Šekovici
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Šekovići is a municipality and town in northeastern Republika Srpska
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Municipality Šekovići for the most part is equal with territory “Donjeg Birča” (Lower Birča) and has an area of 202 km² (78 sq mi), which represents 0.365% of BiH territory which is 51209.2 km² (19,772 sq mi), or 0.806% of Republika Srpska which is 25035 km² (9,666 sq mi). The main economic activity is logging
. The land area is 195 km² (75 sq mi).
The town itself had a population of 4,323 with 97% Serbs and 3% others. Most of the Bosniak population lived in the village of Papraća.
, who immigrated to this region end of 17th century. Until end of 17th century Sekovici was well-inhabited area, till army invasions and different diseases cut down population of Šekovići and almost wiped out first people living in Šekovići. Soon after that the new inhabitants from Herzegovina settled in Šekovići and they make up most of today’s populations. One of the first settlers beginning XVII left Šekovići, Ilija Birčanin, Hadži Milentije and Prote Matije Nenadović. Because of the family and other ties through the monastery this region had strong military cooperation with Serbia during the First Serbian Uprising
. Ivan Groznog mother Jelica Jakšić Glinska is from Šekovići and because of Monastery Papraća and Russian Czar Palace had a good relationship. Monastery Lovnica and Papraca in past were significant cultural and freedom centers. From the 16th century these two monastery have ties with Russia, and monasteries in Serbia
, Poland
and Vlachs
. Šekovići have special places in NOB (Serbian: Narodno Oslobodilacka Borba, English:Peoples Freedom Fight), they belong to one of the first uprising regions in Yugoslavia
. In Šekovići were formed Prva Bircanslka Brigada (First Birac Brigate), Sesta Istocnobosanska Brigada (Sixst Estern Bosnian Brigate) and Prva Pionirska Divizija ( First Pionir Division). By the writings of the Rudi Petovara in 1943, Sekovici were military, political and cultural center for whole Eastern Bosnia. And inside of it was the highest military and political leadershipe for Easter Bosnia.
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Municipality Šekovići for the most part is equal with territory “Donjeg Birča” (Lower Birča) and has an area of 202 km² (78 sq mi), which represents 0.365% of BiH territory which is 51209.2 km² (19,772 sq mi), or 0.806% of Republika Srpska which is 25035 km² (9,666 sq mi). The main economic activity is logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
. The land area is 195 km² (75 sq mi).
1971
10.570 total- Serbs - 10.241 (96,88%)
- Muslims - 286 (2,70%)
- Croats - 6 (0,05%)
- Yugoslavs - 2 (0,01%)
- others - 35 (0,36%)
1991
According to the 1991 census the municipality had a population of 9,639, including:- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
(94.26%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of this...
) - Muslims by nationalityMuslims by nationalityMuslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
(Bosniaks) (3.40%) - others (2.34%)
The town itself had a population of 4,323 with 97% Serbs and 3% others. Most of the Bosniak population lived in the village of Papraća.
History
From Romans till this day major roads were cutting Šekovići region. These roads connected regions East of Drina River with Central Bosnia. Šekovići got its name by one portion of its inhabitants from Šekovina in HerzegovinaHerzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
, who immigrated to this region end of 17th century. Until end of 17th century Sekovici was well-inhabited area, till army invasions and different diseases cut down population of Šekovići and almost wiped out first people living in Šekovići. Soon after that the new inhabitants from Herzegovina settled in Šekovići and they make up most of today’s populations. One of the first settlers beginning XVII left Šekovići, Ilija Birčanin, Hadži Milentije and Prote Matije Nenadović. Because of the family and other ties through the monastery this region had strong military cooperation with Serbia during the First Serbian Uprising
First Serbian Uprising
The First Serbian Uprising was the first stage of the Serbian Revolution , the successful wars of independence that lasted for 9 years and approximately 9 months , during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after more than three centuries of Ottoman rule and...
. Ivan Groznog mother Jelica Jakšić Glinska is from Šekovići and because of Monastery Papraća and Russian Czar Palace had a good relationship. Monastery Lovnica and Papraca in past were significant cultural and freedom centers. From the 16th century these two monastery have ties with Russia, and monasteries in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Vlachs
Vlachs
Vlach is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. English variations on the name include: Walla, Wlachs, Wallachs, Vlahs, Olahs or Ulahs...
. Šekovići have special places in NOB (Serbian: Narodno Oslobodilacka Borba, English:Peoples Freedom Fight), they belong to one of the first uprising regions in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. In Šekovići were formed Prva Bircanslka Brigada (First Birac Brigate), Sesta Istocnobosanska Brigada (Sixst Estern Bosnian Brigate) and Prva Pionirska Divizija ( First Pionir Division). By the writings of the Rudi Petovara in 1943, Sekovici were military, political and cultural center for whole Eastern Bosnia. And inside of it was the highest military and political leadershipe for Easter Bosnia.