Nevesinje

Town

Nevesinje

Невесиње

Town

Nevesinje

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Location of Nevesinje within Republika Srpska

Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 18°6′48″E﻿ / ﻿43.25833°N 18.11333°E﻿ / 43.25833; 18.11333
Country|  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity|  Republika Srpska
Geographical region| Herzegovina
Boroughs| 56 (as of 1991)
Government

• Municipal mayor| Milenko Avdalović (SNSD)
• Municipality| 923.04 km2 (356.39 sq mi)
Population

(2013 census)

• Town

| 5,162
• Municipality

| 12,961
• Municipality density| 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code| 59
Website| opstinanevesinje.rs.ba/cir/

Nevesinje (Serbian Cyrillic: Невесиње) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,162 inhabitants, while the municipality has 12,961 inhabitants.

## Geography

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The municipality of Nevesinje covers 1,040 km2 (402 sq mi) and is located in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A large polje called Nevesinjsko polje dominates the municipality, and is encircled by the mountains of Crvanj to the north and northeast, Prenj to the northwest, and Velež to the south and southwest. The entire municipality, as well as the entire region of eastern Herzegovina beyond municipal borders, has an average elevation of 860 metres (2,820 ft) above sea level.

## History

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Annals of the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć mentioned Nevesinje in 1219, which is the earliest mention of Nevesinje in preserved historical sources. The župa (county) of Nevesinje was held by Serbian prince Stefan Konstantin between 1303–06.[1][2]

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The Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja mentions Nevesinje in the 12th century, as a part of the Podgorica župa.[3]

Numerous contracts between craftsmen and other service providers from modern-day Nevesinje and the Republic of Dubrovnik are stored in the Dubrovnik archives.[3]

The Nevesinje area was the scene of numerous robberies and crimes in the Middle ages, which has been recorded several times in the Dubrovnik archives.[3]

The region was under the rule of different medieval lords until the end of the 15th century. The most significant ruler of Nevesinje from this period was Bosnian nobleman Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, known as Herceg Stefan. The land of Herzegovina is named after him. His lands were under constant threat from advancing Ottoman forces in the 15th century. Herzegovina, and thus Nevesinje were gradually incorporated into the Ottoman Empire by the first quarter of the 15th century (1422).

There is a large number of stećak tombstones in the Nevesinje area. Every village in the Nevesinje municipality contains a number of stećak tombstones, while the village of Krekovi has the most medieval necropolises in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3] The site of Kalufi stećak necropolis in Krekovi is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.[4]

In 1463, the Ottoman headquarters was established in the vicinity of Nevesinje.[3] Within a few years they had conquered and placed under their administration the whole župa.

The Ottomans conducted a census of the villages, first from 1468 to 1469 and then from 1475 to 1477.[3] Most of the villages mentioned in the Middle Ages bear the same names to this day. The voluntary conversion of part of the population to Islam has also been noticed, most likely due to high taxes and other levies.[3]

Under the Ottoman Empire, Nevesinje was mostly part of the Bosnian Pashaluk and was a seat of the qadi. The Great Eastern Crisis was ignited in Nevesinje, with the outbreak of the Herzegovinian rebellion of 1875–78 when Serbs of the region rebelled against Ottoman tax collectors.[5] The rebellion soon spread to the rest of Herzegovina, Bosnia, then other parts of the Ottoman Empire.[6]

Neighboring states, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria got involved in the conflict which in turn pulled in great powers of the time. The conflict ended with the Congress of Berlin in 1878 and the vilayet of Bosnia and Herzegovina was placed under the administration of Austria-Hungary. At the same time Romania, Serbia and Montenegro were declared independent principalities.

In 2019, Nevesinje experienced a power outage that was considered one of the worst crises in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

## Settlements

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Aside from the town of Nevesinje itself, there are 55 other settlements that comprise the municipality:

* Batkovići
* Bežđeđe
* Biograd
* Bojišta
* Borovčići
* Bratač
* Budisavlje
* Ćesim
* Donja Bijenja
* Donji Drežanj
* Donji Lukavac
* Dramiševo
* Gaj
* Gornja Bijenja
* Gornji Drežanj
* Gornji Lukavac
* Grabovica
* Hrušta
* Humčani
* Jasena
* Jugovići
* Kifino Selo
* Kljen
* Kljuna
* Kovačići
* Krekovi
* Kruševljani
* Lakat
* Luka
* Miljevac
* Odžak
* Plužine
* Podgrađe
* Postoljani
* Presjeka
* Pridvorci
* Prkovići
* Rabina
* Rast
* Rilja
* Rogače
* Seljani
* Slato
* Sopilja
* Studenci
* Šehovina
* Šipačno
* Trusina
* Udrežnje
* Zaborani
* Zalom
* Zalužje
* Zovi Do
* Žiljevo
* Žuberin

## Demographics

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The clock tower is one of the symbols of Nevesinje A monument to Zeka Buljubaša in Ravnje A Serbian Orthodox church, built in the 19th century

### Population

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Population of settlements – Nevesinje municipality

| Settlement  | 1948\.  | 1953\.  | 1961\.  | 1971\.  | 1981\.  | 1991\.  | 2013\.
| Total  | 23,820  | 20,474  |  | 19,333  | 16,326  | 14,448  | 12,961
1  | Batkovići  |  |  |  |  |  | 262  | 346
2  | Biograd  |  |  |  |  |  | 507  | 495
3  | Bojišta  |  |  |  |  |  | 546  | 659
4  | Bratač  |  |  |  |  |  | 354  | 240
5  | Krekovi  |  |  |  |  |  | 356  | 340
6  | Miljevac  |  |  |  |  |  | 390  | 1,001
7  | Nevesinje | 1,615  |  | 2,349  | 3,055  | 3,605  | 4,068  | 5,162
8  | Šehovina  |  |  |  |  |  | 413  | 598
9  | Zalužje  |  |  |  |  |  | 332  | 222
10  | Žiljevo  |  |  |  |  |  | 355  | 471
11  | Zovi Do  |  |  |  |  |  | 422  | 293

### Ethnic composition

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Ethnic composition – Nevesinje town

| 2013\.  | 1991\.  | 1981\.  | 1971\.
Total  | 5,162 (100,0%)  | 4,068 (100,0%)  | 3,605 (100,0%)  | 3,055 (100,0%)
Serbs  | 5,125 (99,28%)  | 3,247 (79,82%)  | 2,622 (72,73%)  | 2,268 (74,24%)
Unaffiliated  | 14 (0,271%)  |  |  |
Bosniaks  | 6 (0,116%)  | 634 (15,59%)  | 593 (16,45%)  | 642 (21,01%)
Croats  | 6 (0,116%)  | 39 (0,959%)  | 59 (1,637%)  | 91 (2,979%)
Others  | 6 (0,116%)  | 44 (1,082%)  | 4 (0,111%)  | 10 (0,327%)
Yugoslavs  | 2 (0,039%)  | 104 (2,557%)  | 304 (8,433%)  | 25 (0,818%)
Unknown  | 2 (0,039%)  |  |  |
Slovenes  | 1 (0,019%)  |  | 4 (0,111%)  | 3 (0,098%)
Montenegrins  |  |  | 13 (0,361%)  | 12 (0,393%)
Albanians  |  |  | 6 (0,166%)  | 4 (0,131%)
Ethnic composition – Nevesinje municipality

| 2013\.  | 1991\.  | 1981\.  | 1971\.
Total  | 12,961 (100,0%)  | 14,448 (100,0%)  | 16,326 (100,0%)  | 19,333 (100,0%)
Serbs  | 12,353 (95,31%)  | 10,711 (74,13%)  | 11,587 (70,97%)  | 14,479 (74,89%)
Bosniaks  | 538 (4,151%)  | 3,313 (22,93%)  | 3,853 (23,60%)  | 4,370 (22,60%)
Croats  | 28 (0,216%)  | 210 (1,453%)  | 276 (1,691%)  | 384 (1,986%)
Unaffiliated  | 19 (0,147%)  |  |  |
Others  | 10 (0,077%)  | 91 (0,630%)  | 26 (0,159%)  | 37 (0,191%)
Unknown  | 7 (0,054%)  |  |  |
Montenegrins  | 3 (0,023%)  |  | 34 (0,208%)  | 28 (0,145%)
Yugoslavs  | 2 (0,015%)  | 123 (0,851%)  | 539 (3,301%)  | 28 (0,145%)
Slovenes  | 1 (0,008%)  |  | 4 (0,025%)  | 3 (0,016%)
Albanians  |  |  | 6 (0,037%)  | 4 (0,021%)
Macedonians  |  |  | 1 (0,006%)  |

## Economy

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The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in professional fields per their core activity (as of 2018):[8]

Professional field  | Total

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 106
Mining and quarrying | 5
Manufacturing | 159
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 50
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 66
Construction | 119
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 280
Transportation and storage | 56
Accommodation and food services | 120
Information and communication | 20
Financial and insurance activities | 19
Real estate activities | 2
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 27
Administrative and support service activities | 8
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 169
Education | 223
Human health and social work activities | 155
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 52
Other service activities | 42
Total | 1,678

## Transport

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Nevesinje's bus station offers daily buses to Podgorica, Nikšić and Danilovgrad in Montenegro via the towns of Gacko, Bileća and Trebinje within Bosnia and Herzegovina. Local buses link the town with the nearby larger metropolitan city of Mostar, a common destination for commuters. The bus station also offers direct routes to major transportation hubs of Dubrovnik in Croatia and Belgrade in Serbia.

## Notable people

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* Pero Zubac, writer
* Safvet-beg Bašagić, writer
* Borislav Arapović, poet, linguist, literary scholar
* Dražen Bogopenec, county lord (župan) in Zagorje
* Dr. Špiro Soldo, leader of the secret society "Freedom" (Serbian: Слобода) established in 1905/1906[9]
* Ratko Radovanović, basketball player

## References

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1. ^ Ljubo Mihić (1975). Ljubinje sa okolinom. Dragan Srnic. p. 117.
2. ^ Obrad Mićov Samardžić; Mirjana Samardžić; Saša Samardžić; Aleksandra Samardžić (2006). Svadbe i pogrebni običaji pravoslavnih u Nevesinju. Čigoja štampa. p. 11\. ISBN 978-86-7558-411-7. "први познати господар жупе Невесиње спомиње се Константин Немањић (1303-1306)"
3. ^ a b c d e f g Пекић, Радмило (2005). "Насеља средњовјековног Невесиња". Трибуниа. 11: 31–50.
4. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
5. ^ Slobodan (2021-04-27). "Историја Невесиња". Општина Невесиње. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
6. ^ Srpska, RTRS, Radio Тelevizija Republike Srpske, Radio Television of Republic of. "Невесиње-обиљежено 137 година од устанка". РЕПУБЛИКА СРПСКА - РТРС. Retrieved 2024-12-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^ "Nevesinje do petka bez struje". ATV (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
8. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
9. ^ Ljubibratić, Dragoslav (1961). Vladimir Gaćinović. Nolit. p. 35.

## Sources

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* Kapidžić, dr Hamdija: Hercegovački ustanak 1882.godine, Sarajevo, "Veselin Masleša", 1958.

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