|
Donja Pecka
Donja Pecka is a populated place in the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Name There are several legends about the name Pecka. One brick was baked here, hence the name Peck. Secondly, immigrants from the village of the same name in Serbia came here. In the end, the name of this village is associated with respect for St. Petka. Pecka is mentioned in Turkish documents as Kozara. History As early as the third century, the Roman city of Sarnade existed here on the Salona-Servitium road (Bosnian Gradiška), later called the Thurman Road. Sarnada is also associated with the conclusions of the Salonitan Council of 530, where the pastor or archpriest of the parish of Sarnada was a signatory to the conclusions of the council. The parish at that time belonged to the diocese of Sisak. References Notes Sources * ' * {{Cite book , last=Bojanovski , first=Ivo , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jr5kQgAACAAJ , title=Bosna i Hercegovina u Antičko Doba , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrkonjić Grad
Mrkonjić Grad ( sr-cyrl, Мркоњић Град, ) is a town and municipality located in the western part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the region of Bosanska Krajina, between Banja Luka and Jajce. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 16,671 inhabitants, while the town of Mrkonjić Grad has a population of 7,915 inhabitants. Name The town changed its name several times in history: Gornje Kloke, Novo Jajce, Varcarev Vakuf, Varcar Vakuf, and ultimately the present one. The last renaming took place in 1924 after King Peter I of Serbia, who had taken the ''nom de guerre'' "Mrkonjić" while fighting in the uprising (1875–78) against the Ottoman Empire. History From 1929 to 1941, Mrkonjić Grad was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In World War II, the town became renowned by the first meeting of ZAVNOBiH on 25 November 1943, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed as a common republic of Serbs, Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
