Kozice, Stolac
Kozice (Serbian Cyrillic: Козице) is a village in the municipality of Stolac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census the village had a population of 126 people.
History
On June 26/27, 1941, the Ustaše drove away 130 Serbs from the Šakota, Šotra, Ćorluka and Krulj families from the villages of Trijebanj and Kozice. 110 of them were killed, at Domanović, Bivolja Brda, Pileti and near Kukauš, and those who escaped death were those listed in a proclamation of general Lakse. 70 more locals were killed by the Ustaše on June 29/30.
Demographics
1991
According to the 1991 census the village had a population of 126 people.
According to the 2013 census, its population was 145.
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Croats | 109 | 75.2% |
| Serbs | 36 | 24.8% |
| Total | 145 | 100% |
People
- Zdravko Šotra (born 1933), Serbian and former Yugoslav film and television director
References
- ^ Muzej žrtava genocida i Srpska književna zadruga (1995). Genocid nad Srbima u II svetskom ratu. pp. 330–335.
- ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved October 22, 2021.