Bela Crkva (Krupanj)

Coordinates: 44°23′42.00″N 19°28′45.84″E / 44.3950000°N 19.4794000°E / 44.3950000; 19.4794000
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A church in Bela Crkva
Location of the Krupanj municipality in Serbia

Bela Crkva (Бела Црква, pronounced

Serb
ethnic majority and a population of 755 in 2002.

On 7 July 1941, two Serbian police officers were ambushed and killed by Yugoslav partisans in Bela Crkva; this was one of the pivotal moments in the outbreak of the 1941 Serbian uprising.[1]

Historical population

  • 1948: 1,053 (mainly native Serbs)
  • 1953: 1,080
  • 1961: 998
  • 1971: 926
  • 1981: 888
  • 1991: 866
  • 2002: 755[2]

References

See also

  • List of places in Serbia

44°23′42.00″N 19°28′45.84″E / 44.3950000°N 19.4794000°E / 44.3950000; 19.4794000