Voćin

History

Voćin was first mentioned as "Achtyna" or "Othyna" in the 12th century. It was part of Verőce County and was known "Atyina". It was conquered by Ottoman Empire in 1543. During Ottoman rule, it was part of Sanjak of Pojega. It was conquered by Austrians during Great Turkish War in 1687. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Voćin was part of the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. The church was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in 1973. Colonist settlement of Hum was established on the territory of the municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia. During the World War II, on January 14, 1942, happened the first Voćin massacre - killing of 350 Serb civilians by the Croatian Ustaše. The massacre was carried out as retaliation for partisans' action in Papuk. During the Croatian War of Independence, the village's was the site of a massacre by the Serb White Eagles, who killed 43 villagers, all but one of whom were ethnic Croats. A Serb civilian who tried to protect his neighbors was the other fatality. Overnight, between 13 and 14 December 1991, the village's 550-year-old late style gothic church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was destroyed by explosive charges.

Geography

Voćin, a pilgrimage site, is located in a valley of the Voćinska Rijeka at the foot of Papuk Mountain. The surrounding area is notable for the Lisičine arboretum, the special Sekulinačke Planine forest vegetation reserve.

Most-observed species

• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  276
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  209
• Eurasian Wren

  Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  151
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  139
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  131
• Song Thrush

  Turdus philomelos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
  89
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  83
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  73

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2025-02-25
  0 km WSW of Sisak, Croatia
• M 4.1 — 2024-08-13
  5 km W of Rasinja, Croatia
• M 3.3 — 2022-06-24
  2 km SE of Omarska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• M 4 — 2021-08-08
  8 km SSE of Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• M 4.1 — 2021-08-01
  4 km NNE of Petrinja, Croatia
• M 3.2 — 2021-05-06
  2 km N of Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina