▁west wards ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kn in ▁in ▁the ▁Ben kov ac ▁municipality ▁of ▁southern ▁Cro atia . ▁ ▁Location ▁B jel ina ▁is ▁placed ▁between ▁Ben kov ac ▁and ▁K istan je . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Ben kov ac . ▁ ▁Population / D em ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 5 2 ▁inhabitants , ▁of ▁which ▁ 5 7 8 ▁( 8 8 . 6 5 %) ▁were ▁Ser bs ; ▁ 7 0 ▁( 1 0 . 7 3 %) ▁were ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁ 4 ▁others . ▁According ▁to ▁national ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁is ▁ 9 2 . ▁ ▁Bil ina ▁Bil ina ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁late - med ieval ▁site ▁close ▁to ▁modern ▁B jel ina . ▁Bil ina ▁is ▁its ▁medieval ▁name , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁post - O tt oman ▁B jel ina . ▁The ▁site ▁() ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Dra š k ović ▁noble ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Bart ol ▁( English : ▁Bar th ol ome w ) ▁Dra š k ović , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁had ▁an ▁estate ▁with ▁the ▁castle ▁there . ▁His ▁wife ▁Ana ▁Dra š k ović ▁n ée ▁Ut je š in ović , ▁a ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁cardinal ▁Jur aj ▁Ut je