Balatun

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Balatun Балатун (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Balatun
Coordinates: 44°51′46.08″N 19°20′29.04″E / 44.8628000°N 19.3414000°E / 44.8628000; 19.3414000Coordinates: 44°51′46.08″N 19°20′29.04″E / 44.8628000°N 19.3414000°E / 44.8628000; 19.3414000
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
City	Bijeljina
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,351
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	76300

Balatun (Serbian Cyrillic: Балатун) is a small village located north of the city of Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History[]

On 24 and 25 September 1992, 22 Bosniaks including seven children were removed from their homes in the village of and taken to Balatun where they were killed and thrown into the Drina river.^[1]

Notable people[]

Balatun is the birthplace of Slobodan Pejić, a Bosnian painter and sculptor.

Notes[]

References[]

• Musli, Emir (24 September 2011). "Zločin bez kazne" [Crime Without Punishment]. Deutsche Welle (in Serbo-Croatian).

External links[]

• Bijeljina official website (Serbian)