- Poljine
Poljine is a village in Centar municipality, in town of
Sarajevo ,Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ,Bosnia and Herzegovina .Population
Ethnic composition,
1991 censusTotal: 161
*
Serbs - 141 (87.57%)
*Muslims by nationality - 10 (6.21%)
*Croats - 3 (1.86%)
* "Yugoslavs " - 2 (1.24%)
* others and unknown - 5 (3.10%)History
In the 1992-1995 aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbs positioned heavy artillery here and continually bombed Sarajevo. Several attempts have been made to break the siege of Sarajevo at this place, with varying success.
References
* Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
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