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| Coordinates:45°13′54″N19°1′40″E / 45.23167°N 19.02778°E /45.23167; 19.02778 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Municipality | Tompojevci |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 277 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
Berak is avillage in municipality ofTompojevci in easternCroatia. Village is located 11 km from county seatVukovar.
First written records about Berak comes from 15th century when village was known under names Perecke and Perethe.[3] There is anossuary from the period ofWorld War II with the bones ofYugoslav Partisans andItalian resistance movement fighters from the time ofSyrmian Front.[4] Ossuary was built in 1966 and inscription on it state "For the eternal glory to the fallen fighters" together with the names of the famous fighters from theRepublic of Serbia, theRepublic of Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina, theRepublic of Macedonia and theRepublic of Italy.[4]
It played a huge role in the Log Revolution during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Serb forces captured and occupied Berak in September 1991. From September until December 1991, dozens of Croat civilians werekilled by Serb forces, while others were tortured, raped and expelled from the village.
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