Gudovac
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| subdivision_name2 = File:Zastava bjelovarsko bilogorske zupanije.gif Bjelovar-Bilogora County
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| subdivision_name3 = Bjelovar
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| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 875
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Gudovac is a rural suburb of the city of Bjelovar, it lies approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre and about {{convert|80|km}} east of the Croatian capital of Zagreb.
History
Gudovac was first settled during the Middle Ages and had an ethnically mixed population through much of its history. In 1931, Gudovac had 1,073 inhabitants living in 330 households. Croats formed two-thirds of the population, while the remaining inhabitants were ethnic Serbs. The Gudovac municipality had a population of 8,000, including 3,000 Serbs.{{cite journal
| last = Karaula
| first = Željko
| authorlink = Željko Karaula (historian)
| year = 2007
| title = "Slučaj Gudovac" 28. travnja 1941.
| trans-title = "Gudovac Incident": 28 April 1941
| language = Serbo-Croatian
| journal = Journal of the Institute of Croatian History
| volume = 39
| issue = 1
| publisher = Institute of Croatian History
| issn = 0353-295X
| url = https://hrcak.srce.hr/49084
| pages= 197–208
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On 28 April 1941, during World War II, the village was the site of a massacre of up to 196 Bjelovar Serbs by the fascist, Croatian nationalist Ustaše movement. It was the first massacre committed by the Ustaše upon coming to power.{{cite book|last=Biondich|first=Mark|authorlink=Mark Biondich|year=2011|title=The Balkans: Revolution, War, and Political Violence Since 1878|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford, England|isbn=978-0-19-929905-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gt8SDAAAQBAJ|page=136}}
In 2010, the remains of approximately 30 people believed to date from World War II were discovered in a pit near the settlement.{{cite web|url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/122001/Default.aspx|title=Kod Bjelovara otkrivena masovna grobnica|publisher=}}
Demographics
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Category:Populated places in Bjelovar-Bilogora County
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