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 edit
During World War II, Božanovići was part of the Independent State of Croatia.
Geography edit
Božanovići is located northwest of the town of Kalinovik.
Demographics edit
In 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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