Potocari
Potočari, a village in the Srebrenica municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is known today as the site of the main memorial and cemetery for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, when thousands of refugees from the surrounding region were killed by the Army of Republika Srpska. The memorial draws visitors seeking to understand one of the most documented atrocities of the Bosnian War.
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- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.6 km1.0 mi
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Potocari: quick answers
Where is Potocari?
Potocari is in Bosnia & Herzegovina, about 65 km40 miles in a straight line from Tuzla.
How do you get to Potocari?
The nearest airport is Stapari (UZC), about 1 hr 43 min away by road. The nearest train station is Шарган Витаси, about 1 hr 46 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Potocari?
The warmest month is August, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C31°F. The wettest month is May, with about 117 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Potocari?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.