Svrake
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Svrake is small village, which is part of Vogošća
municipality in Bosnia
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The population numbers to some 3,000. Those are mainly Muslim
s today, estimated to be about 95%. This figure before 1992 was about 85%, while between 1992 and 1996 there was just a few Muslims, probably less than 1%.
After reintegration of Svrake in April 2006, after Dayton Peace Agreement, Orthodox Serb
population had left Svrake and almost none had returned. Svrake had suffered great atrocities and crimes during early stages of war
in 1992 and thereafter, which was a stumbling stone leading to today's smaller presence of Serbian population.
Vogošca
Vogošća is a secondary suburb and municipality of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located about 6 kilometers north of the city center and covering some 72 km².-1971:According to 1971 population census there were 14.402 residents....
municipality in Bosnia
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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The population numbers to some 3,000. Those are mainly Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s today, estimated to be about 95%. This figure before 1992 was about 85%, while between 1992 and 1996 there was just a few Muslims, probably less than 1%.
After reintegration of Svrake in April 2006, after Dayton Peace Agreement, Orthodox Serb
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
population had left Svrake and almost none had returned. Svrake had suffered great atrocities and crimes during early stages of war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
in 1992 and thereafter, which was a stumbling stone leading to today's smaller presence of Serbian population.
Ethnic composition, 1991 census
total: 1,245- Muslims by nationalityMuslims by nationalityMuslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- 1,036 (83.21%) - SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
- 170 (13.65%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 21 (1.68%) - CroatsCroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
- 2 (0.16%) - others and unknown - 16 (1.28%)