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Vlasenica ( sr-cyrl, Власеница) is a town and municipality located in
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Vlasenica ( sr-cyrl, Власеница) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...
, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. As of 2013, it has a population 11,467 inhabitants, while the town of Vlasenica has a population of 7,228 inhabitants.
.History
Some 70-200 Serbs were brutallymassacred
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...
by Muslim Ustaše forces in Vlasenica's Rašića Gaj municipality between 22 June and 20 July 1941, after raping women and girls. At the end of July and beginning of August 1941 another group of 50 Serbs from Vlasenica District (mostly from Milići) were imprisoned and murdered. Between 2,000 and 3,000 Muslims were massacred by Serb Chetniks
The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationa ...
in Vlasenica, from December 1941 until February 1942...
Demographics
Settlements
Population
Ethnic composition
Economy
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Notable people
* Lazar Jovanović, 19th-century manuscript writer * Derviš Sušić, writer *Flory Jagoda
Flory Jagoda (born Flora Papo; December 21, 1923January 29, 2021) was a Bosnian Jewishborn American guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter. She was known for her composition and interpretation of Sephardic songs, Judeo-Espanyol (Ladino) song ...
, musician
* Vedad Ibišević
Vedad Ibišević (; born 6 August 1984) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently assistant head coach of Hertha BSC.
Ibišević started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He had a two-year ...
, footballer
* Fahrudin Kuduzović, footballer
See also
*Municipalities of Republika Srpska
Under the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to ...
* Massacres of Serbs in Rašića Gaj
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* {{Authority control Populated places in Vlasenica Cities and towns in Republika Srpska Glasinac plateau