Sošice

Sošice is a naselje (settlement) in the municipality of Žumberak, Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, it has 77 inhabitants.[1]

The town was an important settlement of the Greek Catholic Church in Croatia.[2] The local parish was formed c. 1746.[3] The parish home was burnt down along with the local school in 1942 by Yugoslav Partisans.[2]

Jazovka, a pit which contained a mass grave from World War II, is located near the settlement.

References

  1. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sošice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. 1 2 REPORTAŽA o hrvatskim grkokatolicima koji poručuju: Sjetite se i nas, braćo latinska, Slobodna Dalmacija
  3. ↑ Župa Sošice

Coordinates: 45°45′N 15°23′E / 45.750°N 15.383°E / 45.750; 15.383


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