Mrkonjić Grad

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Mrkonjić Grad
Мркоњић Град
Location of Mrkonjić Grad within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Mrkonjić Grad within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°42′N 17°09′E / 44.7, 17.15
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Mayor Zoran Tegeltija (SNSD) [1]
Population (1991)
 - Total 27,379
 - Municipality ?
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 50

Mrkonjić Grad (Cyrillic: Мркоњић Град) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska entity. It is located in the Bosanska Krajina, between Banja Luka and Jajce.

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[edit] Name

The city changed its name several times in history: Gornje Kloke, Novo Jajce (Jenidži Jajce), Varcarev Vakuf, Varcar Vakuf, and ultimately the present one. The last renaming took place in 1924 after King Peter I of Serbia, who had taken the nom de guerre 'Mrkonjić' while fighting as a hajduk in the uprising (1875-1878) against the Ottoman Empire.

[edit] History

In World War II, the city became renowned by the first meeting of ZAVNO BiH on November 25, 1943, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed as a common republic of Serbs, Croats and Muslims/Bosniaks.

For the most of Bosnian war the city was in Serbian hands, but HVO (English: Croat Defence Council) units took it in 1995, while Serbian population fled. After the Dayton peace agreement the city was assigned to Republika Srpska.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1910

According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Varcar Vakuf municipality were Orthodox Christians (79.61%).


[edit] 1971

30.159 total

  • Serbs - 24.990 (82,86%)
  • Muslims - 2.734 (9,06%)
  • Croats - 2.204 (7,30%)
  • Yugoslavs - 98 (0,32%)
  • others - 133 (0,46%)

[edit] 1981

29.684 total

  • Serbs - 23.364 (78,70%)
  • Muslims - 3.009 (10,13%)
  • Croats - 2.290 (7,71%)
  • Yugoslavs - 855 (2,88%)
  • others - 166 (0,58%)

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad had 27,379 residents, including:

The town itself had 11,261 residents, including:

  • 78% Serbs
  • 13% Muslims by nationality
  • 4% Yugoslavs
  • 3% Croats
  • 2% others

[edit] 2006

In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs. [2]

[edit] Features

The Balkana lake lies near the town and presents a small, but beautiful tourist resort.

[edit] See also

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Coordinates: 44°25′N, 17°05′E

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