Bratunac
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Bratunac is a town and municipality located in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
. The easternmost point of Bosnia and Herzegovina
is located in the municipality of Bratunac which lies in the Republika Srpska
.
of 1991, there were 33,375 inhabitants of Bratunac municipality
of which:
to Serbia
. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and a population of roughly 30 people. In 1927, Bratunac became an independent municipality for the first time.
• Banjevići
• Biljača
• Bjelovac
• Blječeva
• Boljevići
• Brana Bačići
• Bratunac
• Dubravice
• Fakovići
• Glogova
• Hranča
• Hrnčići
• Jagodnja
• Jaketići
• Jelah
• Ježeštica
• Joševa
• Konjevići
• Krasanovići
• Kravica
• Lipenovići
• Loznica
• Magašići
• Mihaljevići
• Mlečva
• Mratinci
• Oćenovići
• Opravdići
• Pirići
• Pobrđe
• Pobuđe
• Podčauš
• Polom
• Rakovac
• Repovac
• Sikirić
• Slapašnica
• Stanatovići
• Suha
• Šiljkovići
• Tegare
• Urkovići
• Vitkovići
• Voljavica
• Vraneševići
• Zagoni
• Zalužje
• Zapolje i Žlijebac
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. The easternmost point of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
is located in the municipality of Bratunac which lies in the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
.
1971
26.513 total- Muslims - 13.428 (50,64%)
- Serbs - 12.820 (48,35%)
- Croats - 50 (0,18%)
- Yugoslavs - 15 (0,05%)
- others - 200 (0,78%)
1991
In the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 1991, there were 33,375 inhabitants of Bratunac municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of which:
- 21,564 were Muslims by nationalityMuslims by nationalityMuslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
(64.2%) - 11,479 SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
(34.2%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of this...
) - 41 CroatsCroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
(0.1%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroats of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroats of Bosnia and Herzegovina form one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.There is no precise data regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina's population since the last war. Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s saw the vast majority of Croats move and take...
) - 491 others (1.5%)
Early history
In 1381, the name Bratunac is mentioned for the first time because of the direct road through Bratunac from BosniaBosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
to Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and a population of roughly 30 people. In 1927, Bratunac became an independent municipality for the first time.
20th Century
In 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)Settlements
• AbdulićiAbdulići
Abdulići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Banjevići
Banjevići
Banjevići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Biljača
Biljača
Biljača is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Bjelovac
Bjelovac
Bjelovac is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Blječeva
Blječeva
Blječeva is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Boljevići
Boljevići
Boljevići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Brana Bačići
Brana Bačići
Brana Bačići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Bratunac
• Dubravice
Dubravice (Bratunac)
Dubravice is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Fakovići
Fakovići
Fakovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Glogova
Glogova (Bratunac)
Glogova is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Hranča
Hranča
Hranča is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Hrnčići
Hrnčići
Hrnčići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Jagodnja
Jagodnja
Jagodnja is a mountain in western Serbia, near the town of Krupanj. Its highest peak Košutnja Stopa has an altitude of 939 meters above sea level....
• Jaketići
Jaketići
Jaketići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Jelah
Jelah (Bratunac)
Jelah is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Ježeštica
Ježeštica
Ježeštica is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Joševa
Joševa
Joševa is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Konjevići
Konjevići (Bratunac)
Konjevići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Krasanovići
Krasanovići
Krasanovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kravica
Kravica
Kravica is a predominantly Serb populated village in Bratunac county near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Lipenovići
Lipenovići
Lipenovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Loznica
Loznica (Bratunac)
Loznica is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Magašići
Magašići
Magašići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Mihaljevići
Mihaljevići (Bratunac)
Mihaljevići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mlečva
Mlečva
Mlečva is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mratinci
Mratinci
Mratinci is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Oćenovići
Oćenovići
Oćenovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Opravdići
Opravdići
Opravdići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Pirići
Pirići (Bratunac)
Pirići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Pobrđe
Pobrđe
Pobrđe is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Pobuđe
Pobuđe
Pobuđe is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Podčauš
Podčauš
Podčauš is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Polom
• Rakovac
Rakovac (Bratunac)
Rakovac is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Repovac
Repovac
Repovac is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Sikirić
Sikirić
Sikirić is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Slapašnica
Slapašnica
Slapašnica is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Stanatovići
Stanatovići
Stanatovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Suha
Suha (Bratunac)
Suha is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Šiljkovići
Šiljkovići
Šiljkovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Tegare
Tegare
Tegare is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Urkovići
Urkovići
Urkovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Vitkovići
Vitkovići (Bratunac)
Vitkovići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Voljavica
Voljavica
Voljavica is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vraneševići
Vraneševići
Vraneševići is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Zagoni
• Zalužje
Zalužje (Bratunac)
Zalužje is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Zapolje i Žlijebac
Zapolje i Žlijebac
Zapolje is a village in the municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
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See also
- Municipalities of Republika SrpskaMunicipalities of Republika SrpskaUnder the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to the entity's borders and now provides for the...
- Serbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of this...
- Kravica attack (1993)