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Čelinac
Челинац
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Location of Čelinac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Republic | Republika Srpska | |
| Municipality | Čelinac | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 361,81 km2 (13,970 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2013 census)
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| • Total | 16,874 | |
| • Density | 46,6/km2 (1,210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Area code(s) | 051 | |
| Website | Official Web Site: http://www.opstina-celinac.com/ | |
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Čelinac (Serbian Cyrillic: Челинац) is a town and municipality in Central Bosnia, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality lies about 15 km (9 mi) to the east of the regional center, city of Banja Luka.
It is located on Vrbanja river, between municipalities of Laktaši and Prnjavor to the north, Teslić to the east, Kotor Varoš, Skender Vakuf/Kneževo to the south, and Banja Luka to the west.
History
During the Bosnian War (1992–95), Bosnian Serb Police and Army, and Serb's paramilitary forces destroyed villages upstream along the Vrbanja to Kruševo Brdo, including the villages in Čelinac Municipality.
In addition to those who have experienced this, among other things, bears witness to the indictment against Radovan Karadžić to tribunal in The Hague. At the hearing, Nikola Poplašen, 2013, one of the questions to the witness the defense, it was:
”Being in a statement that the Republiika Srpska there was no discrimination on ethnic grounds, the prosecutor showed the decision of the authorities of the municipality Čelinac of 23 July 1992, in which Croats and Muslims prohibited from the streets of 16-18 hours, swimming in the river , fishing, gathering in large groups, and the only thing they expressly permitted - departure. And that's only if the municipality abandon the entire household. After Poplasen, municipal governments are these restrictions wanted to "protect" population and 'keep people head'"
Population
| Municipality of Čelinac | ||||||
| Census Year | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |||
| Serbs | 16,554 (88.46%) | 15,832 (86.25%) | 15,880 (91.10%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 1,446 (7.72%) | 1,232 (6.71%) | 1,209 (6.93%) | |||
| Croats | 76 (0.40%) | 86 (0.46%) | 90 (0.51%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 377 (2.01%) | 885 (4.82%) | 14 (0.08%) | |||
| Others | 260 (1.38%) | 319 (1.73%) | 237 (1.35%) | |||
| Total | 18,713 | 18,354 | 17,430 | |||
| Čelinac (town) | ||||||
| Census Year | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |||
| Serbs | 3,450 (71.03%) | 1,798 (57.33%) | 569 (43.07%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 1.005 (20.69%) | 817 (26.05%) | 694 (52.53%) | |||
| Croats | 51 (1.05%) | 57 (1.81%) | 32 (2.42%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 234 (4.81%) | 402 (12.81%) | 7 (0.52%) | |||
| Others | 117 (2.40%) | 62 (1.97%) | 19 (1.43%) | |||
| Total | 4,857 | 3,136 | 1,321 | |||
Related pages
Images for kids
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Čelinac municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population
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Vrbanja river
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City assembly
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Community Health centre
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Church in Jošavka Donja
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Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Archangel Gabriel
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Monument dedicated to the defenders of Republika Srpska
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See also
In Spanish: Čelinac para niños
