Snagovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Снагово) is a mountain village in the municipality of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into Gornje Snagovo (Upper Snagovo) and Donje Snagovo (Lower Snagovo).
Snagovo
Снагово | |
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Village | |
 Road sign on Crni vrh, pointing to Snagovo | |
  Snagovo Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′20″N 19°03′15″E / 44.35556°N 19.05417°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Zvornik |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bosnian War
editSnagovo was among the hardest hit villages at the start of the Bosnian War in 1992.[1] Between April and June 1992, Serb forces ethnically cleansed the village of its Bosniak (Muslim) residents.
1992 massacre
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On 29 April 1992, a group of 36 Bosniak civilians were captured by Serbs hiding in the woods in Snagovo. They were killed, including children and pregnant women, and their corpses were burned in an effort to destroy evidence.[2] Several days later, the victims' relatives found the burned remains and buried them nearby. Serbian Major Zoran Janković went on trial for the massacre but was acquitted 19 June 2007 due to lack of evidence.[3]
Srebrenica Genocide mass graves
editSeven mass grave, containing the skeletal remains of 156 individuals, victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica Genocide, were uncovered in Snagovo.[4] The 156 victims were moved to the seven "secondary graves" in Snagovo from the original burial sites around Srebrenica to hide the traces of the atrocity.
1995 massacre
editAmong other massacres, six more people were killed in the village on 22 July 1995.[5]
Settlements
editSeveral smaller settlements exist within the village of Snagovo:
- Perunika
- Rašidov Han
References
edit- ^ Becirevic, Edina (1 July 2014). Genocide on the Drina River. ISBN 9780300206807. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Jankovic: Death in Snagovo". Justice Report. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Zoran Janković acquitted of crimes against humanity". Hague Justice Portal. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Bosnia mass grave yields 156 Srebrenica victims". One Indira. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Bartrop, Paul R.; Jacobs, Steven Leonard (17 December 2014). Modern Genocide: The Definitive Resource and Document Collection. ISBN 9781610693646. Retrieved 20 April 2015.