Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipality Prijedor | Entity Republika Srpska Local time Friday 12:11 PM | |
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Omarska (Cyrillic: Омарска) is a small town near Prijedor in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It includes an old iron mine and ore processing plant. During the Bosnian War it was the site of the Omarska concentration camp.
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- Bosnia and herzegovina death camps for muslims omarska trnopolje 6 8 92
- Map of Omarska Bosnia and Herzegovina
- World War II
- Bosnian War
- Main Features
- Hydrography
- Population
- Education
- Sports
- References
Map of Omarska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
World War II
During World War II, a massacre of Bosnian Serb civilians occurred in Omarska.
Bosnian War
The Omarska camp was a concentration camp run by Bosnian Serb forces in Omarska, set up for Bosniak and Croat men and women during the Prijedor massacre. Functioning in the first months of the Bosnian War in 1992, it was one of 677 alleged detention centers and camps set up throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war. While nominally an "investigation center" or "assembly point" for members of the non-Serb population, Human Rights Watch classified Omarska as a concentration camp.
Main Features
Municipal commonwealth of Omarska consists of Omarska town and 10 villages: Petrov Gaj, Kevljani, Lamovita, Bistrica, Verići, Niševići, Gradina, Jelićka, Krivaja and Marićka. Its geographical coordinates are 44°53'22.00"N 16°53'43.23"E. It has area of 246.73 km² and it is located 169m above sea level. Average temperature (over the year) is +12 degrees celsius. Average yearly rain level is 1200mm. Terrain of Omarska is mainly plains, 65% lowlands and 35% highlands.
Hydrography
River system in Omarska is very rich. Through the middle of Omarska territory runs river Gomjenica, which has great agricultural significance, because it runs through most fertile land in this area. Gomjenica is confluent of Sana. It infuses Sana in Prijedor.
Population
According to the 1971 Yugoslav census, the population of Omarska was 19,044 - of which 16,084 were Serbs, 2,198 were Muslims, 376 were Croats and 433 were others. The average population density of the town was 68 per km².
Education
There is one elementary school in Omarska, OŠ "Vuk Karadžić", which has about 800 pupils. Children from Omarska usually go to high schools in Prijedor or Banjaluka.
Sports
Omarska has a football club, FK Omarska, which competes in the 2nd League-West of the Republika Srpska. *Željko Buvač was born here, ex footballer, now assistant manager of Liverpool FC.