Glogova (Bratunac) Explained

Official Name:Glogova
Native Name:Глогова
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Republika Srpska
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Bratunac
Coordinates:44.21°N 19.26°W
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:962
Population As Of:2013
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Glogova (Serbian: Глогова) is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina,[1] where on 9 May 1992, in the early days of the Bosnian War (1992–95), 65 Bosnian Muslim civilians were killed in a Glogova massacre ordered by Miroslav Deronjić, President of the Bratunac Municipal Board of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

References

44.2167°N 35°W

Notes and References

  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. Web site: Prosecutor v. Miroslav Deronjić Judgement . International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . 30 March 2004.