Svrake Explained

Official Name:Svrake
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2: Sarajevo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vogošća
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3.65
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:1204
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.9208°N 18.305°W

Svrake is a village in Vogošća municipality, near Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Demographics

The village has 1,204 inhabitants, 96% of whom are Bosniaks. In 1991, this figure was about 83%, while between 1992 and 1996, during the Bosnian War, probably less than 1%.[2] After reintegration of Svrake in April 2006, after Dayton Peace Agreement, Orthodox Serb population had left Svrake and almost none had returned. Svrake had suffered great atrocities and crimes during early stages of war in 1992 and thereafter, which was a stumbling stone leading to today's smaller presence of Serbian population.

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: 2013 census in B&H, Vogošća Municipality. December 8, 2020.