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List Of Massacres In Yugoslavia During World War II
The following is a list of massacres and mass executions that occurred in Yugoslavia during World War II. Areas once part of Yugoslavia that are now parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro; see the lists of massacres in those countries for more details. Perpetrators The majority of massacres were committed by Yugoslav factions during the civil war, while a number were committed by invading Axis forces. Ustaše After the invasion of Yugoslavia, puppet-state Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was created by Axis powers in the areas of most of modern-day Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Ustaše sought to create an ethnically clean state by eradicating Serbs, Jews and Romani through genocidal policies. According to Ustaše officials, the creation of an ethnically pure Greater Croatian state would ensure the safety of the Croats from the Serbs. From the data calculated by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goražde
Goražde ( cyrl, Горажде, ) is a city and the administrative center of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 20,897 inhabitants and the city 11,806. Location Goražde is situated on the banks of the River Drina in South East Bosnia. The city lies at the foot of the eastern slope of mountain Jahorina at a height of above sea level. The settlement is situated on the alluvial terrace in a broad valley, formed by the erosion of the River Drina. The valley is bordered on the South-East by Biserna (), on the South by Samari (), on the South-West by Misjak (), on the West by Gubavica () and on the North by Povrsnica (). The River Drina flows between these and some other hills. Its valley, which, since ancient times it has been part of the route going from the sea to the mainland (Dubrovnik–Trebinje–Gacko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čajniče
Čajniče ( sr-cyr, Чајниче, ) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,401 inhabitants, while the municipality has 4,895 inhabitants. Settlements Aside from the town of Čajniče, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Avlija * Batkovići * Batotići * Batovo * Bezujno * Borajno * Brezovice * Bučkovići na Bezujanci * Đakovići * Glamočevići * Gložin * Hunkovići * Ifsar * Kamen * Kapov Han * Karovići * Krstac * Lađevci * Luke * Međurječje * Metaljka * Milatkovići * Miljeno * Mištar * Podavrelo * Ponikve * Prvanj * Slatina * Staronići * Stopići * Sudići * Todorovići * Trpinje * Tubrojevići * Zaborak Demographics Population Ethnic composition Notable people * Hanka Paldum Hanka Paldum (born 28 April 1956) is a Bosnian sevdalinka singer and founder of the record label Sarajevo Disk. She is regarded as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podrinje
Podrinje (Serbian Cyrillic: Подриње) is the Slavic name of the Drina river basin, known in English as the Drina Valley. The Drina basin is shared between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, with majority of its territory being located in Eastern Bosnia, entire Upper Drina course and majority of the Middle course, while the Lower Drina course is shared between two countries,with the river representing border. The part of the Drina basin located in Bosnia and Herzegovina is also called Eastern Bosnia. History Between 1918 and 1922, Podrinje District, with its seat in Šabac, was one of the districts of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The district comprised the north-western part of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia. Between 1922 and 1929, Podrinje Oblast existed in roughly the same area also with its seat in Šabac. In 1929, a large province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia known as the Drina Banovina was formed with its capital in Sarajevo. Drina Banovina i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grabovac
Grabovac may refer to: Places * Grabovac, Osijek-Baranja County, a village in eastern Croatia * Grabovac Banski, a village in central Croatia * Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County, a village near Šestanovac in southern Croatia * Grabovac, Karlovac County, a village near Rakovica in central Croatia * Stari Grabovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, (Old Grabovac), a village near Novska and site of a Nazi concentration camp * Grabovac (Knić), a village in Serbia * Grabovac (Obrenovac), a village in Serbia * Grabovac (Prokuplje), a village in Serbia * Grabovac (Svilajnac), a village in Serbia * Grabovac (Trstenik), a village in Serbia * Grabovac (Čelinac), a village in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Grabovac, Velika Kladuša, a village near Velika Kladuša in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Grabovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village near Ljubinje * Grabovac Monastery, a Serbian Orthodox monastery * , a village in Kosovo People * Filip Grabovac (1698–1749), Croatian priest *Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šušnjar
Šušnjar is a village situated in Lazarevac municipality in Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas .... References Populated places in Serbia Lazarevac {{Serbia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drakulić
Drakulić is a Christian Serbian surname, derived from the Romanian words ''Dracul'' and ''Dracula'', and may refer to: * Saša Drakulić (born 1972), Serbian footballer * Slavenka Drakulić Slavenka Drakulić (born July 4, 1949) is a Croatian journalist, novelist, and essayist whose works on feminism, communism, and post-communism have been translated into many languages. Biography Drakulić was born in Rijeka, Croatia (at that ti ... (born 1949), Croatian writer and publicist {{DEFAULTSORT:Drakulic Serbian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glina
Glina is a word of Slavic origin, meaning "clay". It may refer to: *Glina (river) in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina *Glina, Croatia, a town in Croatia **Glina massacres, 1941 * Glina, Piotrków County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) *Glina, Sieradz County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Glina, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Glina, Lipsko County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Glina, Ostrów Mazowiecka County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Glina, Otwock County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Glina, Węgrów County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Glina, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) *Glina, Ilfov, a commune in Ilfov County, Romania * Glina, Bloke, a village in Slovenia *Slovene name for Glan (Gurk) The Glan (; sl, Glina) is a river in Carinthia, Austria, a right tributary of the Gurk. It is long. Its drainage basin is . It rises north of the Wörth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blagaj
Blagaj is a village in the south-eastern region of the Mostar basin, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It stands at the edge of Bišće plain and is one of the most valuable mixed urban and rural built environments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, distinguished from other similar built environments in its urban layout. Blagaj was most likely named for its mild weather patterns since ''blaga'' in Bosnian means "mild". Blagaj is situated at the spring of the Buna river and a historical tekke (''tekija'' or Dervish monastery). The Blagaj Tekija was built around 1520, with elements of Ottoman architecture and Mediterranean style and is considered a national monument. Blagaj Tekke is a monastery built for the Dervish. Sources Vrelo Bune, the source of the Buna river, is a strong karstic spring. The river flows west for approximately and joins the Neretva near the village Buna. The historic site of the Blagaj Fort (also ''Stjepan-grad'' or ''Stipan-grad''), on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boričevac
Boričevac is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Population According to the 2011 census, Boričevac had 17 inhabitants. Note: ''Till 1931 it was independent settlement and from 1948-1991 part of settlement (hamlet). From 1857-1880 include data for settlement of Mišljenovac. It became independent settlement again in 2001 from the settlement of Gajine.'' 1991 census For the ethnic composition of population in 1991 census see: Gajine. Austro-hungarian 1910 census According to the 1910 census, settlement of Boričevac had 788 inhabitants in 4 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this: Literature Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabiokovlje
Biokovo () is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva. It is sometimes referred to as Bijakovo, especially among inhabitants of the eastern side of the mountain. Its highest peak is Sveti Jure (Saint George), at 1762 m.a.s.l. It shows a typical karst landscape. Atop the peak there is a powerful FM and DVB-T transmitter. The 196 km2 of its area is protected as a nature park with over 1,500 plant and animal species, some of which are endemic. Biokovo also includes the separate ridge and peak Sveti Ilija at . Biokovo is one in a line of Dinaric Alps stretching along the Dalmatian coast - northwest of it is Mosor and southeast are Sutvid and Rilić. To the east, the Šibenik runs in parallel. When the weather is very clear, from the top of Biokovo it is possible to see Monte Gargano in Italy, which is away. Zabiokovlje, a mountainous area in Biokovo, includes such to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makarska
Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, located on a horseshoe-shaped bay between the Biokovo mountains and the Adriatic Sea. The city is noted for its palm-fringed promenade, where cafes, bars and boutiques overlook the harbor. Adjacent to the beach are several large capacity hotels as well as a camping grounds. Makarska is the center of the Makarska Riviera, a popular tourist destination under the Biokovo mountain. It stretches for between the municipalities of Brela and Gradac, Split-Dalmatia County, Gradac. History Pre-history Near present-day Makarska, there was a settlement as early as the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. It is thought that it was a point used by the Cretans on their way up to the Adriatic (the so-called "amber road"). However it was only one of the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
