Mečenčani
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| official_name = Mečenčani
| native_name = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Меченчани|italics=off}}
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Continental Croatia (Banovina)
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = File:Flag of Sisak-Moslavina County.png Sisak-Moslavina
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = Donji Kukuruzari
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| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 103
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Mečenčani ({{lang-sr-cyr|Меченчани}}){{cite web|url=https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/Report/PeriodicalReports/CroatiaPR5_hr.pdf | title=Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima | date=October 2013 | author=Government of Croatia | publisher=Council of Europe | page=36 | language=hr | format=PDF | accessdate=30 November 2016}} is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality, Central Croatia.
Geography
The village is located in the region of Banovina (known as Banija).
History
In 1905, the municipality of Mečenčani existed in the Zagreb County of Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, having 5025 people, of whom Serbs of the Orthodox faith numbered 4574 (91.1%).{{cite book|title=Srpska pravoslavna mitropolija karlovačka: Po podacima od 1905. god|publisher=Srpska manastirska štamparija|year=1910|page=1035}} {{quote|Управна опћина Меченчани има 5025 душа, од којих су Срби православне вере 4574 (91°,1).}}
It was previously part of the Kostajnica municipality. Before the outbreak of the Croatian War, the SAO Krajina (1990-1991) was self-proclaimed in the region by ethnic Serbs of Croatia. The region was subsequently reintegrated into Croatia after Operation Storm.
After the 2020 Petrinja earthquake, more than 50 large sinkholes appeared in the Mečenčani area, endangering the population. The deepest of these sinkholes was approximately {{convert|15|m|sigfig=1}} deep.{{cite web|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/u-zadnjih-nekoliko-dana-uoceno-novih-13-rupa-u-tlu-u-mecencanima-1463063|title=U zadnjih nekoliko dana uočeno novih 13 rupa u tlu u Mečenčanima|date=22 January 2021|work=Večernji list|accessdate=22 January 2021}}
Demographics
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| Ethnic group
! style=width:3em | 1948 ! style=width:3em | 1953 ! style=width:3em | 1961 ! style=width:3em | 1971 ! style=width:3em | 1981 ! style=width:3em | 1991 ! style=width:3em | 2001 |
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| Serbs
| | | | | | 213 (97.70%) |
| Croats
| | | | | | 1 (0.45%) |
| Yugoslavs
| | | | | | 4 (1.83%) |
| Others and unknown
| | | | | | 0 |
| Total[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-census.htm Croatia censuses 1948-2001]
! 307 ! 341 ! 313 ! 245 ! 237 ! 218 ! 168 |
Religion
=Serbian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos=
Neoclassicist Serbian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos in Mečenčani was completed in 1877.{{cite book |last=Škiljan |first=Filip |date=2008 |title=Kulturno – historijski spomenici Banije s pregledom povijesti Banije od prapovijesti do 1881. |trans-title=Cultural and historical monuments of Banija with an overview of history Banija from prehistory to 1881. |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/book-detail?id=792826 |language=Serbian |location=Zagreb, Croatia |publisher=Serb National Council |isbn=978-953-7442-04-0}} Its icons were originally made for the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Donji Kukuruzari.
References
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- Савезни завод за статистику и евиденцију ФНРЈ и СФРЈ, попис становништва 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. и 1991. године.
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Category:Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County
Category:Serb communities in Croatia
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