Oštra Luka
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Oštra Luka is a village and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. The municipality is situated in the northwestern part of the Republika Srpska
entity and the central part of the Bosanska Krajina
region. The municipality was also known as Srpski Sanski Most (Српски Сански Мост) and was formed after the Dayton Agreement
from part of the pre-war municipality of Sanski Most
(the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
).
and Prijedor
in the north, Banja Luka
in the east, Ribnik
in the south, Sanski Most
in the south and west, and Bosanska Krupa
in the west.
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 municipality is situated in the northwestern part of 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...
entity and the central part of the Bosanska Krajina
Bosanska Krajina
Bosanska Krajina or Bosnian Frontier is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina enclosed by three rivers - Sava, Una and Vrbas. It is also a historic, economic and cultural entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
region. The municipality was also known as Srpski Sanski Most (Српски Сански Мост) and was formed after the Dayton Agreement
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
from part of the pre-war municipality of Sanski Most
Sanski Most
Sanski Most is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
).
Geography
Municipality is located between municipalities of Bosanski Novi / Novi GradNovi Grad
Novi Grad is a town and municipality in northern Republika Srpska entity, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is situated on the Una river on the border with Croatia . Today, the municipality has a population of about 30,000 people with 8,500 households...
and Prijedor
Prijedor
Prijedor is a city and municipality in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Bosanska Krajina region....
in the north, 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...
in the east, Ribnik
Ribnik
Ribnik is a village and a municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the western part of the Republika Srpska entity and the southern part of the Bosanska Krajina region...
in the south, Sanski Most
Sanski Most
Sanski Most is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
in the south and west, and Bosanska Krupa
Bosanska Krupa
Bosanska Krupa is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Una river. It is located northeast from Bihać...
in the west.