Bosanski Petrovac

Bosanski Petrovac
Босански Петровац
Municipality and town

Location of Bosanski Petrovac within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosanski Petrovac

Location of Bosanski Petrovac

Coordinates: 44°33′N 16°22′E / 44.550°N 16.367°E / 44.550; 16.367
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
  Mayor Zlatko Hujić
Population (2013 census)
  Total 7,946
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 37

Bosanski Petrovac (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.

History

The settlement has existed since Roman times. It was conquered by the Ottoman Empire somewhere between 1520 and 1530. From 1929 to 1941, Bosanski Petrovac was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During the Second World War, it was a Partisan stronghold which was conveniently located close to Marshal Josip Broz Tito's headquarters in Drvar.

During the 1992-95 Bosnian War, the towns Serb majority remained in the city while the Bosniaks were forced to leave their homes. Then in 1995, as the war was nearing its end, the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina seized Bosanski Petrovac and it remained in Bosnian hands until the end of the war.

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

1971

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

1981

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

1991

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

2013

According to the 2013 census the municipality had a population of 7,328, including:

Settlements

• Bara • BjelajBjelajski Vaganac • Bosanski Petrovac • Bravski Vaganac • Brestovac • BukovačaBunaraBusijeCimešeDobro SeloDrinićJanjilaJasenovacKapljuh • Klenovac • KolunićKrnja JelaKrnjeušaLastveMedeno PoljeOraško BrdoOštreljPodsrneticaPrkosiRašinovacRevenikRisovac • Skakavac • Smoljana • SuvajaVedro PoljeVođenicaVranovinaVrtoče.

Notable people

References

See also

Coordinates: 44°33′N 16°22′E / 44.550°N 16.367°E / 44.550; 16.367

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