Bosanski Petrovac

Bosanski Petrovac Bosanski Petrovac
—  Municipality and town  —
Location of Bosanski Petrovac within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosanski Petrovac Location of Bosanski Petrovac
Coordinates: 44°33′N 16°22′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Mayor	Ermin Hajder (NS)
Population (1991 census)
• Total	15,621
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 37

Bosanski Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Петровац) is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also the name of the municipality. The town and municipality are part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Una-Sana Canton.

Population

People

In 2005 the population had dropped to 8,151, including:^{[citation needed]}

• 46% Bosniaks (including Muslims by nationality) [1]
• 54% Serbs [2]

1991

According to the 1991. census the municipality had a population of 15,621, including:

• 11,694 - 74.86% Serbs
• 3,288 - 21.04% Bosniaks
• 48 - 0.30% Croats
• 366 - 2.34% Yugoslavs
• 225 - 1.44% others

1981

According to the 1981. census the municipality had a population of 16,374, including:

• 11,129 - 67.96% Serbs
• 2,893 - 17.66% Bosniaks
• 49 - 0.29% Croats
• 2,071 - 12.64% Yugoslavs
• 232 - 1.41% others

1971

According to the 1971. census the municipality had a population of 18,597, including:

• 14,941 - 80.34% Serbs
• 3,315 - 17.82% Bosniaks
• 76 - 0.40% Croats
• 154 - 0.82% Yugoslavs
• 111 - 0.59% others

People

• Skender Kulenović, writer

History

The settlement has existed since Roman times. It was conquered by the Ottoman Empire somewhere between 1520 and 1530. During the Second World War, it was a Partisan stronghold which was conveniently located close to Marshal Tito's headquarters in Drvar.

During the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, the Serb majority remained in the city while the Bosnian Muslims were forced to leave their homes. Then in 1995, as the war was nearing its end, the Croatian Army seized Bosanski Petrovac and it remained in Croatian hands until the war's end.

Today, the town hosts many Bosniak refugees from other parts of Bosnia along with a large Serb minority that have returned to the town.

Settlements

• Bara

• Bjelaj • Bjelajski Vaganac • Bosanski Petrovac • Bravski Vaganac • Brestovac • Bukovača • Bunara • Busije • Cimeše • Dobro Selo • Drinić • Janjila • Jasenovac • Kapljuh • Klenovac • Kolonić • Krnja Jela • Krnjeuša • Lastve • Medeno Polje • Oraško Brdo • Oštrelj • Podsrnetica • Prkosi • Rašinovac • Revenik • Risovac • Skakavac • Smoljana • Suvaja • Vedro Polje • Vođenica • Vranovina i Vrtoče.

See also

• Una-Sana Canton

External links

• Official site (in Bosnian)