Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Petrovo
Петрово
Location of Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Mayor Zoran Blagojević (SNSD) [1]
Population (1991)
 - Total 2,911
 - Municipality ?
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 53

Petrovo (Cyrillic: Петрово) (Bosansko Petrovo Selo) is a town and relatively young municipality located in northern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality 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 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

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[edit] Geography

The municipality is close to Doboj and Gračanica just a half way between Doboj and Tuzla. It is located on the mountain Ozren.

[edit] History

The municipality was formed before the Dayton Agreement. The old name of the municipality was Bosansko Petrovo Selo but was changed before the Bosnian War. The municipality existed before, however, was dismantled in the 1960s and constituted again in 1991. It belonged to Gračanica and Lukavac as well. Now it is one of the poorest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1991

[edit] Town of Bosansko Petrovo Selo (Petrovo) itself

total: 2,919

[edit] 2006

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

[edit] References

  • Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.

[edit] Municipality

The following villages are constituents of Petrovo municipality:

  • 1. Petrovo
  • 2. Kakmuz
  • 3. Sockovac
  • 4. Karanovac
  • 5. Krtova
  • 6. Porjecina

[edit] Culture

The Saint Nikola monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church is in the Petrovo municipality.

[edit] See also

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Coordinates: 44°38′N, 18°22′E

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