Motike, Banja Luka
| Motike Мотике | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Motike | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′20″N 17°08′17″E / 44.82222°N 17.13806°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Banja Luka |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Motike (Serbian Cyrillic: Мотике) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
On 7 February 1942, Ustaše paramilitaries, led by a Franciscan monk, Miroslav Filipović (aka Tomislav Filipović-Majstorović), killed more than 2,300 Serbs (among them 500 children)[2] in Drakulić, Motike and Šargovac.
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.
- ↑ "Radio-Televizija Republike Srpske". Rtrs.tv. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
Coordinates: 44°49′20″N 17°08′17″E / 44.82222°N 17.13806°E
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