Bjelovac
Bjelovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бјеловац) is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Bjelovac
Бјеловац | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bjelovac | |
| Coordinates: 44°09′36″N 19°24′30″E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Bratunac |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Forces of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina killed 109 Serbs in the village in December 1992, during the Bosnian War.[2] Among the victims were 54 women and 12 children.[3]
References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
- Block, Robert (29 December 1992). "Bosnian Serbs flee Muslim vengeance: Muslim fighters are winning back areas of Bosnia 'cleansed' last spring and even threatening Serbia itself". Grabovica: The Independent. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- Robert Block (29 December 1992). "Bosnian Serbs flee Muslim vengeance: Muslim fighters are winning back areas of Bosnia 'cleansed' last spring and even threatening Serbia itself". The Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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