During World War II, from 1941 to 1945, Bosansko Grahovo was a part of the Axis puppet state Independent State of Croatia (NDH). Administratively, it belonged to the Grand Parish of Krbava and Psat, established on 16 June 1941. The seat of the Parish was in Bihać. The Kotar of Bosansko Grahovo included the town of Bosansko Grahovo, Crni Lug, Drvar and Trubar. On 1 January 1942, the Kotar of Bosansko Grahovo was transferred to the Grand Prish of Bribir and Sidraga.
During the Bosnian War, the town was held by Bosnian Serb forces. The Croatian Army captured the city in July 1995, during Operation Summer '95.[2] The offensive displaced a large number of Serb refugees. After the war, the Serb civilians returned, and today they constitute the majority of the population in the municipality.[3] However, nowadays the population is much smaller, having declined from 9,000 to about 2,500.
Demographics
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition
2013
1991
1981
1971
1961
Total
651 (100.0%)
2,096 (100.0%)
1,602 (100.0%)
1,229 (100.0%)
696 (100.0%)
Serbs
600 (92.17%)
1,999 (95.37%)
1,358 (84.77%)
1,167 (94.96%)
670 (96.26%)
Croats
45 (6.912%)
14 (0.668%)
26 (1.623%)
25 (2.034%)
14 (2.011%)
Others
6 (0.922%)
16 (0.763%)
3 (0.187%)
8 (0.651%)
3 (0.431%)
Yugoslavs
61 (2.910%)
193 (12.050%)
18 (1.465%)
4 (0.575%)
Muslims/Bosniaks
6 (0.286%)
4 (0.250%)
11 (0.895%)
Montenegrins
12 (0.749%)
5 (0.718%)
Albanians
6 (0.375%)
References
^(Plećaš & Dimitrijević 2004, p. 267):"Устаници у западној Босни, под вођством Мане Роквића, заузели су Дрвар, а Брана Богуновић је са својима заузео Босанско Грахово"
