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Balatun


FieldValue
official_nameBalatun
native_namesr-Cyrl
settlement_typeVillage (Selo)
pushpin_mapBosnia and Herzegovina
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBosnia and Herzegovina
subdivision_type1Entity
subdivision_name1Republika Srpska
subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Bijeljina
unit_prefMetric
area_urban_footnotes
area_rural_footnotes
area_metro_footnotes
area_magnitude
population_as_of2013
population_total1,351
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code76300
website

tags -- Balatun (Балатун) is a small village located north of the city of Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics)

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,286.

EthnicityNumberPercentage
Serbs1.27799.30%
Croats70.54%
other/undeclared20.16%
Total1.286100%

History

On 24 and 25 September 1992, 22 Bosniaks including seven children were removed from their homes in the village of Bukreš and taken to Balatun where they were killed and thrown into the Drina river.

Notable people

Balatun is the birthplace of Slobodan Pejić, a Bosnian painter and sculptor.

Notes

References

  • {{cite news |trans-title=Crime Without Punishment

References

  1. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013". Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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