Korita
Корита
Village
A pit in which Ustaše threw killed Serb civilians during the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
A pit in which Ustaše threw killed Serb civilians during the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
Korita is located in Republika Srpska
Korita
Korita
Coordinates: 43°01′48″N 18°28′48″E / 43.03000°N 18.48000°E / 43.03000; 18.48000
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityRepublika Srpska
MunicipalityBileća
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Korita (Serbian Cyrillic: Корита) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

During June 3 and 4, 1941, Ustaše massacred 130 ethnic Serbs in the village.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Радио телевизија Републике Српске: Корићка јама - Опростити али не и заборавити (in Serbian). 2011-06-04.



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