Motike, Banja Luka Explained

Official Name:Motike
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:2622[1]
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Banja Luka
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:44.8222°N 17.1381°W

Motike (Serbian: Мотике) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

On 7 February 1942, Ustaše paramilitaries, led by a Franciscan friar, Miroslav Filipović (aka Tomislav Filipović-Majstorović), killed more than 2,300 Serbs (among them 500 children) in Drakulić, Motike and Šargovac.[3]

References

44.8222°N 17.1381°W

Notes and References

  1. Nataša Gojković . Ognjen Ignjić . Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in BH 2013 Republika Srpska Preliminary Results . .
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Radio-Televizija Republike Srpske. Rtrs.tv. 29 August 2011. 26 March 2013.