- Bratunac
Infobox Settlement
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map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Bosnia and Herzegovina
latNS=N
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population_as_of= 1991
native_name = Братунац
official_name = Bratunac
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image_shield = Bratunac.jpg
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population_total = 33,375
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latd=44|latm=11
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area_code = 56
website = [http://www.bratunacopstina.com/ www.bratunacopstina.com]
footnotes =
|leader_title=Mayor
leader_name = Nedeljko Mlađenović (SDS) [http://www.izbori.ba/documents/Rezultati%20izbora%202004/Utvrdjeni/2004NacelniciRS.pdf]
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|Bratunac (
Cyrillic : Братунац) is a town and municipality located in easternRepublika 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 Bratunacmunicipality of which:
* 21,564 wereMuslims by nationality (64.2%)
* 11,479Serbs (34.2%) (See:Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina )
* 41Croats (0.1%) (See:Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina )
* 491 others (1.5%)2002
*Serbs - 16522 ~ 85%
*Bosniaks - 2.500 ~ 15%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 Bosniakpopulation of Bratunac. Following this, Bosniak homes were looted of all valuables and then burned to the ground. Furthermore, everything and anything associated with Bosniaks was completely destroyed, as was anything and everything associated with Serbs in Srebrenica. According to the current data, 3,156 Bosniaks civilians were killed in these attacks. Fact|date=February 2007. 3,200 Serbs from the area were killed in the 1992-1995 war.Fact|date=December 2007 On July 12, 1992 Bosnian Army troops under the command ofNaser Orić attacked the villages of Zalazje, Biljača, Sada and Zagoni, killing 69 Serb civilians, wounding 70, while 19 remain listed as missing. [ [http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=07&dd=12&nav_category=113&nav_id=42380 B92 - News - Society - ANEM contests broadcasting code ] ]During this time, Naser Oric and his men continuosly attacked Serb-inhabited villages leading to deaths of scores of innocent civilians; this brutality lasted until the Serb takeover of Srebrenica in 1995 [ [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wobrat0313,0,1615658.story Cycle of retaliation continues in Bratunac - Newsday.com ] ] .
ee also
*
Municipalities of Republika Srpska
*Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Gallery
References
External links
* [http://www.bratunacopstina.com/ Official site]
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