Kozice ( sr-Cyrl, Козице) is a village in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Stolac
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in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. According to the 1991 census the village had a population of 126 people.
History
On June 26/27, 1941, the
Ustaše
The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionar ...
drove away 130
Serbs
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from the
Å akota
Šakota ( sr-cyr, Шакота) is a Serbian and Croatian surname, derived from a nickname itself from the word ''šaka'', meaning "hand".
On June 2, 1941, Franjo Sudar's Ustaše attacked the Udrežnje village and killed 27 people of the Vujadinov ...
,
Å otra
Šotra ( sr-Cyrl, Шотра) is a Serbian surname.
On June 26/27, 1941, Ustaše drove away 130 Serbs of the families of Šakota, Šotra, Ćorluka and Krulj from the villages of Trijebanj and Kozice, Stolac, Kozice.
It may refer to:
*Zdravko Å o ...
,
Ćorluka and
Krulj families from the villages of
Trijebanj and Kozice.
110 of them were killed, at
Domanović, Bivolja Brda, Pileti and near Kukauš, and those who escaped death were those listed in a proclamation of general Lakse.
[ 70 more locals were killed by the Ustaše on June 29/30.][
]
Demographics
1991
According to the 1991 census the village had a population of 126 people.
*120 Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
(95.24%)
*5 Croats
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(3.97%)
*1 other (0.79%)
According to the 2013 census, its population was 145.
People
*Zdravko Å otra
Zdravko Šotra ( sr-cyr, Здравко Шотра; born 13 February 1933) is a Serbian film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films '' Zona Zamfirova'', '' Boj na Kosovu'', '' Šešir profesora Vujića'', ...
(born 1933), Serbian and former Yugoslav film and television director
References
External links
Kozice – selo na dubravskoj visoravni
{{Stolac municipality
Populated places in Stolac
Villages in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina