Drakulić, Banja Luka

Coordinates: 44°48′39″N 17°10′48″E / 44.81083°N 17.18000°E / 44.81083; 17.18000
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Drakulić
Дракулић (Serbian)
Drakulić is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Drakulić
Drakulić
Coordinates: 44°48′39″N 17°10′48″E / 44.81083°N 17.18000°E / 44.81083; 17.18000
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
MunicipalityBanja Luka
Population
 • Total1,299
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Drakulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дракулић) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

History[edit]

In February 1942, the Ustaše under Miroslav Filipović's command massacred 2,300 adults and 550 children in the Serb-populated villages of Drakulić, Motike and Šargovac. The children were chosen as the first victims and their body parts were cut off.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nezavisna Agencija za Statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine, naselje Debeljaci". nasbih.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  3. ^ Schindley, Wanda; Makara, Petar (2005). Jasenovac: proceedings of the First International Conference and Exhibit on the Jasenovac Concentration Camps, October 29-31, 1997, Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York. Dallas Pub. ISBN 9780912011646.

44°48′39″N 17°10′48″E / 44.81083°N 17.18000°E / 44.81083; 17.18000