A church in Bela Crkva
Location of the Krupanj municipality in Serbia

Bela Crkva (Бела Црква, pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː tsr̩̂ːkv̞a]) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Krupanj municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. The village had a 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

  1. ↑ Hillgruber, Andreas; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1989) [1978]. "Juli 1941". Chronik des Zweiten Weltkrieges: Kalendarium militärischer und politischer Ereignisse 1939–1945 (in German). Bindlach: Gondrom. pp. 83–88. ISBN 3811206427.
  2. ↑ In Serbian Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Београд, мај 2004, ISBN 86-84433-14-9

See also

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

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