Han Pijesak

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Han Pijesak
Хан Пијесак

Coat of arms of Han Pijesak

Han Pijesak (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Basic data
State : Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity : Republika Srpska
Coordinates : 44 ° 5 '  N , 18 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '0 "  N , 18 ° 57' 0"  E
Height : 800  m. i. J.
Area : 320  km²
Residents : 3,302 (2018)
Population density : 10 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : +387 (0) 57
Postal code : 71360
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Mayor : Vlado Ostojić ( SNSD )
Website :
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Han Pijesak ( Serbian - Cyrillic Хан Пијесак ) is a small town and municipality in the east of the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina .

geography

View over Han Pijesak

The place is located on the plateau about 60 km northeast of Sarajevo on the road to Zvornik and Belgrade .

Neighboring municipalities are Milići , Olovo , Rogatica , Sokolac and Vlasenica .

history

Han Pijesak was first mentioned in 1664 in a travelogue by Evliya Çelebi .

The place developed from a rest stop on the trade route from Sarajevo to Zvornik , which has been retained in the place name (for example: Gasthof Sand , which indicates the subsoil and building material).

During the Bosnian War , a large part of the non-Serbian population was expelled.

population

At the 1991 census, Han Pijesak had 6,348 inhabitants, including

3,203 people lived in the main town, including

In 1971 the number of inhabitants in the municipality was 7,804. Then as now, the Serbs made up an absolute majority.

The municipality comprises a total of 26 places: Babine Gornje, Berkovina, Brložnik, Džimrije, Gođenje, Han Pijesak, Japaga, Jelovci, Kraljevo Polje, Kram, Krivače, Kusače, Malo Polje, Mrkalji, Nerići, Nevačka, Pjenovacje, Plane, Podzeplane , Ravanjsko, Rečica, Rijeke, Rubinići, Stoborani and Žeravice.

economy

The economic structure of the city is shaped by forestry and the wood processing industry.

traffic

Han Pijesak is located on the M19 main road that connects Sarajevo with Belgrade via Zvornik .

Web links

Commons : Han Pijesak  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://rzs.rs.ba/front/article/3630/ Updated population figures for 2018 from the Institute for Statistics of the Republika Srpska. Retrieved June 9, 2019.