Bratunac

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Братунац
Bratunac

Coat of arms Location in Republika Srpska Shown in bright red (click to enlarge) The light red indicates the Republika Srpska entity General Information Entity Republika Srpska Municipality area  ? km² Population - (est.) ? - (1991 census) 33,375 Coordinates 44°11′N 19°20′E Area code +387 56 Time zone CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Website www.bratunacopstina.com Politics Mayor Nedeljko Mlađenović (SDS) [1]

Bratunac (Cyrillic: Братунац) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Contents 1 Population 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Bosnian War 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Population

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

• 21,564 were Muslims by nationality (64.2%)
• 11,479 Serbs (34.2%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 41 Croats (0.1%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 491 others (1.5%)

[edit] History

[edit] 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.

[edit] Bosnian War

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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.^{[citation needed]} Furthermore, everything and anything associated with Bosniaks and other non-Serbs was completely destroyed.^{[citation needed]} According to the current data, 3,156 Bosniaks were killed in these attacks.^{[citation needed]}

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 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 crimes suspects.^{[citation needed]}

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 parts of town. The process is very slow and with many problems among them is harassment and sometimes physical assault.^{[citation needed]} However, the last couple of years have seen a few Bosniak refugees return to the remains of their demolished homes.

[edit] See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska
• Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] External links

• Official site

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing) v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV) v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Grad Istočno Sarajevo • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočno Novo Sarajevo • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik

Coordinates: 44°11′N 19°20′E