Drakulić, Banja Luka

Drakulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дракулић) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2]

Drakulić Дракулић (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Drakulić
Coordinates: 44°48′39″N 17°10′48″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Municipality	Banja Luka
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	1,299
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

In February 1942, the Ustaše under Miroslav Filipović's command massacred 2,300 adults and 550 children in the Serb-populated villages of Drakulić, Motike and Šargovac. The children were chosen as the first victims and their body parts were cut off.^[3]

References

1. "Nezavisna Agencija za Statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine, naselje Debeljaci". nasbih.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. 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.
3. Schindley, Wanda; Makara, Petar (2005). Jasenovac: proceedings of the First International Conference and Exhibit on the Jasenovac Concentration Camps, October 29-31, 1997, Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York. Dallas Pub. ISBN 9780912011646.

44°48′39″N 17°10′48″E