Serbian Christian chapel in the settlement of Desetnik. Mined.
The foundations of the chapel cracked from the force of the blasting.
Desetnik and other settlements around Kakanj and Zenica were controlled by the so-called Army of BiH.
The Army of BiH was composed of an absolute majority of Muslims.
Destroyed:
1992
Construction of the chapel: The Christian Serbian Orthodox chapel in the settlement of Desetnik near Zenica was built in the mid-20th century.
Chapel renovated and rededicated 2021.:
The chapel was renovated by the Serbian Orthodox Church, Metropolitanate of Dabrobosna.
Population and religion:
According to official data from the 1991 census, 166 Christian Serbs lived in the settlement of Desetnik.
According to official data from the 2013 census, there are no Christian Serbs in the settlement of Desetnik.
All Christian Serbs were expelled from the village of Desetnik, men were sent to camps and prisons.
All Serbian Christian houses were set on fire, livestock and agricultural machinery were looted.
The so-called Army of Bosnia, which was overwhelmingly composed of Muslims, attacked Serbs in the settlement of Desetnik in May 1992.
The Kakanj battalion of the 7th Muslim Brigade operated in that area.
The 7th Muslim Brigade was an official regular formation in the so-called Army of BiH.
One of the streets in the village is named after the Seventh Muslim Brigade Street.
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During the war from 1992 to the beginning of 1995, the area around the village of Desetnik was controlled by the so-called Army of BiH, composed of an absolute majority of Muslims.
Desetnik is a settlement near Kakanj and Zenica
Zenica was the headquarters of the so-called Army of BiH corps.
The absolute majority of members of the so-called Army of BiH were Muslims.
The chapel in Desetnik belongs to the Metropolitanate of Dabro-Bosnia, Serbian Orthodox Church.