Hrvaćani, Kotor Varoš

Hrvaćani
Village
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Municipality Kotor Varoš
Lowest elevation 470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (Census 1991)
  Total 745

Hrvaćani is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska, Municipality of Kotor Varoš. The centerpiece of the resort is at an altitude of 470 m. Along the village, in the direction northeast – southwest, flowing Hrvaćanska River, right bank tributary of the Vrbanja river . Its mouth is below the village Dabovci.

According to preliminary data of the first post-war census, in the Hvaćani 429 persons were registered.

History

During the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991–1995), Hrvaćani was the scene of the great suffering of the Bosniak population, covered in several indictments and convictions Tribunal in The Hague. Local people were tortured, murdered and persecuted, the estates were devastated. Particular torture experienced inhabitant Hrvaćani who first fled to Večići, and then, together with other refugees in this region, driven further or transferred to the camp which was in Elementary School in Grabovica, where they disappeared without a trace. A similar fate had the other Bosniak villages in the valley Vrbanja river, from Kruševo Brdo to Banja Luka.[1]

Population

Hrvaćani[2][3]
Census Year 1991. 1981. 1971.
Bosniaks 480 (64.42%) 400 (54.27%) 330 (34.41%)
Serbs 265 (35.57%) 316 (42.87%) 445 (46.40%)
Croats 0 20 (2.71%) 176 (18.35%)
Yugoslavians 0 1 (0.13%) 7 (0.72%)
Other and Unknown 0 0 1 (0.10%)
Total 745 737 959

References

  1. %3Cbr/%3E%3Cref/Sense-agency: "Ulysses and the suffering of Muslims from the village Hrvaćani"
  2. Popis po mjesnim zajednicama
  3. Book: "The ethnic composition of the population – Results for the Republic by municipalities and settlements 1991", Statistics Bulletin, 234, Issue National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.

See also

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