Divuša
Village in Continental Croatia, Croatia
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Divuša (Serbian Cyrillic: Дивуша)[4] is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D47 highway.
Religion
Roman Catholic Church of Saint Catherine
Roman Catholic parish in Divuša was firstly mentioned in 1271 as a local parish under the Order of Cistercians Abbey in Topusko.[5] The first church of Saint Stephen was mentioned in canonical visitations in 1334, and the wooden church of Saint Catherine was constructed in 1699.[5] The church was burned in a battle in 1737 and the current church was constructed in 1748-1750 period.[5] The church got its current shape in 1805.[5] It was destroyed by Serb forces and Yugoslav People's Army in 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence when the village was a part of self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina, and was reconstructed once again after the end of war.[5]
