Božanovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Божановићи) is a village in the municipality of Kalinovik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located northwest of the town of Kalinovik. In 1991 it had a population of 66 people.[1]
Božanovići
Божановићи | |
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Village | |
  Božanovići | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′36″N 18°25′19″E / 43.51000°N 18.42194°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Kalinovik |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 66 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editDuring World War II, Božanovići was part of the Independent State of Croatia.
Geography
editBožanovići is located northwest of the town of Kalinovik.
Demographics
editIn 1991 Božanovići had a population of 66 people.[2]
Notable people
edit- Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general and military war criminal sentenced by international tribunal in The Hague for genocide in Bosnia was born in Božanovići
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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