Official Name: | Velika Ivanča |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | City of Belgrade |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Mladenovac |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1.532 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Velika Ivanča (Serbian: Велика Иванча, in Serbian pronounced as /ʋělikaː ǐʋantʃa/) is a village situated in Mladenovac municipality in Serbia.[1] The village is 50km (30miles) southeast of Belgrade.[2]
See main article: Velika Ivanča shooting. Velika Ivanča was the site of one of the deadliest spree shootings in modern-day Serbia. The shootings occurred in the early hours of 9 April 2013, when a gunman killed thirteen people, including six men, six women, and a two-year-old boy, before he tried to kill himself and his wife. They were both taken to hospitals in critical condition. The shooter, Ljubiša Bogdanović, died from his injuries two days later, while his wife survived.[3]