Božanovići
Božanovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Божановићи) is a village in the Kalinovik municipality of the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located northwest of the town of Kalinovik. In 1991 it had a population of 66 people.[1]
Božanovići | |
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Village | |
  Božanovići | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′36″N 18°25′19″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
During World War II, Božanovići was part of the Independent State of Croatia.
Geography
Božanovići is located northwest of the town of Kalinovik.
Demographics
In 1991 Božanovići had a population of 66 people.[2]
Notable people
- Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general and military war criminal sentenced by international tribunal in Hague for genocide in Bosnia was born in Božanovići when it was under Croatian rule during the 1940s.
References
- 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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