Smoluća Gornja
Smoluća Gornja | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Smoluća Gornja | |
| Coordinates: 44°37′40″N 18°30′22″E / 44.6278°N 18.5061°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Tuzla |
| Municipality | Lukavac |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.86 sq mi (10.01 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 6 |
| • Density | 1.6/sq mi (0.60/km2) |
Smoluća Gornja is a village in the municipality of Lukavac, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 6.[2] According to the 1991 census, Smoluća Gornja had 737 inhabitants.
| Ethnicity | 2013 | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 0 | 710 | 804 | 849 |
| Bosniaks | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Croats | 2 | 1 | ||
| Slovenes | 3 | |||
| other | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 737 | 814 | 864 |
Bosnian War
In June 1992, during the attack by the ARBiH the Bosnian Serb population of the surrounding settlements was expelled to Smoluća.[3] At that time, there were 7,500 displaced Serbs in the village, who were under siege for three months until August when they were liberated by the Vojska Republike Srpske.[3] Until August, the entire population of Smoluca was left without water, electricity, food, and medicine,[3] while Bosnian forces denied the Red Cross access and the delivery of food and medicine, as well as the evacuation of children and the sick.[4]
During the siege from June 18 to August 27, 1992, 50 Serbs perished in the Smoluća area,[4] and a total of 149 in the broader region.[3]
After the evacuation of the population on August 29, 1992, Smoluća was completely looted and burned down by Bosniak and Croatian units.[3][4]
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.
- ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Смолућа: Парастос за 149 страдалих" (in Serbian). Радио телевизија Републике Српске. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ a b c Mass Crimes of August 1992, Mass Crimes of Muslim and Croatian Forces Against Serbs, 1992–1995, Dragana Gavrilović, Institute for Research of Serbian Suffering in the 20th Century, Belgrade (June 18 to August 27, 1992, pp. 12, 13)