Prkos Lasinjski is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Lasinja, Karlovac County.

History Prkos Lasinjski suffered heavy demographic losses in the World War II with nearly 480 of its residents perishing. Out of those, 428 people were civilian victims of fascism and 23 were fallen partisans.Dušan Baić "Kotar Vrginmost u NO borbi 1941-1945."/"District of Vrginmost during National Liberation War 1941-1945: Prkos Lasinjski", pages 760-789, 1980 During the WWII Genocide by the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime, on 21 December 1941, hundreds of Serbs from the village were taken to the Brezje forest and massacred.

Culture

Demographics According to the 2011 census, the village of Prkos Lasinjski has 52 inhabitants. This represents 36.62% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

The 1991 censusIzdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine. recorded that 92.25% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (131/142), 2.11% were ethnic Croats (3/142), 2.82% were Yugoslavs (4/142), while 2.82% were of other ethnic origin (4/142).

Sights Memorial to the victims of fascism and fallen partisans in WW2

Notable natives and residents

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