Sastavci
Encyclopedia
Sastavci is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is located in Republika Srpska
, in Rudo
municipality, Foča Region. With the area of 395.84 ha (978.14 acres), it is completely surrounded by the Serbia
n municipality of Priboj
, in Zlatibor District
, making it an exclave of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and an enclave to Serbia.
In 1999 Sastavci had 75 households with a population of 270, out of which 25 were Bosniaks
households encompassing 135 people.
Vital infrastructure in the enclave of Sastavci are tied to the Serbia
n municipality of Priboj. Electrical power
is supplied by Serbia and the primary school was built, run and financed by Serbia. A majority of the population is also working in Priboj. However, the land of Sastavci is registered in the registrars' books of municipality of Rudo (Bosnia and Herzegovina
), where the population of Sastavci is paying its land tax.
is little known, but is believed to date back the Congress of Berlin
1878 when Austria-Hungary
was allowed to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Ottoman Empire
, and due to ownership relations from that period, the enclave of Sastavci came to be.
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...
. It is located in 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...
, in Rudo
Rudo
Rudo is a town and municipality in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina near the border with Serbia. It appears in Ivo Andrić's story "The Beys of Rudo."-1971:15,982 total* Serbs – 10.155...
municipality, Foča Region. With the area of 395.84 ha (978.14 acres), it is completely surrounded by the 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...
n municipality of Priboj
Priboj
Priboj is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia at 43.59° North, 19.54° East. In 2011, the town has a total population of 14,015, while population of the municipality is 27,127.- History :...
, in Zlatibor District
Zlatibor District
Zlatibor District is a district in the western, mountainous part of the Republic of Serbia. The district was named after the mountain region of Zlatibor. According to the 2011 Census Data, the Zlatibor District has a population of 284,729 people...
, making it an exclave of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and an enclave to Serbia.
In 1999 Sastavci had 75 households with a population of 270, out of which 25 were Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
households encompassing 135 people.
Vital infrastructure in the enclave of Sastavci are tied to the 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...
n municipality of Priboj. Electrical power
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
is supplied by Serbia and the primary school was built, run and financed by Serbia. A majority of the population is also working in Priboj. However, the land of Sastavci is registered in the registrars' books of municipality of Rudo (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...
), where the population of Sastavci is paying its land tax.
History
The historical origin of the enclave on the territory of SerbiaSerbia
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...
is little known, but is believed to date back the Congress of Berlin
Congress of Berlin
The Congress of Berlin was a meeting of the European Great Powers' and the Ottoman Empire's leading statesmen in Berlin in 1878. In the wake of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, the meeting's aim was to reorganize the countries of the Balkans...
1878 when Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
was allowed to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, and due to ownership relations from that period, the enclave of Sastavci came to be.