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'''Varivode''' is a village in the municipality of ], ]. '''Varivode''' is a village in the municipality of ], ].


According to ], Varivode had 93 inhabitants.<ref>http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_01_01/e01_01_01_zup15-1848.html</ref> In the ], Varivode had 127 inhabitants.<ref name="census2011">{{Croatian Census 2011 First Results | url = http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/htm/E11_Zup34_1848.html | format = HTML | accessdate = 2012-12-24}}</ref>
Prior to the ] of 1991-1995 the village was a part of the municipality of ], and according to the census of 1991, it had a population of 477 people, all of them ethnic ].

During the war, Varivode and the surrounding area were incorporated into ].
On 28 September 1995, almost two months after ], the ] was committed by men in Croatian military uniforms and armed civilians who killed between 9 and 12 elderly Serb civilians, some of whom disabled.<ref name="cnn-1995">{{cite web| publisher=CNN| url = http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/Bosnia/updates/oct95/10-04/croatia_atrocities/index.html | author = Christiane Amanpour | title=Croats accused of atrocities against Serb civilians| date=4 October 1995| accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| publisher=New York Times| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/05/world/9-aged-serbs-found-slain-in-croat-town.html| author= Chris Hedges| title= 9 Aged Serbs Found Slain In Croat Town| date= 5 October 1995| accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| publisher=The Chicago Tribune| url= http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-09/news/mn-55026_1_serbian-cemetery| author= | title= Croats Leave Bloody Trail of Serbian Dead| date= 9 October 1995| accessdate= 29 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| publisher= Los Angeles Times| url= http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-03/news/mn-52684_1_serb-civilians| author= | title= Croatia Admits Serb Civilians Were Killed| date= 3 October 1995| accessdate= 29 November 2012}}</ref>

Few Serbs have returned to the village; in the ], Varivode had 93 inhabitants.<ref>http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_01_01/e01_01_01_zup15-1848.html</ref> In the ], Varivode had 127 inhabitants.<ref name="census2011">{{Croatian Census 2011 First Results | url = http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/htm/E11_Zup34_1848.html | format = HTML | accessdate = 2012-12-24}}</ref>

Every year during the summer months, Varivode receives Serbs from around the world who return to their motherland. The's village patron saint is St. Elias (''{{lang|sr-Latn|Sveti Ilija}}''), celebrated on the 2nd of August.


==References== ==References==

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Village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Varivode
Village
Country Croatia
CountyŠibenik-Knin County
MunicipalityKistanje
Population
 • Total127

Varivode is a village in the municipality of Kistanje, Croatia.

According to 2001 Croatian census, Varivode had 93 inhabitants. In the 2011 Croatian census, Varivode had 127 inhabitants.

References

  1. ^ Template:Croatian Census 2011 First Results
  2. http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_01_01/e01_01_01_zup15-1848.html
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