Srebrenica

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Srebrenica Сребреница
Image:Coat of arms of Srebrenica.PNG Coat of arms
Image:BH municipality location Srebrenica.png Location of Srebrenica within the Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlements	81
Government
- Mayor	Abdurahman Malkić (SDA) [1]
Area
- Total	527 km² (203.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	?
- Municipality	36,666
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	56
Website: www.srebrenica-opstina.org

Srebrenica (Cyrillic: Сребреница; pronounced [srɛbrɛnitsa]) is a town and municipality in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska entity. Srebrenica is a small mountain town, its main industry being salt mining and a nearby spa. During the Bosnian War, it was the site of the Srebrenica massacre. On March 24, 2007, Srebrenica's municipal assembly adopted a resolution demanding independence from the Republic Srpska; the Serb members of the assembly did not vote on the resolution.^[1]

Contents 1 Demographics 1.1 The town of Srebrenica 2 Economy 3 Local communities 4 Srebrenica massacre 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Demographics

In 2005 there were about 4,000 Bosniaks in the municipality, about a third of the population.

Year of census	total	Muslims	Serbs	Croats	Yugoslavs	others
1991	36,666	27,572 (75.19%)	8,315 (22.67%)	38 (0.10%)	380 (1.03%)	361 (0.98%)
1981	36,292	24,930 (68.69%)	10,294 (28.36%)	80 (0.22%)	602 (1.65%)	386 (1.06%)
1971	33,357	20,968 (62.85%)	11,918 (35.72%)	109 (0.32%)	121 (0.36%)	241 (0.72%)
1931	35,210	49.2%	50.5%	-	-	0.3%

In the 1931 population census, the district had an absolute Orthodox Serb majority 50.6%.

[edit] The town of Srebrenica

Year of census	total	Bosniaks	Serbs	Croats	Yugoslavs	others
1991	5,746	3,673 (63.92%)	1,632 (28.40%)	34 (0.59%)	328 (5.70%)	79 (1.37%)

[edit] Economy

Before 1992, there was a metal factory in the town, and lead, zinc, and gold mines nearby. The town's name (Srebrenica) means "silver mine," the same meaning of its old Latin name Argentaria.

[edit] Local communities

The municipality (општина or opština) is further subdivided into the following local communities (мјесне заједнице or mjesne zajednice):[2]

[edit] Srebrenica massacre

Main article: Srebrenica massacre

During the War in Bosnia (1992–1995), the Srebrenica region saw heavy fighting. Hundreds of victims (Serbs as well as Bosniaks) fell in the first years of the war, also among the civilian population. The town at the centre of the municipality became a Bosnian Muslim/Bosniak enclave surrounded by Serbs. In April 1993, the United Nations declared Srebrenica a UN safe area, guarded by a small unit operating under the mandate of United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). Nevertheless, the town was captured by the Army of Republika Srpska in July 1995. Approximately eight thousand Bosniaks were massacred by Serbian forces in the aftermath.

The Srebrenica massacre is also referred to as the Srebrenica genocide, and it is considered as such by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[3] This was followed by an admission to and an apology for the massacre by the Republika Srpska government.[4]

[edit] Gallery

Srebrenica landscape.JPG Panorama of Srebrenica	Srebrenicaserb.jpg The Orthodox church	Srebrenica orthodox int.JPG Interior of the Orthodox church	Srebrenica franciscan chapel.JPG The franciscan Catholic chapel
Srebrenica Mosque.JPG The White Mosque	Srebrenica Seka.JPG Fast Food Seka, on the place of a pre-1990s-war mosque (tombstones on the right)	Srebrenica main road.JPG The main road toward west	Srebrenica main road 2.JPG The main road from west toward the centre
Srebrenica Stari Grad.JPG The old town (Stari Grad)	Srebrenica Guber.JPG Ruins of Mount Guber thermal centre	Srebrenica Potocari Memorial.JPG Potocari Genocide Memorial	Srebrenica Potocari Memorial 2.JPG Potocari Genocide Memorial
Srebrenica2007-Serbianvictims10.jpg Srebrenica:Victims of the 1992-95 war	Srebrenica2007-Serbianvictims7.jpg Srebrenica: Memorial to the Victims of the 1992-95 war

[edit] See also

• Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Srebrenica massacre
• Bosnian Genocide
• History of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Srebrenica Genocide Memorial

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Opština Srebrenica - Srebrenica Municipality (Serbo-Croatian)
• Official site of a Bosnian NGO Citizens Associations "Women of Srebrenica" (Bosnian)

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg

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