Original scientific paper
THE EMIGRATION OF POLES FROM BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA IN 1946
Husnija Kamberović
; Institute of History, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
At the end of the Second World War, Poles, who had come to Bosnia and Hercegovina as settlers at the beginning of the twentieth century, lived in the districts of Srbac, Prnjavor, Derventa, Laktaši, Bosanska Dubica, Prijedor, Doboj, Bosanski Brod, Bosanska Gradiška, Bosanski Novi, Piskavica, Banja Luka, and to a lesser extent, they could be found in parts of the counties of Vareš, Zenica, Teslić, Zavidovići and Sarajevo. There political situation was very unfavourable, and they were frequently the objects of various kinds of attacks and terror.
Immediately following the war, they requested permission collectively to emigrate to Poland. This was allowed during 1946 on the basis of the protocol signed by Yugoslavia and Poland on January 2, 1946. Under its terms, each emigrant stated in writing that he was emigrating voluntarily and that he was relinquishing claim to all immovable property in Yugoslavia. The mass emigration began in November. In total, 2649 families numbering 14 088 members left Bosnia and Hercegovina (this figure included 7405 children below eighteen years of age, 3501 adult women, and 3182 adult men). They left behind 6400 domesticated animals, 1784 homes, 12 350.5 ha of arable farm land, and 1495.8 ha of forest. After the Poles emigrated, their lands and possessions were allocated for internal colonization.
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214404
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Publication date:
5.5.1998.
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