Draksenić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драксенић) is a village in the municipality of Kozarska Dubica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Draksenić
Village
Serbian orthodox church
Serbian orthodox church
Draksenić is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Draksenić
Draksenić
Coordinates: 45°12′N 16°54′E / 45.200°N 16.900°E / 45.200; 16.900
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityRepublika Srpska
MunicipalityKozarska Dubica
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

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Draksenić was the site of the largest massacre of Serbs in the municipality of Kozarska Dubica during the WWII genocide carried out by the Ustaše. Croatian Home Guard troops burned the village in January 1942, killing more than 200 people.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Barić, Nikola (2019). Historiae patriaeque cultor. Slavonski Brod. ISBN 978-953-8102-23-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

45°12′N 16°54′E / 45.200°N 16.900°E / 45.200; 16.900