Drvar

Drvar is a town and a municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the road between Bosansko Grahovo and Bosanski Petrovac, also near Glamo?. It is administratively part of the West Bosnia Canton of the Federation.

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In the census of 1991, Drvar municipality had 17,079 residents, of which 97.27% Serbs, 2.09% Yugoslavs, 0.20% Croats, 0.19% Bosniaks and 0.25% others. The town of Drvar itself had 7,716 inhabitants (96% Serbs and 3% Yugoslavs).

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During socialist Yugoslavia, Drvar was named Titov Drvar in the honor of Josip Broz Tito. On May 25, 1944, the Germans made an attempt at the life of Tito when he was the main partisan commander, in a daring airdrop on Drvar, Operation R?sselsprung.

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After Yugoslavia dissolved, Drvar was controlled by Republika Srpska until 1995, when it became part of the Federation. Today in Drvar the predominate population are the Croats. Small amount of Serbs came back to their homes, but they face discriminatory tendencies by the Croats which prevent their further return. The local government and companies, the few that exist, are dominated by the Croats and it's hard to find work.

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