Grapska Gornja
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Grapska Gornja is a village
in the municipality
of Doboj
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Grapska Gornja Massacre
On 10 May 1992, Serb forces attacked Bosniak village of Gornja Grapska in the municipality of Doboj. Pre-war population of the village consisted of 2,260 Bosniaks, 27 Croats, 6 Yugoslavs, and 4 Others.
The village was unarmed and undefended. Serbs slaughtered at least 34 Bosnian Muslim women, children and the elderly men in the massacre. After the massacre, they plundered the village and torched Bosnian Muslim houses.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the municipality
Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Bosnia and Herzegovina the smallest unit is the municipality or Opština. Prior to the war there were 109 municipalities in Bosnia. 10 of these were part of the Sarajevo area. After the war the number of municipalities increased to 142: 79 municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and...
of Doboj
Doboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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Grapska Gornja Massacre
On 10 May 1992, Serb forces attacked Bosniak village of Gornja Grapska in the municipality of Doboj. Pre-war population of the village consisted of 2,260 Bosniaks, 27 Croats, 6 Yugoslavs, and 4 Others.
The village was unarmed and undefended. Serbs slaughtered at least 34 Bosnian Muslim women, children and the elderly men in the massacre. After the massacre, they plundered the village and torched Bosnian Muslim houses.