Kopanice (Orašje)

Kopanice Копанице
Basic data
State :	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity :	Federation of BiH
Canton :	Posavina
Municipality :	Orašje
Coordinates :	44 ° 59 '  N , 18 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 59 '4 "  N , 18 ° 45' 28"  E
Height :	80  m. i. J.
Others
Patron saint :	Sveti Mihovil

Kopanice is a place in the municipality of Orašje in the Posavina Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The place is not far from the Save , which forms the border with Croatia here. Most of the villagers now live in Austria and Switzerland .

Bosnian War

This article or the following section is not adequately provided with supporting documents ( e.g. individual evidence ). Information without sufficient evidence could be removed soon. Please help Wikipedia by researching the information and including good evidence.

In the Bosnian war in 1992 also Kopanice was hit hard. The Serbian population left the village knowing that the Republika Srpska army was planning an attack. Kopanice and Vidovice took it at Easter 1992 and drove out all Catholic families. The Catholic Church was looted and damaged. The village was mined and extensively damaged, but was largely rebuilt within five years. In October 1992 the 106th Brigade of the HVO captured Kopanice and the neighboring town of Vidovice .