Kozice ( sr-Cyrl, Козице) is a village in the
municipality
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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, Ustaše drove away 130 Serbs of the families of
Å akota,
Å otra,
Ćorluka and
Krulj
Krulj ( sr-cyr, Круљ) 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. At least 45 individuals with the surname died a ...
from the villages of
Trijebanj
Trijebanj is a village in the municipality of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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and Kozice.
110 of these were killed, at
Domanoviće,
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
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
(95.24%)
*5 Croats
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(3.97%)
*1 others (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'', ''San ...
(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