Bratunac

Town and municipality

Bratunac

Братунац

Town and municipality

Bratunac

Location of Bratunac within Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coordinates: 44°11′02″N 19°19′51″E﻿ / ﻿44.18389°N 19.33083°E﻿ / 44.18389; 19.33083
Country|  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity|  Republika Srpska
Geographical region| Podrinje
Government

• Municipal mayor| Lazar Prodanović (SNSD)
• Municipality| 293.49 km2 (113.32 sq mi)
Population

(2013 census)

• Town

| 8,359
• Municipality

| 20,340
• Municipality density| 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code| 56
Website| opstinabratunac.com

Bratunac (Serbian Cyrillic: Братунац) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 20,340 inhabitants, while the town of Bratunac has a population of 8,359 inhabitants.

## History

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### Early history

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In 1381, the name Bratunac was mentioned for the first time because of the direct road from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia that passed through Bratunac. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and had a population of roughly 30 people. In 1461, the region was conquered by the Ottomans under Mehmed II. Under Ottoman rule, it was transformed into a kasbah that included mosques, a madrasa, several mekteps, shadirvans, caravanserais, and other types of Islamic architecture. In 1878, as the Ottoman Empire fell into decline, Austro-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina and ruled over Bratunac until its dissolution at the end of the WW1. In 1927, Bratunac became a municipality for the first time.

## Settlements

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Aside from the town of Bratunac, the municipality consists of the following settlements:

* Abdulići
* Banjevići
* Biljača
* Bjelovac
* Blječeva
* Boljevići
* Brana Bačići
* Dubravice
* Fakovići
* Glogova
* Hranča
* Hrnčići
* Jagodnja
* Jaketići
* Jelah
* Ježeštica
* Joševa
* Konjevići
* Krasanovići
* Kravica
* Krke
* Lipenovići
* Loznica
* Magašići
* Mihaljevići
* Moštanice
* Mlečva
* Mratinci
* Oćenovići
* Opravdići
* Osamsko
* Pirići
* Pobrđe
* Pobuđe
* Podčauš
* Polom
* Rakovac
* Repovac
* Sikirić
* Slapašnica
* Stanatovići
* Suha
* Šiljkovići
* Svilile
* Tegare
* Urkovići
* Vitkovići
* Voljavica
* Vraneševići
* Zagoni
* Zalužje
* Zapolje
* Žlijebac

## Demographics

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Serbian Orthodox cemetery in Bratunac.

According to the Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, in 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033.

### Population

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Population of settlements – Bratunac municipality

| Settlement  | 1948\.  | 1953\.  | 1961\.  | 1971\.  | 1981\.  | 1991\.  | 2013\.
| Total  | 5,234  | 9,647  | 23,149  | 26,513  | 30,333  | 33,375  | 20,340
1  | Biljača  |  |  |  |  |  | 655  | 211
2  | Bjelovac  |  |  |  |  |  | 290  | 201
3  | Bratunac |  |  | 1,410  | 2,716  | 5,515  | 7,695  | 8,359
4  | Dubravice  |  |  |  |  |  | 388  | 269
5  | Glogova  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,913  | 848
6  | Hranča  |  |  |  |  |  | 701  | 317
7  | Hrnčići  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,226  | 646
8  | Ježeštica  |  |  |  |  |  | 503  | 342
9  | Konjevići  |  |  |  |  |  | 998  | 615
10  | Krasanovići  |  |  |  |  |  | 532  | 284
11  | Kravica  |  |  |  |  |  | 363  | 558
12  | Magašići  |  |  |  |  |  | 646  | 486
13  | Mihaljevići  |  |  |  |  |  | 391  | 224
14  | Opravdići  |  |  |  |  |  | 441  | 247
15  | Pobuđe  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,359  | 993
16  | Polom  |  |  |  |  |  | 436  | 206
17  | Rakovac  |  |  |  |  |  | 537  | 423
18  | Repovac  |  |  |  |  |  | 504  | 351
19  | Slapašnica  |  |  |  |  |  | 542  | 286
20  | Suha  |  |  |  |  |  | 988  | 371
21  | Urkovići  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,095  | 460
22  | Voljavica  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,379  | 273
23  | Zagoni  |  |  |  |  |  | 588  | 305
24  | Žlijebac  |  |  |  |  |  | 380  | 240

### Ethnic composition

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Ethnic composition – Bratunac town

| 2013\.  | 1991\.  | 1981\.  | 1971\.
Total  | 8,359 (100,0%)  | 7,695 (100,0%)  | 5,515 (100,0%)  | 2,716 (100,0%)
Muslims/Bosniaks  |  | 4,311 (56,02%)  | 2,715 (49,23%)  | 1,210 (44,55%)
Serbs  |  | 3 037 (39,47%)  | 2,308 (41,85%)  | 1,406 (51,77%)
Yugoslavs  |  | 159 (2,066%)  | 312 (5,657%)  | 1 (0,037%)
Others  |  | 156 (2,027%)  | 26 (0,471%)  | 32 (1,178%)
Croats  |  | 32 (0,416%)  | 31 (0,562%)  | 32 (1,178%)
Roma  |  |  | 87 (1,578%)  | 9 (0,331%)
Albanians  |  |  | 18 (0,326%)  | 11 (0,405%)
Montenegrins  |  |  | 15 (0,272%)  | 12 (0,442%)
Macedonians  |  |  | 3 (0,054%)  | 2 (0,074%)
Hungarians  |  |  |  | 1 (0,037%)
Ethnic composition – Bratunac municipality

| 2013\.  | 1991\.  | 1981\.  | 1971\.
Total  | 20,340 (100,0%)  | 33,619 (100,0%)  | 33,033 (100,0%)  | 26,513 (100,0%)
Serbs  | 12,350 (60,72%)  | 11,475 (34,13%)  | 12,055 (36,49%)  | 12,820 (48,35%)
Muslims/Bosniaks  | 7,803 (38,36%)  | 21,535 (64,06%)  | 17,349 (52,52%)  | 13,428 (50,65%)
Others  | 154 (0,757%)  | 346 (1,029%)  | 2,766 (8,373%)  | 118 (0,445%)
Croats  | 33 (0,162%)  | 40 (0,119%)  | 41 (0,124%)  | 50 (0,189%)
Yugoslavs  |  | 223 (0,663%)  | 645 (1,953%)  | 15 (0,057%)
Roma  |  |  | 124 (0,375%)  | 26 (0,098%)
Montenegrins  |  |  | 31 (0,094%)  | 36 (0,136%)
Albanians  |  |  | 18 (0,054%)  | 16 (0,060%)
Macedonians  |  |  | 4 (0,012%)  | 3 (0,011%)
Hungarians  |  |  |  | 1 (0,004%)

Data by settlements
Ethnic structure of the population of Bratunac municipality, by settlements, 2013 census

Settlement  | total  | Muslims/Bosniaks  | Croats  | Serbs  | others
Biljača | 306  | 301  | 0  | 5  | 0
Bjelovac | 207  | 2  | 0  | 205  | 0
Bratunac  | 7,827  | 730  | 27  | 6,997  | 73
Dubravice | 270  | 0  | 0  | 270  | 0
Glogova | 920  | 914  | 0  | 6  | 0
Hranča | 368  | 259  | 0  | 99  | 0
Hrnčići | 780  | 780  | 0  | 0  | 0
Ježeštica | 345  | 0  | 0  | 345  | 0
Konjevići | 735  | 735  | 0  | 0  | 0
Krasanovići | 287  | 156  | 0  | 130  | 1
Kravica | 567  | 0  | 0  | 567  | 0
Magašići | 527  | 236  | 2  | 289  | 0
Mihaljevići | 233  | 231  | 0  | 2  | 0
Opravdići | 275  | 23  | 0  | 252  | 0
Pobuđe | 1,286  | 1,286  | 0  | 0  | 0
Polom | 217  | 0  | 0  | 216  | 1
Rakovac | 433  | 36  | 0  | 388  | 9
Repovac | 352  | 13  | 3  | 336  | 0
Slapašnica | 304  | 37  | 0  | 266  | 1
Suha | 396  | 202  | 1  | 193  | 0
Urkovići | 504  | 504  | 0  | 0  | 0
Voljavica | 419  | 417  | 0  | 2  | 0
Zagoni | 316  | 18  | 0  | 298  | 0
Žlijebac | 272  | 0  | 0  | 272  | 0

## Economy

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The landscape of Bratunac

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in professional fields per their core activity (as of 2018):[1]

Professional field  | Total

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 43
Mining and quarrying | \-
Manufacturing | 645
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 57
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 50
Construction | 94
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 337
Transportation and storage | 58
Accommodation and food services | 118
Information and communication | 11
Financial and insurance activities | 25
Real estate activities | 1
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 30
Administrative and support service activities | 6
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 147
Education | 266
Human health and social work activities | 95
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 11
Other service activities | 56
Total | 2,050

## See also

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* Municipalities of Republika Srpska
* Konjević Polje
* Kravica attack
* Veljaci Bratunac

## References

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1. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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