Gacko
Gacko
Гацко | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Area code | 59 |
Gacko (
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 736 km2 (284 sq mi), making it one of the larger municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The town is near the state border with Montenegro.
History
Middle Ages
In the 14th century the region was governed by the powerful Vojinović family.[1]
In 1359, veliki čelnik Dimitrije held the region.[2]
Ottoman period
The rebels were defeated at the
Modern history
After that war, Gacko joined the
Croatian fascist
Settlements
Aside from the town of Gacko, the municipality includes the following settlements:
- Avtovac
- Bahori
- Bašići
- Berušica
- Brajićevići
- Branilovići
- Cernica
- Čemerno
- Danići
- Dobrelji
- Domrke
- Donja Bodežišta
- Dramešina
- Dražljevo
- Drugovići
- Dubljevići
- Fojnica
- 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
- Žanjevica
Demographics
Population
Population of settlements – Gacko municipality | ||||||||||||||
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Settlement | 1879. | 1885. | 1895. | 1910. | 1921. | 1931. | 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 9,295 | 10,582 | 12,675 | 15,107 | 13,667 | 15,235 | 14,424 | 14,628 | 13,296 | 12,033 | 10,279 | 10,788 | 8,990 | |
1 | Avtovac | 594 | 261 | |||||||||||
2 | Dobrelji | 143 | 257 | |||||||||||
3 | Gacko | 1,527 | 5,911 | 1,368 | 1,604 | 2,602 | 4,584 | 5,784 | ||||||
4 | Lipnik | 253 | 214 | |||||||||||
5 | Miholjače | 334 | 604 |
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Gacko town | |||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
Total | 5,784 (100,0%) | 4,584 (100,0%) | 2,602 (100,0%) | 1,604 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 2,253 (49,15%) | 1,235 (47,46%) | 776 (48,38%) | ||||
Serbs | 2,144 (46,77%) | 1,100 (42,28%) | 776 (48,38%) | ||||
Others | 81 (1,767%) | 10 (0,384%) | 6 (0,374%) | ||||
Yugoslavs | 78 (1,702%) | 207 (7,955%) | 15 (0,935%) | ||||
Croats | 28 (0,611%) | 17 (0,653%) | 10 (0,623%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 31 (1,191%) | 20 (1,247%) | |||||
Macedonians | 1 (0,038%) | ||||||
Albanians | 1 (0,038%) | ||||||
Slovenes | 1 (0,062%) |
Ethnic composition – Gacko municipality | |||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
Total | 8,990 (100,0%) | 10,788 (100,0%) | 10,279 (100,0%) | 12,033 (100,0%) | |||
Serbs | 8,556 (95,17%) | 6,661 (61,74%) | 6,215 (60,46%) | 7,634 (63,44%) | |||
Bosniaks | 369 (4,105%) | 3,858 (35,76%) | 3,424 (33,31%) | 4,184 (34,77%) | |||
Others | 50 (0,556%) | 156 (1,446%) | 22 (0,214%) | 33 (0,274%) | |||
Croats | 15 (0,167%) | 29 (0,269%) | 21 (0,204%) | 15 (0,125%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 84 (0,779%) | 380 (3,697%) | 20 (0,166%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 215 (2,092%) | 142 (1,180%) | |||||
Macedonians | 1 (0,010%) | 3 (0,025%) | |||||
Albanians | 1 (0,010%) | 1 (0,008%) | |||||
Slovenes | 1 (0,008%) |
Economy
The Gacko coal mine and thermoelectric powerplant is located the municipality, and is also the largest employer in the area.
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[7]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 28 |
Mining and quarrying | 682 |
Manufacturing | 31 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1,246 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 129 |
Construction | 230 |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 155 |
Transportation and storage | 78 |
Accommodation and food services | 75 |
Information and communication | 16 |
Financial and insurance activities | 21 |
Real estate activities | - |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 15 |
Administrative and support service activities | 2 |
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 183 |
Education | 185 |
Human health and social work activities | 79 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 39 |
Other service activities | 36 |
Total | 3,230 |
Sport
The local football club, FK Mladost Gacko, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.
Volleyball teams, men and women, are among the most successful in the BiH. With women's volleyball team being vice champion multiple times, also winning Cup of Republika Srpska once.
Notable people
- Admir Ćatović, footballer
- Nemanja Supić, footballer
- Vukašin Višnjevac, football coach
- Vule Avdalović, basketball player
- Nemanja Gordić, basketball player
- Sava Vladislavich
- Bogdan Zimonjić
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-472-08260-5.
- ^ SANU (1908). Glas. Vol. 78–80. SANU. p. 196.
- ^ Ćorović, Vladimir (2001) [1997]. "Преокрет у држању Срба". Историја српског народа (in Serbian). Belgrade: Јанус.
- ^ Mandić, Petar. "Prva puška hercegovačka". Novosti. Večernje Novosti. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Književnost. Prosveta. 2004. p. 7.
Да је овај Устанак почео 6. а не 7. јуна, зна се и по томе што се први партизански батаљон, који је настао у Гацку крајем 1941. године, звао Батаљон 6. јун
- ^ Crnogorac, Svetozar. "DAN ZA ISTORIJU – 6. JUN 1941: Hercegovci započeli prvi ustanak u porobljenoj Evropi". Herceg TV. Herceg TV. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
Bibliography
- Bataković, Dušan T. (1996). The Serbs of Bosnia & Herzegovina: History and Politics. Dialogue Association.
- HadžiMuhamedović, Safet (2018) Waiting for Elijah: Time and Encounter in a Bosnian Landscape. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books.