Gacko

Gacko
Gacko; Гацко
	View on Gacko
	Location of Gacko within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Coordinates: 43°10′N 18°32′E / 43.167°N 18.533°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlements	71 (2008.)
	Government
• Mayor	Milan Radmilović (SDS) [1]
	Area
• Total	736 km2 (284.2 sq mi)
	Population (2008)
• Total	13,000
• Municipality	?
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	59

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For the Polish village, see Gacko, Poland.

Gacko (Serbian: Гацко, pronounced [ɡǎtskɔ]) is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. It is situated in the Foča Region.

[edit] Geography

The town is in a short distance from Montenegro. The municipality covers an area of 736 km² (284 sq mi), making it one of the larger municipalities in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

[edit] History

[edit] Medieval history

In Medieval times, the town was a Zhupa of the Principality and Kingdom of Serbia. In 1276, Serbian prince Stefan Dragutin fights his father's (King Stephen Uroš I of Serbia) troops on the Gatačko polje (Gacko field), and subsequently takes the throne. Gacko was at this time an important commercial centre on the Dubrovnik-Foča-route.^[1] In the 14th century the region is seat of Hum, under the House of Vojinović.^[2]

[edit] Settlements of Gacko

• Avtovac • Bahori • Bašići • Berušica • Brajićevići • Branilovići • Cernica • Čemerno • Danići • Dobrelji • Domrke • Donja Bodežišta • Dramešina • Dražljevo • Drugovići • Dubljevići • Fojnica • Gacko • Gareva • Gornja Bodežišta • Gračanica • Gradina • Hodinići • Igri • Izgori • Jabuka • Jasenik • Jugovići • Kazanci • Ključ • Kokorina • Kravarevo • Kula • Lipnik • Lončari • Luka • Lukovice • Ljeskov Dub • Medanići • Međuljići • Mekavci • Melečići • Miholjače • Mjedenik • Mrđenovići • Muhovići • Nadinići • Novi Dulići • Platice • Poda • Pridvorica • Pržine • Ravni • Rudo Polje • Samobor • Slivlja • Soderi • Srđevići • Stambelići • Stari Dulići • Stepen • Stolac • Šipovica • Šumići • Ulinje • Višnjevo • Vratkovići • Vrba • Zagradci • Zurovići i Žanjevica.

[edit] Economy

Gacko Power Plant

There is a thermoelectric powerplant in the municipality, which is the main employer. The Czech power company ČEZ intends to build a new power plant.[2][3]

[edit] Sport

The local football club, FK Mladost Gacko, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.

[edit] Demographic history

Census year	Total	Serbs {See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina}	Muslims by nationality	Croats {See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina}	Yugoslavs	Others
Municipality data
1991	10,788	6,661 (61.74%)	3,858 (35.76%)	29 (0.26%)	84 (0.77%)	156 (1.44%)
1981	10,279	6,215 (60.46%)	3,424 (33.31%)	21 (0.20%)	346 (3.36%)	273 (2.65%)
1971	12,033	7,634 (63.44%)	4,184 (34.77%)	15 (0.12%)	20 (0.16%)	180 (1.49%)
Town data
1991^{[citation needed]}	2,253	4,584	2,144	28	78	81