List of minefields in Croatia

As of November 2022, minefields in Croatia cover 149.7 square kilometres (57.8 square miles) of territory. The minefields (usually known as "mine suspected areas" or MSA) are located in 6 counties and 28 cities and municipalities. These areas are thought to contain approximately c.11,732 land mines, in addition to unexploded ordnance left over from the Croatian War of Independence.[1][2]

   Approximate locations of suspected minefields in Croatia in 2006
Main article: Minefields in Croatia

The area suspected of containing land mines is marked using more than 6,255 warning signs. Based on the analysis of the area structure in MSAs, at the end of 2022, after the demining, technical survey and general and supplementary general survey, it was determined that 98.7% of MSAs are forests and forest areas, while 1.1% MSAs of the Republic of Croatia are agricultural land, and 0.2% of MSAs are categorized as "other areas" (water, wetlands, rocks, landslides, rocks, shores, etc.).[3][4]

Minefields area km2 (sq mi) size in Croatia[3][4]
County1 January 20221 January 2023Demining plan in 2023Demining plan in 2024Demining plan in 2025
Bjelovar-Bilogora Demined in 2005[5]
Brod-Posavina Demined in 2018[6]
Dubrovnik-Neretva Demined in 2014[5][7]
Karlovac38.1 (14.7)18.9 (7.3)−11.5 (−4.4)−7.0 (−2.7)To be demined
Lika-Senj86.7 (33.5)74.6 (28.8)−17.4 (−6.7)−24.4 (−9.4)−31.3 (−12.1)
Osijek-Baranja11.1 (4.3)6.8 (2.6)−7.1 (−2.7)To be demined
Požega-SlavoniaDemined in 2022[8]
Sisak-Moslavina34.8 (13.4)25.0 (9.7)−9.5 (−3.7)−11.1 (−4.3)−5.5 (−2.1)
Split-Dalmatia18.1 (7.0)16.5 (6.4)−7.1 (−2.7)−8.6 (−3.3)To be demined
Šibenik-Knin9.3 (3.6)7.9 (3.1)−8.0 (−3.1)To be demined
Virovitica-Podravina Demined in 2014[5]
Vukovar-Syrmia Demined in 2016[5][9]
Zadar Demined in 2021[2]
Zagreb Demined in 2005[5]
Total239.4 (92.4)204.4 (78.9)−60.6 (−23.4)−51.1 (−19.7)−36.8 (−14.2)

References
  1. "Minska situacija u RH" [Mine situation in Croatia]. Ravnateljstvo civilne zaštite (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Svečano obilježen završetak razminiranja Zadarske županije" [The demining of the Zadar County was solemnly marked]. Ministarstvo unuratnjih poslova (in Croatian). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Izvješće o provedbi plana protuminskog djelovanja i utrošenim financijskim sredstvima za 2022. godinu" [Report on the implementation of the mine action plan and the financial resources spent for 2022] (PDF). Hrvatski sabor (in Croatian). Croatian Government. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Prijedlog nacionalnog programa protuminskog djelovanja Republike Hrvatske do 2026. godine" [Proposal of the national mine action program of the Republic of Croatia until 2026] (PDF). Hrvatski Sabor. Zagreb. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. "Mjesec zaštite od mina: U Hrvatskoj još uvijek veliki broj zaostalih eksplozija iz rata" [Mine Protection Month: Croatia still has a large backlog of war explosions]. Hrvatski crveni križ (in Croatian). 4 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Brodsko-posavska županija slobodna od mina: Pronađeno i uništeno 1700 komada eksplozivnih ostataka rata" [Brod-Posavina County free of mines: 1,700 explosive remnants of war found and destroyed]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Miličić Vukosavić, Nila (28 June 2014). "Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija očišćena od mina" [Dubrovnik-Neretva County cleared of mines]. HRT (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Pejaković, Mateo (21 November 2022). "Požeško-slavonska županija je od danas i službeno bez mina" [As of today, Požega-Slavonia County is officially mine-free]. požeški.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. "Vukovarsko-srijemska županija u cijelosti očišćena od mina" [Vukovar-Srijem County completely cleared of mines]. Vukovarsko-srijemska županija (in Croatian). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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