Rudnica (Raška)

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Rudnica
Рудница
Village (Selo)
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Rudnica is located in Serbia
Rudnica
Rudnica
Coordinates: 43°14′N 20°41′E / 43.233°N 20.683°E / 43.233; 20.683
Country Serbia
DistrictRaška District
MunicipalityRaška
Population
 (2011)
 • Total332
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Rudnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Рудница) is a village in the municipality of Raška, Serbia.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 332 people. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 300 people, 99% of whom were ethnic Serbs.[1]

Mass grave[]

In May 2010[2] and December 2013,[3] human remains were excavated from a mass grave, allegedly belonging to an estimated 250 Kosovo Albanians killed in the Kosovo War (1998–99).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
  2. ^ Borger, Julian (10 May 2010). "Kosovo Albanian mass grave found under car park in Serbia". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ a b "EULEX: Human remains found in Rudnica". B92. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

Coordinates: 43°14′N 20°41′E / 43.233°N 20.683°E / 43.233; 20.683


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