Rudnica (Raška)

Rudnica (Raška)
Village

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Rudnica (Raška)
Coordinates: RS 43°14′N 20°41′E / 43.233°N 20.683°E / 43.233; 20.683
Country  Serbia
District Raška District
Municipality Raška
Population (2002)
  Total 300
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Rudnica is a village in the municipality of Raška, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 300 people.[1]

History

In May 2010, a mass grave containing 250 Kosovo-Albanians bodies from the massacres during the Kosovo War were found in Rudnica underneath a Car Park.[2] In December 2013 whilst excavating the area, EULEX found the remains of another 250-400 Kosovo-Albanians.[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. "EULEX: Human remains found in Rudnica". B92. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 43°14′N 20°41′E / 43.233°N 20.683°E / 43.233; 20.683


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