Srebrenica
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Srebrenica (Cyrillic: Сребреница; IPA: /srɛ.brɛ.ni.ʦa/) is a town and municipality in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska entity. Srebrenica is a small mountain town, its main industry being salt mining and a nearby spa. During the Bosnian War, it was the site of the Srebrenica massacre. On March 24, 2007, Srebrenica's municipal assembly adopted a resolution demanding partition from the Republic of Srpska; the Serb members of the assembly did not vote on the resolution.[1]
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[edit] Demographics
In 2005 there were about 4,000 Bosniaks in the municipality, constituting a bit more than 30 percent of the population.
| year of census | total | Muslims | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~1991~ | 36,666 | 27,572 (75.19%) | 8,315 (22.67%) | 38 (0.10%) | 380 (1.03%) | 361 (0.98%) |
| ~1981~ | 36,292 | 24,930 (68.69%) | 10,294 (28.36%) | 80 (0.22%) | 602 (1.65%) | 386 (1.06%) |
| ~1971~ | 33,357 | 20,968 (62.85%) | 11,918 (35.72%) | 109 (0.32%) | 121 (0.36%) | 241 (0.72%) |
[edit] The town of Srebrenica
| year of census | total | Muslims | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~1991~ | 5,746 | 3,673 (63.92%) | 1,632 (28.40%) | 34 (0.59%) | 328 (5.70%) | 79 (1.37%) |
[edit] Economy
Before 1992, there was a metal factory in the town, and lead, zinc, and gold mines nearby. The town's name (Srebrenica) means "silver mine".
[edit] Srebrenica massacre
During the War in Bosnia (1992–1995), the Srebrenica region saw heavy fighting. Hundreds of victims (Serbs as well as Bosniaks) fell in the first years of the war, also among the civilian population. The town became a Bosniak enclave surrounded by Serbs. In April 1993, the United Nations declared Srebrenica a UN safe area, guarded by a small unit operating under the mandate of United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). Nevertheless, the town was captured by the Army of Republika Srpska in July 1995. Approximately eight thousand Bosniaks were massacred by Serbian forces in the aftermath.
The Srebrenica massacre is also referred to as the Srebrenica genocide, and it is considered as such by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[2] This was followed by an admission to and an apology for the massacre by the Republika Srpska government.[3]
[edit] See also
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Srebrenica massacre
- Bosnian Genocide
- History of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Srebrenica Genocide Memorial
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Opština Srebrenica - Srebrenica Municipality (Serbo-Croatian)
- Official site of a Bosnian NGO Citizens Associations "Women of Srebrenica" (Bosnian)
- Information on Srebrenica as part of the "New Economic Geography" map of the European Stability Initiative (ESI)
