Kornica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Kornica Корница | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Kornica | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′19″N 18°25′43″E / 44.95528°N 18.42861°ECoordinates: 44°57′19″N 18°25′43″E / 44.95528°N 18.42861°E | |
| Country |
 Bosnia |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 53 |
Kornica is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity's municipality of Šamac.
History
Almost the entire population was forced to flee by the Serbian army at the beginning of the Bosnian War (1992–95). The former village inhabitants are distributed in the majority today over the whole earth, well-known refuge states are: Australia, Germany, Canada, Croatia, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.S.A. So far excluding older citizens returned to Kornica.
Demographics
Ethnic composition, 1991 census
total: 830
- Croats - 802 (96.62%)
- Serbs - 8 (0.96%)
- Yugoslavs - 2 (0.24%)
- Bosniaks - 1 (0.12%)
- others and unknown - 17 (2.04%)
References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
External links
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