Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Lowest elevation 470 m (1,540 ft) Municipality Kotor Varoš | Entity Republika Srpska Area code 051 | |
Hrvaćani is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska, Municipality of Kotor Varoš. The centerpiece of the resort is at an altitude of 470 m. Along the village, in the direction northeast – southwest, flowing Hrvaćanska River, right bank tributary of the Vrbanja river . Its mouth is below the village Dabovci.
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Map of Hrva%C4%87ani, Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to preliminary data of the first post-war census, in the Hvaćani 429 persons were registered.
History
During the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991–1995), Hrvaćani was the scene of the great suffering of the Bosniak population, covered in several indictments and convictions Tribunal in The Hague. Local people were tortured, murdered and persecuted, the estates were devastated. Particular torture experienced inhabitant Hrvaćani who first fled to Večići, and then, together with other refugees in this region, driven further or transferred to the camp which was in Elementary School in Grabovica, where they disappeared without a trace. A similar fate had the other Bosniak villages in the valley Vrbanja river, from Kruševo Brdo to Banja Luka.