Grabovica (Kotor-Varoš) facts for kids
Grabovica is a settlement on the Vrbanja river in central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kotor Varoš municipality. The new village is on the mouth of the Grabovička rijeka. The old village is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) upstream of the Vrbanja's tributary. Grabovica is at an altitude of about 450 metres (1,480 ft). It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Banja Luka. Grabovica is about 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Kotor Varoš. It is also about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Šiprage.
During the War in Bosnia, in Grabovica's Elementary school about 200 Bosniaks "disappeared" from the Večići village and its surrounding settlements. Their mass grave has not been discovered.
Population
| Grabovica | ||||||
| Census Year | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | |||
| Serbs | 870 (98.08%) | 1,065 (99.34%) | 1,202 (98.84%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 0 | 0 | 1 (0,08%) | |||
| Croats | 0 | 1 (0.09%) | 1 (0.08%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 1 (0.11%) | 3 (0.27%) | 1 (0.08%) | |||
| Others and unknown | 16 (1.80%) | 3 (0.27%) | 11 (0.90%) | |||
| Total | 887 | 1,072 | 1,216 | |||
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