Crni Vrh (Zvornik)

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Crni Vrh
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Coordinates 44°21′20″N19°03′15″E / 44.35556°N 19.05417°E / 44.35556; 19.05417
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Location Bosnia and Herzegovina

Crni Vrh (English Black Peak) is a mountain in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, near Zvornik. A mass grave containing Bosniak victims of the Bosnian War was uncovered on mountain slope near Snagovo.

A road sign on Mount Crni Vrh pointing to Snagovo. Snagovo sign.jpg
A road sign on Mount Crni Vrh pointing to Snagovo.

Mass grave

A mass grave containing 629 Bosniak victims, killed by Serb forces during the Bosnian War, was uncovered on Crni Vrh in 2003. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Bosnia digging up what could be biggest mass grave". Seattle Times. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Sahranjene 42 identifikovane žrtve iz zvorničkih masovnih grobnica". DW. 16 April 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2015.