Berak
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Berak is a village in municipality of Tompojevci in eastern Croatia. Village is located 11 km from county seat Vukovar.
History
First written records about Berak comes from 15th century when village was known under names Perecke and Perethe.Republic of Italy.[4]
It played a huge role in the Log Revolution during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Serb forces captured and occupied Berak in September 1991. From September until December 1991, dozens of Croat civilians were killed by Serb forces, while others were tortured, raped and expelled from the village.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berak.
- Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Općina Tompojevci-Berak". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Generalni konzulat Republike Srbije u Vukovaru". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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