Ba (Ljig)
Ba (Serbian Cyrillic: Ба) is a village in the municipality of Ljig in Central Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 605 people.[1] It lies under the Suvobor mountain.
Ba
Ба | |
|---|---|
  Ba | |
| Coordinates: 44°09′30″N 20°11′43″E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Kolubara District |
| Municipality | Ljig |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
In World War II, Ba was a stronghold of Serbian royalist Chetnik movement. Between 25 and 28 January 1944, Chetniks led by Draža Mihailović organized the Ba Congress in the village. That was the reason that the village was neglected by post-war Communist authorities.[2]
See also
References
- Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- Zoran Marjanović (2008-02-01). "Tamo gde je bilo četničko Jajce". Glas Javnosti.
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