Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Encyclopedia
Bosansko Petrovo Selo or Petrovo (Cyrillic
: Петрово) is a town and relatively young municipality located in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina
. The municipality in the Republika Srpska entity was formed from parts of the pre-war municipalities of Gračanica and Lukavac
(the other parts of the pre-war municipalities are now in the other Bosnian entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
).
and Gračanica just a half way between Doboj
and Tuzla
. It is located on the mountain Ozren.
. Bosnian serb authorities also changed the name of the municipality to Petrovo from Bosansko Petrovo Selo. The municipality existed before, however, was dismantled in the 1960s. It belonged to Gračanica and Lukavac
as well. Now it is one of the poorest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kakmuž
total: 2,398
Karanovac
total: 1,178
Krtova
total: 1,121
Porječina
total: 819
Sočkovac
total: 1,112
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...
: Петрово) is a town and relatively young municipality located in northern 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...
. The municipality in the Republika Srpska entity was formed from parts of the pre-war municipalities of Gračanica and Lukavac
Lukavac
Lukavac is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is the seat of a municipality within the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:Lukavac covers an area of 352,66 km2...
(the other parts of the pre-war municipalities are now in the other Bosnian 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
The municipality is close to DobojDoboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
and Gračanica just a half way between Doboj
Doboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
and Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
. It is located on the mountain Ozren.
History
The municipality was formed by Bosnian Serb authorities during the war. Bosnian government never recognised this decision and officially municipality was created after the signing of the Dayton AgreementDayton 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...
. Bosnian serb authorities also changed the name of the municipality to Petrovo from Bosansko Petrovo Selo. The municipality existed before, however, was dismantled in the 1960s. It belonged to Gračanica and Lukavac
Lukavac
Lukavac is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is the seat of a municipality within the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:Lukavac covers an area of 352,66 km2...
as well. Now it is one of the poorest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Town of Bosansko Petrovo Selo (Petrovo) itself
total: 2,919- 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...
- 2,695 (92.32%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 70 (2.39%) - 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...
- 54 (1.84%) - 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...
- 18 (0.61%) - others and unknown - 82 (2.80%)
KakmužKakmužKakmuž is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
total: 2,398
- 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...
- 2,252 (93.91%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 42 (1.75%) - 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...
- 8 (0.33%) - 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...
- 4 (0.17%) - others and unknown - 92 (3.84%)
KaranovacKaranovacKaranovac is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
total: 1,178
- 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...
- 1,112 (94.40%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 28 (2.38%) - 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...
- 12 (1.02%) - 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...
- 6 (0.51%) - others and unknown - 20 (1.70%)
KrtovaKrtovaKrtova is a village in the municipality of Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
total: 1,121
- 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...
- 1,097 (97.86%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 18 (1.61%) - 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...
- 2 (0.18%) - 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...
- 1 (0.09%) - others and unknown - 3 (0.27%)
PorječinaPorječinaPorječina is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
total: 819
- 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...
- 795 (97.07%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 14 (1.71%) - 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...
- 1 (0.12%) - 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...
- 1 (0.12%) - others and unknown - 8 (0.98%)
SočkovacSockovacSočkovac is a village located in Petrovo municipality, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geographically located in Bosnia region and politically belongs to Republika Srpska.-History:Sočkovac historically belongs to Gračanica municipality...
total: 1,112
- 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...
- 1,052 (95%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 21 (2%) - 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...
- 15 (1%) - 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...
- 7 (1%) - others and unknown - 17 (2%)
2006
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs.Governance
Mayor- 2004Bosnia and Herzegovina municipal elections, 2004Bosnia and Herzegovina municipal elections were held in 2004 to elect municipal mayors and assemblies. The mayoral results are as follow:-Federation:- Republika Srpska :...
: Zoran Blagojević (Alliance of Independent Social Democrats) - 2008Bosnia and Herzegovina municipal elections, 2008Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October 2008. Parties and independent candidates had to register by 23 May 2008, party or coalition lists by 25 June 2008...
: Zoran Blagojević (Alliance of Independent Social Democrats) http://www.izbori.ba/Mandati27102008/ShowMunicipality.asp?MunicipalityCode=045
Municipality
The following villages are constituents of Petrovo municipality:- 1. Petrovo
- 2. KakmužKakmužKakmuž is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
- 3. SočkovacSockovacSočkovac is a village located in Petrovo municipality, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geographically located in Bosnia region and politically belongs to Republika Srpska.-History:Sočkovac historically belongs to Gračanica municipality...
- 4. KaranovacKaranovacKaranovac is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
- 5. KrtovaKrtovaKrtova is a village in the municipality of Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
- 6. PorječinaPorječinaPorječina is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...