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Bela Crkva (Krupanj)

Bela Crkva (Бела Црква, ) 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.

Historical population

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

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