Čelinac is a town and municipality in north-west 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...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. The municipality lies about 15 km (9 mi) to the east of the city of Banja Luka

Banja Luka

-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

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Geography

It is located between municipalities of Laktaši

Laktaši

Laktaši is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Republika Srpska entity near the city of Banja Luka.-Geography:...

 and Prnjavor

Prnjavor

Prnjavor is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity. The municipality is near the town of Banja Luka, which is located to the west of Prnjavor....

 to the north, Teslić

Teslic

Teslić is a town and municipality in north-central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of the Republika Srpska entity. Teslić is located on the Usora River.-History:...

 to the east, Kotor Varoš

Kotor Varoš

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, Skender Vakuf / Kneževo to the south, and Banja Luka

Banja Luka

-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

 to the west.

1971

17,430 total

• Serbs - 15,880 (91.10%)
• Muslims - 1,209 (6.93%)
• Croats - 90 (0.51%)
• Yugoslavs - 14 (0.08%)
• others - 237 (1.38%)

1991

In 1991, the population of Čelinac municipality was 18,666, including:

• 16,591 Serbs
  Serbs
  The 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...
  
   (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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• 1,440 Muslims by nationality
  Muslims by nationality
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• 360 Yugoslavs
  Yugoslavs
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• 79 Croats
  Croats
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   (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  )
• 196 others

Inhabited places

In the municipality of Čelinac you can also find the villages Štrbe (main village in the municipality of Čelinac), Jošavka, Snjegotina, and Grabovac. Serbs are the overwhelming majority in these villages (99.9%) but great number of the natives of these villages have emigrated to Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia, because of a high degree of poverty in this municipality.

The Stuplje monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Serbian Orthodox Church

The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...

 is located in the municipality.

Settlements

• Balte

Balte

Balte is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Basići

Basići

Basići is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Branešci Donji

Branešci Donji

Branešci Donji is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Branešci Gornji

Branešci Gornji

Branešci Gornji is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Brezičani

Brezičani (Čelinac)

Brezičani is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Crni Vrh

Crni Vrh (Čelinac)

Crni Vrh is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Čelinac
• Čelinac Gornji

Čelinac Gornji

Čelinac Gornji is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Dubrava Nova

Dubrava Nova

Dubrava Nova is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Dubrava Stara

Dubrava Stara

Dubrava Stara is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Grabovac

Grabovac (Čelinac)

Grabovac is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Jošavka Donja

Jošavka Donja

Jošavka Donja is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Jošavka Gornja

Jošavka Gornja

Jošavka Gornja is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Kablovi

Kablovi

Kablovi is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Kamenica

Kamenica (Čelinac)

Kamenica is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Lađevci

Lađevci (Čelinac)

Lađevci is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Lipovac

Lipovac (Čelinac)

Lipovac is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Markovac

Markovac

Markovac or Marcovăţ is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vršac municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province...

• Mehovci

Mehovci

Mehovci is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Memići

Memići (Čelinac)

Memići is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Miloševo

Miloševo

Miloševo is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Opsječko

Opsječko

Opsječko is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Popovac

Popovac

Popovac is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 2,427 inhabitants in the municipality.-Name:Its name derived from the Slavic word "pop"...

• Skatavica

Skatavica

Skatavica is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Šahinovići

Šahinovići (Čelinac)

Šahinovići is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Šnjegotina Donja

Šnjegotina Donja

Šnjegotina Donja is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Šnjegotina Srednja

Šnjegotina Srednja

Šnjegotina Srednja is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Šnjegotina Velika

Šnjegotina Velika

Šnjegotina Velika is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Štrbe i Vijačani Gornji

Štrbe i Vijačani Gornji

Štrbe is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

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External links

• Official Municipality Web Page
• Čelinac on the Internet