Omarska

Omarska
Omarska is located in Bosnia
{{{alt}}}
Omarska

Omarska (Cyrillic: Омарска) is a small town near Prijedor in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It includes an old iron mine and ore processing plant. During the Bosnian War it was the site of the Omarska concentration camp.

Contents

Recent history

Omarska camp was a concentration camp run by Bosnian Serb forces in Omarska, set up during Prijedor massacre for Bosniak and Croat men and women.[1][2] Functioning in the first months of the Bosnian War in 1992, it was one of 677 alleged detention centers and camps set up throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war.[3] While nominally an "investigation center" or "assembly point" for members of the non-Serb population,[1] Human Rights Watch classified Omarska as a concentration camp.[4]

Geography

Main Features

Municipal commonwealth of Omarska consists of Omarska town and 10 villages: Petrov Gaj, Kevljani, Lamovita, Bistrica, Verići, Niševići, Gradina, Jelićka, Krivaja and Marićka. Its geographical coordinates are 44°53'22.00"N 16°53'43.23"E. It has area of 246.73 km² and it is located 169m above sea level. Average temperature (over the year) is +12 degrees celsius. Average yearly rain level is 1200mm. Terrain of Omarska is mainly plains, 65% lowlands and 35% highlands.

Hydrography

River system in Omarska is very rich. Through the middle of Omarska territory runs river Gomjenica, which has great agricultural significance, because it runs through most fertile land in this area. Gomjenica is confluent of Sana. It infuses Sana in Prijedor.

Demographic Features

Population

Following data is outdated. On census of 1971. population of Omarska was 19.044 - 16.084 Serbs, 2.198 Muslims, 376 Croats and 433 others. Average population density was 68 per km².

Education

There is one elementary school in Omarska, OŠ "Vuk Karadžić", which has about 800 pupils. Children from Omarska usually go to high schools in Prijedor or Banjaluka.

Sports

Omarska has a football club FK Omarska, which competes in 2nd League-West of Republika Srpska.

Pictures of Omarska

  • Church of St. Tsar Lazar

  • Memorial to fallen soldiers

  • Main street

  • Railway Station

References

  1. ^ a b Simons, Marlise (3 November 2001). "New York Times: 5 Bosnian Serbs Guilty of War Crimes at Infamous Camp". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/03/world/5-bosnian-serbs-guilty-of-war-crimes-at-infamous-camp.html. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Osborn, Andrew (3 November 2001). "Guardian: Five Serbs guilty of Omarska camp atrocities". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/nov/03/warcrimes.balkans. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 
  3. ^ United Nations (1994). Final report of the United Nations Commission of Experts established pursuant to security council resolution 780 (Report). http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/comexpert/ANX/VIII-01.htm. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 
  4. ^ HRW report

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Omarska — ist eine Ortschaft in der Verbandsgemeinde Prijedor im Norden von Bosnien und Herzegowina. Der Ort liegt südlich des Kozara Gebirges im Nordwesten der Republika Srpska. Omarska wurde während des Bosnienkrieges aufgrund mehrerer Gefangenenlager im …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Omarska — Òmārska ž DEFINICIJA naselje (u blizini Prijedora, Z Bosna), 1992. u njemu organiziran zloglasni logor u kojem je zatočeno mnogo Muslimana Bošnjaka i Hrvata, simbol stradanja civila ONOMASTIKA v. omar …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Omarska — 44° 53′ 24″ N 16° 53′ 57″ E / 44.8900, 16.8992 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Omarska — Original name in latin Omarska Name in other language Omarska, Омарска State code BA Continent/City Europe/Sarajevo longitude 44.8917 latitude 16.89814 altitude 163 Population 6466 Date 2012 05 06 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Omarska — Sp Omárska Ap Omarska L Bosnija ir Hercegovina …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Omarska camp — Detainees line up at the Omarska Camp, near Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photograph provided courtesy of the ICTY) Omarska camp was a concentration camp run by Bosnian Serb forces, in Omarska, a mining town near Prijedor in northern Bosnia… …   Wikipedia

  • Lager Omarska — 44.86916666666716.882777777778 Koordinaten: 44° 52′ 9″ N, 16° 52′ 58″ O …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Camp de concentration d'Omarska — Le camp de concentration d Omarska, ville minière proche de Prijedor dans le Nord de la Bosnie Herzégovine, était un camp de concentration où la population bosniaque et croate des environs de Prijedor était enfermée et torturée en 1992, pendant… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Acusados por el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia — Anexo:Acusados por el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Listado completo de acusados por el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia (TPIY), junto con su origen étnico, rango u ocupación,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anexo:Acusados por el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia — El texto que sigue es una traducción defectuosa o incompleta. Si quieres colaborar con Wikipedia, busca el artículo original y mejora o finaliza esta traducción. Puedes dar aviso al autor principal del artículo pegando el siguiente código en su… …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”