But after the war the ethnic Germans were expelled from the area, leaving ghost towns behind.
Most of the Bosniaks were expelled from the area.
The immigrants were later given amnesty and expelled from the immediate area for the creation of the park.
Most foreign journalists had been expelled from the area by March 5.
Convinced that he was a spy, locals brought pressure on the government to have him expelled from the area.
In 1945 and 1946, over 53,000 ethnic Germans were expelled from the area.
In the second campaign since 1990, the police expelled all but 600 miners from the area this year, according to Funai, the protection agency.
The protestant minority was subsequently expelled from the area.
Last year, the police expelled as many as 30,000 miners from the area.
Soon after, the non-Serb population was expelled from the area.