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Poljine

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Country
  
Bosnia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

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Entity
  
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Poljine is a village in Centar municipality, in town of Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Contents

Map of Poljine 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethnic composition, 1991 census

Total: 161

  • Serbs - 141 (87.57%)
  • Muslims by nationality - 10 (6.21%)
  • Croats - 3 (1.86%)
  • Yugoslavs - 2 (1.24%)
  • others and unknown - 5 (3.10%)
  • History

    During the 1992-1995 Siege of Sarajevo, Serb forces positioned heavy artillery here and continually bombed the city below. Several attempts have been made by Bosnian Muslim forces to break the siege at this place, with varying success.

    References

    Poljine Wikipedia