Varivode
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Varivode , in the municipality of Kistanje
. Prior to the Yugoslav Wars
of 1991-1995 the village was a part of the municipality of Knin
, and according to the census of 1991, it had a population of 477 people, all of them ethnic Serbs
. During the war, Varivode and the surrounding area were incorporated into Republika Srpska Krajina.
In August 1995, men in Croatian military uniforms and armed civilians allegedly killed 12 elderly Serb civilians, some of them disabled, who had stayed in their homes on the eve of the liberation of self-proclaimed Krajina, and burned the village to the ground. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/Bosnia/updates/oct95/10-04/croatia_atrocities/index.html Few Serbs have returned to the village; according to the 2001 census, Varivode currently has only 93 inhabitants.
Kistanje
Kistanje is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. According to the 2001 census, Kistanje municipality has 3,038 inhabitants of which 57.14% are Serbs and 41.31% are Croats.-History:...
. Prior to the Yugoslav Wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
of 1991-1995 the village was a part of the municipality of Knin
Knin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...
, and according to the census of 1991, it had a population of 477 people, all of them ethnic Serbs
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...
. During the war, Varivode and the surrounding area were incorporated into Republika Srpska Krajina.
In August 1995, men in Croatian military uniforms and armed civilians allegedly killed 12 elderly Serb civilians, some of them disabled, who had stayed in their homes on the eve of the liberation of self-proclaimed Krajina, and burned the village to the ground. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/Bosnia/updates/oct95/10-04/croatia_atrocities/index.html Few Serbs have returned to the village; according to the 2001 census, Varivode currently has only 93 inhabitants.