Novoseoci ( sr-cyrl, Новосеоци) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Sokolac
Sokolac ( sr-Cyrl, Соколац) is a town and municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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with cold and temperate climate.
The settlement's population is completely Bosniak and is mainly engaged in animal breeding and agriculture. Before the
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
, the settlement was compact with about 40 houses.
History
Bosnian War
The mosque that was built in 1989 was destroyed on September 22, 1992, when the 2nd Romanian Brigade of the
Army of Republika Srpska
The Army of Republika Srpska (; ВРС/VRS), commonly referred to in English as the Bosnian Serb Army, was the military of Republika Srpska, the self-proclaimed Serb secessionist republic, a territory within the newly independent Bosnia and Herz ...
massacred 45 civilians of this settlement and its surroundings.
Post-war period
The mosque was rebuilt in 2007, and few residents returned to Novoseoci.
See also
*
Novoselci
References
Populated places in Sokolac
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