Velika Ivanča
Velika Ivanča (Serbian pronunciation: [ʋělikaː ǐʋantʃa]) is a village situated in Mladenovac municipality in Serbia.[1] The village is 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of Belgrade.[2]
Velika Ivanča | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | City of Belgrade |
| Municipality | Mladenovac |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1.532 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
2013 Velika Ivanča shooting
Velika Ivanča was the site of one of the deadliest spree shootings in modern-day Serbia. The shootings occurred in the early hours of 9 April 2013, when a gunman killed thirteen people, including six men, six women, and a two-year-old boy, before he tried to kill himself and his wife. They were both taken to hospitals in critical condition. The shooter, Ljubiša Bogdanović, died from his injuries two days later, while his wife survived.[3]
Notable people
- Ljubiša Preletačević, Serbian political activist
- Milorad M. Petrović, Serbian poet (1875–1921)
References
- "Institut national d'études démographique (INED)". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- Ovana Gec; Dusan Stojanovic (9 April 2013). "Serbia Shooting Spree Leaves 13 Dead, Including 1 Child". Huffington Post. Velica Ivanca. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Man kills 13 people in village south of Belgrade". B92. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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