Krulj

Krulj
Origin
LanguageSerbo-Croatian
Other names
Variant formKruljac

Krulj (Serbian Cyrillic: Круљ) is a Serbian surname.

History

On June 26/27, 1941, during World War II in Yugoslavia, the Ustaše expelled a number of Serbs named Krulj from the villages of Trijebanj and Kozice in Herzegovina.[1] At least 45 individuals with the surname died at the Jasenovac concentration camp.[2]

People

Notable people with the name include:

  • Bojan Krulj, Serbian footballer
  • Igor Krulj, Swedish footballer
  • Nikola Krulj, Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosna
  • Vladimir Krulj, French and Serbian economist
  • Uroš Krulj, Ban of Zeta (1931–1932)

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Krulj

References

  1. ↑ Muzej žrtava genocida i Srpska književna zadruga (1995). Genocid nad Srbima u II svetskom ratu. p. 330. Од 26 — 27. јуна, из Тријебња и Козица из породица Шакота, Шотра, Ћорлука и Круљ отерано је 130 Срба.
  2. ↑ Jasenovac Research Institute. "Victim Search: Krulj".