changes, which severely affected the demographic situation, especially in waraffected
areas. The war has triggered many demographic disturbances at the Croatian
state territory, but also at the wider Croatian ethnic territory (NEJAŠMIC, ŠTAMBUK, 2003).
The situation is particularly difficult in the areas that were directly affected by the war
(ŠTERC, POKOS, 1993). Knin area was also exposed to war activities, which had
significant impact on the decrease in number of inhabitants and on the changes of
population structures. The war induced mass emigration from this area, but after the war a
part of the prewar population returned and many people from Bosnia and Herzegovina
immigrated here