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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Banja Luka
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Bosanska Gradiska, on the Vrbas river
- Postal-Code: 78000
Population:
- 1931: 519 Germans
- 1942: 1730 Germans (including surrounding area)
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Banja Luka, Bania Luka
- Church records available at FHL:
A: military personnel: B 1879; D 1878-1885
B: names, ages, deaths of 11,219 Bosnian children in World War II
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
A: 1454474, 1454023
B: 1901371, item 11
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins: Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bosnia
- Colony type: farming on the outskirts of the city
- Roman watering place and military headquarters
- market day: Tuesday
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Begov Han
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- in Zepce district
- Postal-Code: 72213
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- Had a German school
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Village Names:
- German: Bihatsch
- Official: Bihac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Banja Luka, northwest of Bosanski Petrovac
- Postal-Code: 77000
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Bihac
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: B 1880-1882; M: 1882; D: 1880-1884
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454023, item 2
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- medieval town on the Una river with Gothic church transformed into a mosque and the remains of a castle
- Spelling with diacritics: Bihac'
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Bijeljina
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Bijelina
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Sava-Drina confluence, southeast of Brcko, northeast of Tuzla
- Postal-Code: 75320
Population:
- 1931: 30 Germans in the farming community; 694 in the city
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Bjelina, Bijeljina
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878-1879
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 17
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1885
- Settler origins: Banat, Batschka
- Colony type: German farmers and craftsmen
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Bosanska Gradisca
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Gradisca, Bosanska Gradiska
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Banja Luka, on the border
- Postal-Code: 78400
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Bosanska Gradiska
- Church records available at FHL: see Banja Luka entry
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Bosanska Gradis^ca
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Bosanska Kostajnica
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Kostajnica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Bosanski Novi, on the border
- Postal-Code: 78360
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Kostajnica
- Church records available at FHL:
Roman Catholic: B 1696-1836; M 1692-1737, 1740-1779, 1783-1838; D 1719-1738, 1760-1848
Serbian Orthodox: B 1838-1857, D 1826-1840
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
Roman Catholic: 1419126-1419129
Serbian Orthodox: 1691349, item 4-5
- FHL Census Microfilm:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Bosanski Novi
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Banja Luka on the border
- Postal-Code: 78350
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Bosanski Novi
- Church records available at FHL: see Banja Luka entry
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Bosanski Petrovac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Bihac and Bosanska Krupa
- Postal-Code: 77250
Population:
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Village Names:
- German: Boschinzi
- Official: Bozinci-Kolonija
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Derventa
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 85 Germans
- 1942: 166 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1904
- Settler origins: South Hungary, especially Batschka
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Boz^inci
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Village Names:
- German: Bosnisch Brod
- Official: Bosanski Brod
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- across from Slavonski Brod, on the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 74450
Population:
- 1931: 287 Germans
- 1942: 750 Germans (includes surrounding area)
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Village Names:
- German: Bosnisch Dubitza
- Official: Bosanska Dubica
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Dubica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Sisak, west of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code: 78370
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Bosanska Dubica
- Church records available at FHL: see Banja Luka entry
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Branjevo-Dugopolje
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Dugopolje
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Bijeljina, on the Drina river, amalgamated with Dugopolje
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 112 Germans
- 1942: 177 Germans
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1891
- Settler origins: mostly from the Batschka
- Colony type: Farming
- Branjevo had a German school
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Vinkovci and Zupanja, on the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 75300
- Railroad station:
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Brcko, Brcka
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878-1879
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 17
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Brc^ko
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Brezovopolje
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Brcko, on the Sava river
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1888
- Settler origins: Batschka, Slavonia, Hungary
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Bijeljina in the bend of the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 75325
Population:
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Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Banjaluka
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Spelling with diacritics: Budz^ak
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Bugojno
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southwest of Zenica, on the upper Vrbas river, southeast of Jajce
- Postal-Code: 78250
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Derventa
- Postal-Code: 74416
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Cerovljani
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code: 78403
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Derventa
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Slavonski Brod
- Postal-Code: 74400
Population:
- 1931: 221 Germans
- 1942: 284 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Derventa, Dervent
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 12
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Gracanica, south of Bosanski Brod, on the Bosna river
- Postal-Code: 74000
Population:
- 1931: 132 Germans
- 1942: 192 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Doboj
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878-1879
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 18
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- located in an amphitheatre of wooded hills with a strategically placed castle at the confluence of several roads and rivers
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Donja Mahala
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- by Brcko, on the Sava river, south of Zupanja
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Donja Zgosca
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Visoko district
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Spelling with diacritics: Donja Zgos^c'a
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Dragaljevac-Donji
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Bijeljina, east of Brcko
- Postal-Code: 75323
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Banja Luka and Bosanski Petrovac
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Drinic'
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Banja Luka and south of Bosanski Petrovac
- Postal-Code: 77260
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Foca-Srbinje
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- on the upper Drina, southwest of Gorazde
- Postal-Code: 74218
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- important trading centre during Turkish times with several mosques, especially noteworthy is the Aladza mosque
- Spelling with diacritics: Foc^a
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Village Names:
- German: Franzferdinandshöhe
- Official: Putnikovo Brdo
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Ularice, Ferdinandshöhe, Putnik, Ularica, Kvaternik
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Doboj
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 106 Germans
- 1942: 142 Germans
Genealogical Records:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1898
- Settler origins: Galicia, Russia
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
- German: Franzjosefsfeld
- Official: Novo Selo
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Schönborn, Petrovopolje
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Slavonski Brod, north of Derventa
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 1130 Germans
- 1942: 1600 Germans
Genealogical Records:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1886
- Settler origins: Banat, Batschka, Syrmien
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gerzovo
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southwest of Mrkonjic Grad, west of Jajce
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Village Names:
- German: Glogowatz
- Official: Glogovac
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Schutzberg, Ukrinskilug
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Prnjavor
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 824 Germans
- 1942: 1293 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1895
- Settler origins: Slavonia, Galicia, Bukowina, South Hungary, Württemberg
- Colony type: farming
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gorazde
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- in Cajnice district, southeast of Sarajevo, on the Drina river
- Postal-Code: 71400
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Gorazda, Gorazde
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1879-1880
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454470, item 1
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- former Roman site; the Drina Canyon is located between here and Visegrad
- Spelling with diacritics: Goraz^de
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gornja Mocila
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Derventa
- Postal-Code:
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- Spelling with diacritics: Gornja Moc^ila
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gornja Sanica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Kljuc district
- Postal-Code: 78338
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gornje Kolibe
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Derventa, South of Bosanski Brod
- Postal-Code:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gornji Rahic
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southwest of Brcko, on the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 75307
Population:
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- Spelling with diacritics: Gornji Rahic'
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Gradacac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Brcko, east of Derventa
- Postal-Code: 74240
Population:
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- Spelling with diacritics: Gradac^ac
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Village Names:
- German: Hohenberg
- Official: Prosara
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Hindenburg
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 150 Germans
- 1942: 162 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: South Russia, Galicia
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Hrasnica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Ilidza and Sarajevo
- Postal-Code: 71212
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Ivanjska
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1914
- Settler origins: Germany, Switzerland, Syrmia
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Banja Luka, North of Bugojno
- Postal-Code: 78249
Population:
- 1931: 99 Germans
- 1942: 160 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Jajce, Jaitze
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878-1879
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 15
- FHL Census Microfilm:
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- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- lies at the confluence of the Vrbas and Pliva rivers; the waterfall is formed by the Pliva plunging into the Vrbas
- castle on the hill was built by Hrvoje Vukcic, one of medieval King Tvrtko's generals
- Tourist sights: the underground church, possibly a family crypt of Hrvoje Vukcic and the Mithraic temple
- Market day: Wednesday
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- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Banja Luka
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- Spelling with diacritics: Joc^ik
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Kalenderovci Turski
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Derventa
- Postal-Code:
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- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: Galicia
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Karajzovci
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Banja Luka
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Village Names:
- German: Karlsdorf
- Official: Karadjordjevo
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Vrbaska, Karagjorgjevo
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- just southwest of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 173 Germans
- 1942: 168 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: Galicia, Russia
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Vrbas^ka
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Klasnice
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Banja Luka, on the Vrbas river
- Postal-Code:
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- Founded: 1879
- Settler origins: Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Klas^nica
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Village Names:
- German: Königsfeld
- Official: Dubrava
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Dubrave
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 387 Germans
- 1942: 550 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: Batschka, Galicia, Slavonia, Holland
- Colony type: farming
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Bijeljina district, northeast of Tuzla, southeast of Zupanja
- Postal-Code: 75247
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Village Names:
- German: Koratsche
- Official: Korace
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Derventa, by the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 74456
Population:
- 1931: 47 Germans
- 1942: 106 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: Galicia, Slavonia, Russia
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Korac^e
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Kozarac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Prijedor, northwest of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code: 78311
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