Snagovo

Snagovo is a mountain village in the municipality of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into Gornje Snagovo (Upper Snagovo) and Donje Snagovo (Lower Snagovo).

Snagovo
Road sign on Crni vrh, pointing to Snagovo
Snagovo
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°21′20″N 19°03′15″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
MunicipalityZvornik
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bosnian War

Snagovo was among the hardest hit villages at the start of the Bosnian War in 1992.[1] Between April and June 1992, Serb forces ethnically cleansed the village of its Bosniak (Muslim) residents.

1992 massacre
The woods in the village, where the victims of the 1992 massacre were captured before being killed.
Main article: Snagovo massacre

On 29 April 1992, a group of 36 Bosniak civilians were captured by Serbs hiding in the woods in Snagovo. They were killed, including children and pregnant women, and their corpses were burned in an effort to destroy evidence.[2] Several days later, the victims' relatives found the burned remains and buried them nearby. Serbian Major Zoran Janković went on trial for the massacre but was acquitted 19 June 2007 due to lack of evidence.[3]

Srebrenica Genocide mass graves

Seven mass grave, containing the skeletal remains of 156 individuals, victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica Genocide, were uncovered in Snagovo.[4] The 156 victims were moved to the seven "secondary graves" in Snagovo from the original burial sites around Srebrenica to hide the traces of the atrocity.

1995 massacre

Among other massacres, six more people were killed in the village on 22 July 1995.[5]

Settlements

Several smaller settlements exist within the village of Snagovo:

  • Perunika
  • Rašidov Han

References
  1. "Genocide on the Drina River". Google Books. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. "Jankovic: Death in Snagovo". Justice Report. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Zoran Janković acquitted of crimes against humanity". Hague Justice Portal. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Bosnia mass grave yields 156 Srebrenica victims". One Indira. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. "Modern Genocide: The Definitive Resource and Document Collection". Google Books. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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