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Srebrenica ( and municipality in the east of Bosnia And Herzegovina , in the Republika Srpska Entity . Srebrenica is a small mountain town, its main industry being Salt Mining and a nearby Spa . During the Bosnian War , it was the site of the Srebrenica Massacre . On March 24, 2007, Srebrenica's municipal assembly adopted a resolution demanding independence from the Republic Srpska; the Serb members of the assembly did not vote on the resolution. 1 DEMOGRAPHICS In 2005 there were about 4,000 Bosniaks in the municipality, about a third of the population. In the 1931 population census, the district had an absolute Orthodox Serb majority 50.6%. The town of Srebrenica ECONOMY Before 1992, there was a Metal factory in the town, and Lead , Zinc , and Gold Mines nearby. The town's name (Srebrenica) means "silver mine," the same meaning of its old Latin name ''Argentaria''. LOCAL COMMUNITIES The municipality (општина or ''opština'') is further subdivided into the following local communities (мјесне заједнице or ''mjesne zajednice''): {Link without Title} SREBRENICA MASSACRE See Also: Srebrenica massacre During the War In Bosnia (1992–1995), the Srebrenica region saw heavy fighting. Hundreds of victims ( Serb s as well as Bosniaks ) fell in the first years of the war, also among the civilian population. The town at the centre of the municipality became a Bosnian Muslim/Bosniak Enclave surrounded by Serbs. In April 1993, the United Nations declared Srebrenica a ''UN safe area'', guarded by a small unit operating under the mandate of United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). Nevertheless, the town was captured by the Army Of Republika Srpska in July 1995. Approximately eight thousand Bosniaks were massacred by Serbian forces in the aftermath. The Srebrenica massacre is also referred to as the Srebrenica genocide, and it is considered as such by the government. {Link without Title} GALLERY |
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