Jasenovac Jasenovac

Jasenovac - Definition

Jasenovac is a municipality in Central Croatia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina county at the confluence of the river Una into Sava. The municipality's population was 2,391 in 2001.

The name means "ash tree" or "ash forest" in Croatian, the area being ringed by such a forest.

It's most (in)famous for naming the Jasenovac complex of WWII concentration camps.

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