Kotor Varoš

Kotor Varoš
Котор Варош

Basic data

State :

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entity :

Republika Srpska

Coordinates :

44 ° 37 ' N , 17 ° 22' E Coordinates: 44 ° 37 '13 " N , 17 ° 22' 17" E

Height :

220 m. i. J.

Area :

560 km²

Residents :

18,007 (2018)

Population density :

32 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

+387 (0) 51

Postal code :

78220

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Mayor :

Zdenko Sakan (Savez za promjene)

Website :

www.opstinakotorvaros.com

Kotor Varoš ( Serbian - Cyrillic Котор Варош ) is a small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the capital of the municipality of the same name with 22,000 inhabitants. Since 1995 (stipulated in the Dayton Agreement ) it has belonged to the Republika Srpska .

history

Today's town developed from the medieval town of Kotor and the settlement of Varoš (Hungarian for "town") founded in the 16th century.

geography

Kotor Varoš is located in the Vrbanja valley about 35 km southeast of Banja Luka . The 560 km² large municipal area extends at a height of 220 m (northwest) to 1,739 m (southeast, Vlašić Mountains). Around Kotor Varoš there are further, lower mountain ranges : in the north the Uzlomac , in the east the Borja , in the west the Čemernica .

Neighboring municipalities are Čelinac , Kneževo , Teslić and Travnik .

population

At the 1991 census, the municipality of Kotor Varoš had 36,853 inhabitants, including

Serbs : 14,056 (38.14%)
Bosniaks : 11,090 (30.09%)
Croatians : 10,695 (29.02%)
Yugoslavs : 745 (2.02%)
Others: 267 (0.73%)

10,885 people lived in the main town, including

Croatians : 5,205 (47.82%)
Serbs : 2,735 (25.13%)
Bosniaks : 2,256 (20.73%)
Yugoslavs : 555 (5.10%)
Others: 134 (1.23%)

No ethnic group made up an absolute majority of the population.

The municipality comprises a total of 43 places: Baština, Bilice, Boljanići, Borci Donji, Borci Gornji, Ćorkovići, Duratovci, Garići, Grabovica , Hadrovci, Hrvaćani, Hanifići, Jakotina, Kotor Varoš, Kruševo Brdo I, Kruševo Brdo II, Donje Liplje , Maslovare , Novo Selo, Obodnik , Orahova, Palivuk, Plitska, Podbrđe, Podosoje, Postoje, Prisočka, Radohova, Raštani, Ravne, Rujevica , Selačka, Sokoline, Stopan, Šibovi, Šiprage , Tovevladić, Vagani , Varjače, Vranić, Vrbanjci , Zabrđe and Zaselje.

traffic

In the Vrbanja valley runs the main road M4 (Banja Luka – Teslić – Doboj), from which side roads branch off to Skender Vakuf and (in Obodnik) to Šiprage .

Sports

The men's team of the handball club RK Kotor Varoš plays in the Premier League in 2008/2009. The teams of the football club FK Mladost and the basketball club KK Mladost each play in the (third-class) 2nd league of the Republika Srpska.

literature

↑ 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.
↑ Vojnogeografski institute, Ed. (1955): Prnjavor (List map 1: 100.000, Izohipse near 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.
↑ Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1: 250,000). Izdavačko preduzeće "Sejtarija", Sarajevo.
↑ Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo.

Sons and daughters

Mateo Kovačić (* 1994), football player
Senijad Ibričić (* 1985), football player

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

[2] Vojnogeografski institute, Ed. (1955): Prnjavor (List map 1: 100.000, Izohipse near 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.

[3] Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1: 250,000). Izdavačko preduzeće "Sejtarija", Sarajevo.

[4] Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo.