Kotor Varoš

Town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Not to be confused with Kotor-Varoš (srez).

Town and municipality

Kotor Varoš

Котор Варош

Town and municipality

Kotor Varoš

Coat of arms

Location of Kotor Varoš within Republika Srpska

Coordinates: 44°37′20″N 17°22′13″E﻿ / ﻿44.62222°N 17.37028°E﻿ / 44.62222; 17.37028
Country|  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity|  Republika Srpska
Government

• Municipal mayor| Zdenko Sakan (PDP)
• Municipality| 544.26 km2 (210.14 sq mi)
Population

(2013 census)

• Town

| 7,330
• Municipality

| 19,710
• Municipality density| 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code| 51
Liplje monastery, mentioned for the first time in the 15th century[1]

Kotor Varoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varoš has a population of 7,330 inhabitants.

## History

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See also: Siege of Kotor Varoš

An early Roman (3rd–5th c.) basilica was discovered along with other Roman findings in the Šiprage area, at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja river mouth. 12th-century stećci testify a medieval settlement.[2][3] The original location of the stećci was at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja, from where they were removed and built into the walls of surrounding buildings (possibly due to the belief in their miraculous properties).[2] One of the best preserved steći is submerged in the Vrbanja.

It has been theorized that Kotor Varoš was mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio as "Katera" (Greek: Κατερα),[4][5] a part of the "land of Bosnia".[6]

The town was part of the Donji Kraji province of the Banate of Bosnia in the 13th century, and the Kingdom in the 14th and 15th century. The Kotor fortress and its podgrađe was the property of the Hrvatinić noble family.

Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1878 and ended with the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The town was part of the Vrbas Banovina (1929–41), but after World War II it became part of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a republic of Yugoslavia.

## Settlements

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Aside from the town of Kotor Varoš, the municipality includes the following settlements:

* Baština
* Bilice
* Boljanići
* Borci Donji
* Borci Gornji
* Ćorkovići
* Duratovci
* Garići
* Grabovica
* Hadrovci
* Hrvaćani
* Hanifići
* Jakotina
* Kruševo Brdo
* Liplje
* Maljeva
* Maslovare
* Obodnik
* Orahova
* Palivuk
* Plitska
* Podbrđe
* Podosoje
* Postoje
* Prisočka
* Radohova
* Ravne
* Selačka
* Sokoline
* Stopan
* Šibovi
* Šiprage
* Tovladić
* Vagani
* Varjače
* Večići
* Viševice
* Vranić
* Vrbanjci
* Zabrđe
* Zaselje

## Demographics

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### Population

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Population of settlements – Kotor Varoš municipality

| Settlement  | 1895\.  | 1910\.  | 1921\.  | 1931\.  | 1948\.  | 1953\.  | 1961\.  | 1971\.  | 1981\.  | 1991\.  | 2013\.
| Total  | 20,858  | 23,780  | 22,072  | 27,236  | 22,198  | 37,898  | 32,516  | 32,832  | 35,713  | 36,653  | 19,710
1  | Borci Donji  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 419  | 255
2  | Garići  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,341  | 498
3  | Grabovica  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 887  | 345
4  | Hrvaćani  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 745  | 248
5  | Kotor Varoš | 312  | 1,361  | 1,428  | 1,400  | 2,428  | 4,715  | 2,893  | 3,746  | 5,423  | 7,411  | 7,330
6  | Liplje  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 744  | 271
7  | Maljeva  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 595  | 200
8  | Maslovare  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,284  | 1,930
9  | Orahova  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 842  | 650
10  | Prisočka  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,423  | 208
11  | Radohova  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700  | 236
12  | Šibovi  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 671  | 230
13  | Šiprage  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 952  | 652
14  | Večići  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,744  | 608
15  | Vrbanjci  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,975  | 1,902
16  | Zabrđe  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,154  | 482

### Ethnic composition

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Ethnic composition – Kotor Varoš town

| 2013\.  | 1991\.  | 1981\.  | 1971\.
Total  | 7,330  | 7,411  | 5,423  | 3,746
Serbs | 6,251 (82.2%)  | 2,522 (34%)  | 1,310 (24.2%)  | 749 (20%)
Bosniaks | 920 (12.1%)  | 1,800 (24.3%)  | 1,436 (26.5%)  | 1,342 (35.8%)
Croats | 252 (3.3%)  | 2,432 (32.8%)  | 1,789 (33%)  | 1,490 (40%)
Others  | 180 (2.4%)  | 110 (1.5%)  | 101

(1.8%)

| 47

(1.2%)

Yugoslavs |  | 547 (7.4%)  | 787 (14.5%)  | 110 (3%)
Ethnic composition – Kotor Varoš municipality[7][8]

| 2013\.  | 1991\.  | 1981\.  | 1971\.
Total  | 19,710  | 36,853  | 35,713  | 32,832
Serbs  | 13,091 (66.4%)  | 14,056 (38.1%)  | 14,771 (41.4%)  | 15,255 (46.5%)
Bosniaks  | 5,241 (26.6%)  | 11,090 (30%)  | 9,667 (27.1%)  | 8,366 (25.5%)
Croats  | 1,116 (5.6%)  | 10,695 (29%)  | 9,572 (26.8%)  | 8,863 (27%)
Others  | 262 (1.3%)  | 267 (0.7%)  | 405

(1.1%)

| 172

(0.5%)

Yugoslavs  |  | 745 (2%)  | 1,298 (3.6%)  | 176 (0.5%)

## Economy

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The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[9]

Professional field  | Total

|

Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 300
Mining and quarrying | 2
Manufacturing | 2,998
Distribution of power, gas, steam and air-conditioning | 45
Distribution of water and water waste management | 43
Construction | 84
Wholesale and retail, repair | 342
Transportation and storage | 126
Hotels and restaurants | 112
Information and communication | 24
Finance and insurance | 25
Real estate activities | 5
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 27
Administrative and support services | 91
Public administration and defence | 193
Education | 316
Healthcare and social work | 115
Art, entertainment and recreation | 7
Other service activities | 55
Total | 4,910

## Notable people

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* Croatian footballer Mateo Kovačić's parents are from Kotor Varoš

## Features

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The city also features a large monument to the local partisans who died for Yugoslavia during the fighting with the German and Ustaša forces during WW2.

## Sister cities

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* Kranj, Slovenia
* Herceg Novi, Montenegro
* Kraljevo, Serbia

## Gallery

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* Swimming dam on the Bobas, a popular attraction

* Red Cross building in Kotor Varoš

* "Kocke" apartment blocks in town

* Elementary school "Sveti Sava" (formerly "Bratstvo i jedinstvo")

* Orthodox church in Kotor Varoš

* Catholic church in Kotor Varoš, rebuilt

* Old marketplace, čaršija, shops on the left side

## References

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1. ^ TheSrpskaTimes (11 December 2019). "Liplje Monastery: the Jewel of Mount Borja (VIDEO) | The Srpska Times". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. ^ a b Radimsky V. (1892): Ostanci rimskih naseobina u Šipragi i Podbrgju, za tim starobosanski stećci u Šipragi i uz Vrbanju u Bosni. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina IV, Knjiga I: 75–80.
3. ^ Richter E. (1905): II. Historička i politička geografija. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina XVI, Knjiga 1: 275–321.
4. ^ Марко Атлагић; Branislav Milutinović (2002). Извори за историју Срба до XV века. Филозофски факултет. ISBN 9788680273037. "Шафарик претпоставл>а да је Катера Которско име у Босни, док С. Новаковић се колеба између два решен>а: Котор у Сарајевскод области или Котор на Врбан>и-притоци Врбаса. М. Прелог тражи Котор на југоисточнод ивици ..."
5. ^ Zarij M. Bešić (1967). Istorija Crne Gore: od najstarijih vremena do kraja XII vijeka. Pedakt︠s︡ija za istoriju t︠s︡rne gore. "У нащубл>ем неточном краку унутрапньег залива Боке Ко- торске подигнут je град Котор,58 уюпцештен измену ... та Дехатера, за разлику од Котора (Катера) у Босни. Барски родослов има све облике имена Котор: Decatarum, ..."
6. ^ Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (1993) [1967]. De Administrando Imperio (Moravcsik, Gyula ed.). Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies. pp. 153–155.
7. ^ Book: "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva – Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991.", Statistički bilten No 234, Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo.
8. ^ Internet – Source: "Popis po mjesnim zajednicama" – "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska 2017" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba (in Serbian). December 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

## Sources

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* Vojnogeografski institut, Izd. (1955): Prnjavor (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.
* Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće "Sejtarija", Sarajevo.
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