Bratunac

Information about Bratunac

Братуна?
Bratunac
Coat of arms
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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General Information
EntityRepublika Srpska
Municipality area? km
Population
- (est.)
?
- (1991 census)33,375
Coordinates
Area code+387 56
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Websitewww.bratunacopstina.com
Politics
MayorNedeljko Mlađenović (SDS) [1]
Bratunac (Cyrillic: Братунац) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Population

1971

26.513 total
  • Muslims - 13.428 (50,64%)
  • Serbs - 12.820 (48,35%)
  • Croats - 50 (0,18%)
  • Yugoslavs - 15 (0,05%)
  • others - 200 (0,78%)

1991

In the census of 1991, there were 33,375 inhabitants of Bratunac municipality of which:

History

Early history

In 1381, the name Bratunac is mentioned for the first time because of the direct road through Bratunac from Bosnia to Serbia. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and a population of roughly 30 people. In 1927, Bratunac became an independent municipality for the first time.

20th Century

In 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)

Bosnian War

Systematic ethnic cleansing in 1992 and beyond uprooted the Bosniak population of Bratunac. Following this, Bosniak homes were looted of all valuables and then burned to the ground. Furthermore, everything and anything associated with Bosniaks and other non-Serbs was completely destroyed. According to the current data, 3,156 Bosniaks were killed in these attacks. . 3,200 Serbs from the area were killed in the 1992-1995 war. On July 12, 1992 Bosnian Army troops under the command of Naser Orić attacked the villages of Zalazje, Biljača, Sada and Zagoni, killing 69 Serb civilians, wounding 70, while 19 remain listed as missing.[1]

The ethnic cleansing campaign was successful and has resulted in an almost exclusively Serb town of Bratunac, since the town was settled with the Serb refugees from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, the town and the surrounding villages are believed to be a stronghold for nationalism and extremism and the area is believed to have harboured several war criminals.

In spite of everything, a Bosniak survivor by the name of Muhamed Ahmić, who is the leader of the local Red Crescent is one of the people trying to rebuild the destroyed Bosniak part of town. The process is very slow and with many problems among them is harassment and sometimes physical assault. However, the last couple of years have seen a few Bosniak refugees return to the remains of their demolished homes.

See also

Gallery




Monument in Bratunac

Serbian Orthodox Church


References

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