donji Žirovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Жировац)[2] is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D6 highway. The village has 53 residents according to 2001 census, most of whom are of the Serbian ethnicity. It is famous for its Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul built in 1830, which was bombed in the Second World War and it still stands in ruins many decades later. Despite its state the church is still occasionally used by the local Serbian Orthodox community.
References
- ↑ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
Coordinates: 45°09′14″N 16°07′19″E / 45.15389°N 16.12194°E
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