Balatun (Serbian Cyrillic: Балатун) is a small village located north of the city of Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Balatun Балатун (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Balatun
Coordinates: 44°51′46.08″N 19°20′29.04″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
City	Bijeljina
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,351
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	76300

History

On 24 and 25 September 1992, 22 Bosniaks including seven children were removed from their homes in the village of Bukreš and taken to Balatun where they were killed and thrown into the Drina river.[1]

Notable people

Balatun is the birthplace of Slobodan Pejić, a Bosnian painter and sculptor.

Notes

References

• Musli, Emir (24 September 2011). "Zločin bez kazne" [Crime Without Punishment]. Deutsche Welle (in Serbo-Croatian).

External links

• Bijeljina official website (Serbian)

На других языках

[ru] Балатун