Korita, Bileća
Korita (Serbian Cyrillic: Корита) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Korita
Корита | |
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Village | |
 A pit in which Ustaše threw killed Serb civilians during the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Bileća |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
In 1924 Serbs massacred 42 Bosniaks here. During June 3 and 4, 1941, Ustaše massacred 130 ethnic Serbs in the village.[2]
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.
- Радио телевизија Републике Српске: Корићка јама - Опростити али не и заборавити (in Serbian). 2011-06-04.
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