List of minefields in Croatia
As of 1 August 2017, minefields in Croatia cover 433.5 square kilometres (167.4 square miles) of territory.[1] The minefields (usually known as "mine suspected areas") are located in 9[1] counties and 61[1] cities and municipalities. These areas are thought to contain approximately 42,371[1] land mines, in addition to unexploded ordnance left over from the Croatian War of Independence.
The area suspected of containing land mines is marked using more than 13,000 warning signs.[1][2] Areas thought to contain unexploded ordnance, but no land mines, are marked using 409 different warning signs.[3] The minefields are largely situated in forests (62%), while the rest are in agricultural land (26%) as well as karst terrain and shrubland (12%).[4]
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-Srijem | Bogdanovci | 0.2 (0.077) | Cleared by 2012[6] |
Drenovci | 0.1 (0.039) | Cleared by 2012[6] | |
Gunja | 0.4 (0.15) | ||
Ivankovo | 0.4 (0.15) | Cleared by 2012[6] | |
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[6] | |
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[6] | |
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
- "Mine Situation". Croatian Mine Action Center. Cromac.
- OMA & February 2013
- HCR 2010, p. 8
- HCR & Introduction
- Vlada RH & May 2011, pp. 65–67
- Večernji list & 9 January 2013
gollark: Then what did I make? #9? Don't be ridiculous.
gollark: He didn't even get that I made #11.
gollark: Ignore Lyricly. He's just apioforms.
gollark: golFALSE.
gollark: Your language seems quite neat from what I've seen.
References
- "Minska situacija u RH – veljača 2013" [Mine situation in the Republic of Croatia – February 2013] (in Croatian). Office for Mine Action of the Government of Croatia. Archived from the original on 2013-12-29.
- "Izviješće o provedbi plana humanitarnog razminiravanja i utrošenim financijskim sredstvima za 2010. godinu" [Report on implementation of humanitarian demining plan and spent financial assets in 2010] (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Mine Action Centre.
- "Introduction". Croatian Mine Action Centre.
- "Plan humanitarnog razminiravanja za 2011. godinu" [Humanitarian demining for year 2011] (PDF) (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. May 2011.
- "Vukovar potpuno očišćen od mina, Nijemci još opasni" [Vukovar completely cleared of mines, Nijemci still dangerous]. Večernji list (in Croatian). 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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