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Bratunac
Братунац
Coat of arms of Bratunac
Coat of arms
Location of Bratunac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Bratunac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Government
 • MayorIvana Babić (SDS)[1]
Area
 • Total293.49 km2 (113.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total22,473
 • Density73.7/km2 (191/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code56
Websitewww.bratunacopstina.com

Bratunac (Cyrillic: Братунац) is a town and municipality located in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The easternmost point of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the municipality of Bratunac which lies in the entity Republika Srpska.

History

Early history

In 1381, the name Bratunac is mentioned for the first time because of the direct road through Bratunac from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and a population of roughly 30 people. In 1927, Bratunac became a municipality for the first time.

Demographics

A Serbian cemetery of the civil victims of the war.

1948

In 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033. (Source: Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)

1971

26,513 total

1991

In the 1991 Yugoslav census, there were 33,375 inhabitants of Bratunac municipality, made up of:

  • 21,564 Bosniaks (64.2%)
  • 11,479 Serbs (34.2%)
  • 41 Croats (0.1%)
  • 491 others (1.5%)

Settlements

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.izbori.ba/documents/Rezultati%20izbora%202004/Utvrdjeni/2004NacelniciRS.pdf
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