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Kotor Varoš

Котор Варош
Town and municipality
Kotor Varoš
Kotor Varoš
Coat of arms of Kotor Varoš
Coat of arms
Location of Kotor Varoš within Republika Srpska
Location of Kotor Varoš within Republika Srpska
Location of Kotor Varoš
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity  Republika Srpska
 • Municipality 544.26 km2 (210.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Town
7,330
 • Municipality
19,710
 • Municipality density 36.214/km2 (93.795/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) 51
Liplje2
Liplje monastery, mentioned for the first time in the 15th century

Kotor Varoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varoš has a population of 7,330 inhabitants.

History

An early Roman (3rd–5th c.) basilica was discovered along with other Roman findings in the Šiprage area, at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja river mouth. 12th-century stećci testify a medieval settlement. The original location of the stećci was at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja, from where they were removed and built into the walls of surrounding buildings (possibly due to the belief in their miraculous properties). One of the best preserved steći is submerged in the Vrbanja.

It has been theorized that Kotor Varoš was mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio as "Katera" (Greek: Κατερα), a part of the "land of Bosnia".

The town was part of the Donji Kraji province of the Banate of Bosnia in the 13th century, and the Kingdom in the 14th and 15th century. The Kotor fortress and its podgrađe was the property of the Hrvatinić noble family.

Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1878 and ended with the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The town was part of the Vrbas Banovina (1929–41), but after World War II it became part of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a republic of Yugoslavia.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Kotor Varoš, the municipality includes the following settlements:

  • Baština
  • Bilice
  • Boljanići
  • Borci Donji
  • Borci Gornji
  • Ćorkovići
  • Duratovci
  • Garići
  • Grabovica
  • Hadrovci
  • Hrvaćani
  • Hanifići
  • Jakotina
  • Kruševo Brdo
  • Liplje
  • Maljeva
  • Maslovare
  • Obodnik
  • Orahova
  • Palivuk
  • Plitska
  • Podbrđe
  • Podosoje
  • Postoje
  • Prisočka
  • Radohova
  • Ravne
  • Selačka
  • Sokoline
  • Stopan
  • Šibovi
  • Šiprage
  • Tovladić
  • Vagani
  • Varjače
  • Večići
  • Viševice
  • Vranić
  • Vrbanjci
  • Zabrđe
  • Zaselje

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Kotor Varoš municipality
Settlement 1895. 1910. 1921. 1931. 1948. 1953. 1961. 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 20,858 23,780 22,072 27,236 22,198 37,898 32,516 32,832 35,713 36,653 19,710
1 Borci Donji 419 255
2 Garići 1,341 498
3 Grabovica 887 345
4 Hrvaćani 745 248
5 Kotor Varoš 312 1,361 1,428 1,400 2,428 4,715 2,893 3,746 5,423 7,411 7,330
6 Liplje 744 271
7 Maljeva 595 200
8 Maslovare 2,284 1,930
9 Orahova 842 650
10 Prisočka 1,423 208
11 Radohova 700 236
12 Šibovi 671 230
13 Šiprage 952 652
14 Večići 1,744 608
15 Vrbanjci 2,975 1,902
16 Zabrđe 1,154 482

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Kotor Varoš town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 7,330 7,411 5,423 3,746
Serbs 6,251 (82.2%) 2,522 (34%) 1,310 (24.2%) 749 (20%)
Bosniaks 920 (12.1%) 1,800 (24.3%) 1,436 (26.5%) 1,342 (35.8%)
Croats 252 (3.3%) 2,432 (32.8%) 1,789 (33%) 1,490 (40%)
Others 180 (2.4%) 110 (1.5%) 101

(1.8%)

 47

(1.2%)
Yugoslavs 547 (7.4%) 787 (14.5%) 110 (3%)
Ethnic composition – Kotor Varoš municipality
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 19,710 36,853 35,713 32,832
Serbs 13,091 (66.4%) 14,056 (38.1%) 14,771 (41.4%) 15,255 (46.5%)
Bosniaks 5,241 (26.6%) 11,090 (30%) 9,667 (27.1%) 8,366 (25.5%)
Croats 1,116 (5.6%) 10,695 (29%) 9,572 (26.8%) 8,863 (27%)
Others 262 (1.3%) 267 (0.7%) 405

(1.1%)

 172

(0.5%)
Yugoslavs 745 (2%) 1,298 (3.6%) 176 (0.5%)

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):

Professional field Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 300
Mining and quarrying 2
Manufacturing 2,998
Distribution of power, gas, steam and air-conditioning 45
Distribution of water and water waste management 43
Construction 84
Wholesale and retail, repair 342
Transportation and storage 126
Hotels and restaurants 112
Information and communication 24
Finance and insurance 25
Real estate activities 5
Professional, scientific and technical activities 27
Administrative and support services 91
Public administration and defence 193
Education 316
Healthcare and social work 115
Art, entertainment and recreation 7
Other service activities 55
Total 4,910

Famous people

Features

The city also features a large monument to the local partisans who died for Yugoslavia during the fighting with the German and Ustaša forces during WW2.

Sister cities

  • Slovenia Kranj, Slovenia
  • Montenegro Herceg Novi, Montenegro
  • Serbia Kraljevo, Serbia

Gallery

  • Kotorvarosbobas

    Swimming dam on the Bobas, a popular attraction

  • Kotorvaroscrvenikrst

    Red Cross building in Kotor Varoš

  • Kotorvaroskocke

    "Kocke" apartment blocks in town

  • Kotorvarossvetisava

    Elementary school "Sveti Sava" (formerly "Bratstvo i jedinstvo")

  • Kotorvarospcrkva

    Orthodox church in Kotor Varoš

  • Kotorvaroscrkva2

    Catholic church in Kotor Varoš, rebuilt

  • Kotorvaroscarsija

    Old marketplace, čaršija, shops on the left side

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