
Approximate locations of suspected minefields in Croatia
As of 20 February 2014[update], minefields in Croatia cover 683.4 square kilometres (263.9 square miles) of territory. The minefields, usually referred to as "mine suspected areas", are located in 12 different counties and 96 different cities and municipalities. The area is thought to contain approximately 90,000 land mines as well as unexploded ordnance left over since the Croatian War of Independence. The area suspected of containing land mines is marked using more than 15,000 warning signs.[1] Areas thought to contain unexploded ordnance, but no land mines, are marked using 409 different warning signs.[2] The minefields are largely situated in forests (62%), while the rest are in agricultural land (26%) as well as karst terrain and shrubland (12%).[3]
County | City/Municipality | Area km2 (sq mi) | Note |
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Osijek-Baranja | Antunovac | 6.3 (2.4) | |
Belišće | 3.2 (1.2) | ||
Bilje | 54.1 (20.9) | ||
Darda | 21.1 (8.1) | ||
Donji Miholjac | 3.7 (1.4) | ||
Draž | 4.3 (1.7) | ||
Ernestinovo | 1.3 (0.50) | ||
Jagodnjak | 10.3 (4.0) | ||
Osijek | 8.8 (3.4) | ||
Petlovac | 12.2 (4.7) | ||
Petrijevci | 3.6 (1.4) | ||
Šodolovci | 8.4 (3.2) | ||
Valpovo | 6.0 (2.3) | ||
Vladislavci | 1.5 (0.58) | ||
Vuka | 0.2 (0.077) | ||
Vukovar-Syrmia | Bogdanovci | 0.2 (0.077) | Cleared by 2012[5] |
Drenovci | 0.1 (0.039) | Cleared by 2012[5] | |
Gunja | 0.4 (0.15) | ||
Ivankovo | 0.4 (0.15) | Cleared by 2012[5] | |
Jarmina | 0.5 (0.19) | ||
Markušica | 6.6 (2.5) | ||
Nijemci | 12.2 (4.7) | ||
Nuštar | 3.0 (1.2) | ||
Otok | 0.8 (0.31) | Cleared by 2012[5] | |
Privlaka | 0.3 (0.12) | ||
Stari Jankovci | 9.2 (3.6) | ||
Tordinci | 2.7 (1.0) | ||
Trpinja | 1.7 (0.66) | ||
Vinkovci | 7.3 (2.8) | ||
Vrbanja | 1.2 (0.46) | ||
Vukovar | 0.4 (0.15) | Cleared by 2012[5] | |
Brod-Posavina | Cernik | 0.2 (0.077) | |
Dragalić | 1.4 (0.54) | ||
Gornji Bogićevci | 3.1 (1.2) | ||
Okučani | 13.3 (5.1) | ||
Stara Gradiška | 10.7 (4.1) | ||
Virovitica-Podravina | Čačinci | 0.5 (0.19) | |
Orahovica | 0.4 (0.15) | ||
Slatina | 0.6 (0.23) | ||
Voćin | 11.4 (4.4) | ||
Sisak-Moslavina | Dvor | 29.3 (11.3) | |
Glina | 20.6 (8.0) | ||
Gvozd | 0.1 (0.039) | ||
Hrvatska Dubica | 3.6 (1.4) | ||
Jasenovac | 8.1 (3.1) | ||
Novska | 11.6 (4.5) | ||
Petrinja | 39.9 (15.4) | ||
Sisak | 12.7 (4.9) | ||
Sunja | 19.9 (7.7) | ||
Topusko | 0.6 (0.23) | ||
Karlovac | Barilović | 4.4 (1.7) | |
Cetingrad | 3.9 (1.5) | ||
Generalski Stol | 2.3 (0.89) | ||
Josipdol | 11.3 (4.4) | ||
Karlovac | 2.2 (0.85) | ||
Lasinja | 1.9 (0.73) | ||
Ogulin | 0.1 (0.039) | ||
Plaški | 31.0 (12.0) | ||
Rakovica | 5.1 (2.0) | ||
Saborsko | 4.2 (1.6) | ||
Tounj | 4.4 (1.7) | ||
Požega-Slavonia | Brestovac | 3.5 (1.4) | |
Lipik | 4.8 (1.9) | ||
Pakrac | 51.1 (19.7) | ||
Velika | 0.6 (0.23) | ||
Lika-Senj | Brinje | 1.0 (0.39) | |
Donji Lapac | 15.9 (6.1) | ||
Gospić | 62.0 (23.9) | ||
Lovinac | 11.2 (4.3) | ||
Otočac | 31.5 (12.2) | ||
Perušić | 9.1 (3.5) | ||
Plitvička Jezera | 12.2 (4.7) | ||
Udbina | 2.7 (1.0) | ||
Vrhovine | 11.4 (4.4) | ||
Zadar | Benkovac | 14.3 (5.5) | |
Bibinje | 0.9 (0.35) | ||
Gračac | 0.1 (0.039) | ||
Jasenice | 9.3 (3.6) | ||
Novigrad | 5.6 (2.2) | ||
Obrovac | 0.9 (0.35) | ||
Pakoštane | 5.7 (2.2) | ||
Polača | 3.3 (1.3) | ||
Poličnik | 1.8 (0.69) | ||
Posedarje | 2.8 (1.1) | ||
Stankovci | 11.0 (4.2) | ||
Starigrad | 0.03 (0.012) | ||
Sukošan | 0.3 (0.12) | ||
Sveti Filip i Jakov | 0.2 (0.077) | ||
Škabrnja | 0.7 (0.27) | ||
Zemunik Donji | 4.7 (1.8) | ||
Šibenik-Knin | Civljane | 0.2 (0.077) | |
Drniš | 19.3 (7.5) | ||
Promina | 3.6 (1.4) | ||
Ružić | 7.5 (2.9) | ||
Skradin | 13.3 (5.1) | ||
Šibenik | 1.4 (0.54) | ||
Vodice | 7.2 (2.8) | ||
Split-Dalmatia | Hrvace | 14.7 (5.7) | |
Vrlika | 12.2 (4.7) | ||
Dubrovnik-Neretva | Dubrovačko Primorje | 2.7 (1.0) | |
Konavle | 3.5 (1.4) |
Footnotes[]
- ↑ OMA February 2013
- ↑ HCR 2010, p. 8
- ↑ HCR Introduction
- ↑ Vlada RH May 2011, pp. 65–67
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Večernji list 9 January 2013
References[]
- "Minska situacija u RH – veljača 2013." (in Croatian). Mine situation in the Republic of Croatia – February 2013. Office for Mine Action of the Government of Croatia. http://www.mine.vlada.hr/clanak.asp?pageID=36&subID=44&lang=hr.
- "Izviješće o provedbi plana humanitarnog razminiravanja i utrošenim financijskim sredstvima za 2010. godinu" (in Croatian) (PDF). Report on implementation of humanitarian demining plan and spent financial assets in 2010. Croatian Mine Action Centre. http://www.hcr.hr/pdf/Izvjesce_2010.pdf.
- "Introduction". Croatian Mine Action Centre. http://www.hcr.hr/en/protuminUvod.asp.
- "Plan humanitarnog razminiravanja za 2011. godinu" (in Croatian). Humanitarian demining for year 2011. Government of Croatia. May 2011. http://www.vlada.hr/hr/content/download/167284/2442961/file/131%20-%206.b.pdf.
- "Vukovar potpuno očišćen od mina, Nijemci još opasni" (in Croatian). Vukovar completely cleared of mines, Nijemci still dangerous. 9 January 2013. http://www.mine.vlada.hr/iz_medija_opsirno.asp?nID=9&lang=hr.
External links[]
The original article can be found at List of minefields in Croatia and the edit history here.