Čelinac ( sr-cyr, Челинац) is a town and municipality located in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. As of 2013, it has a population of 15,548 inhabitants, while the town of Čelinac has a population of 5,097 inhabitants.

Geography

It is located by Jošavka and

Vrbanja river The Vrbanja ( sr-cyrl, Врбања) is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina; with Ugar, the largest right tributary of the Vrbas. Its basin covers an area of approximately 703.5 km2. It has significant hydropower potential. The ...

s, between municipalities of

Laktaši Laktaši ( sr-cyrl, Лакташи) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of the state Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 34,966 inhabitants, while the town has a population of 5,879 inhabita ...

and Prnjavor to the north,

Teslić Teslić ( sr-cyrl, Теслић) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of the Republika Srpska, on the banks of Usora River. As of 2013, the town has a popul ...

to the east,

Kotor Varoš Kotor Varoš ( sr-cyrl, Котор Варош) is a town and municipality located in north-western Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varo ...

, Kneževo (formerly known as Skender Vakuf) to the south, and

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

to the west.

History

War in Yugoslavia

Main initiator and leader of persecution nonserbs population in the valley of the

and

Bosanska Krajina Bosanska Krajina ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крајина, ) is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is enclosed by a number of rivers, namely the Sava (north), Glina (northwest), Vrbanja and Vrba ...

, including Čelinac, was member of the radical currents SDS -

Radoslav Brdjanin Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. Th ...

, a native of nearby village of Popovac. Brđanin was a leading political figure in Autonomous Region of Krajina (ARK). During The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s, was the key positions at the municipal, regional and "republic" level. Among other things, he was the first vice president of the Assembly of the ARK, president of the ARK Crisis Staff and later as Acting Vice Minister for Production, Minister for Construction, Traffic and Utilities and acting Deputy Prime Minister

(RS). International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY) condemned him for various crimes to 30 years in prison.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/33106/smanjena-kazna-bivsem-potpredsjedniku-vlade-bosanskih-srba, publisher=Nacional, title=Smanjena kazna bivšem potpredsjedniku vlade bosanskih Srba. During the

War in Bosnia The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, along with other generally known reprisals, local authorities have introduced the original limits of Bosniaks and

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

, i.e. non-Serb population. In addition to those who have experienced this, among other things, bears witness to the indictment against

Radovan Karadžić Radovan Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Tr ...

to tribunal in The Hague. At the hearing,

Nikola Poplašen Nikola Poplašen (Никола Поплашен; born 15 December 1951 in Sombor) is a former Bosnian Serb politician. He was the president of Republika Srpska from late 1998 to 1999. He was removed by the High Representative of Bosnia and Herze ...

, 2013, one of the questions to the witness for the defense, was:

Settlements

Aside from the town of Čelinac, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Balte * Basići * Branešci Donji * Branešci Gornji * Brezičani * Crni Vrh * Čelinac Gornji * Dubrava Nova * Dubrava Stara *

Grabovac Grabovac may refer to: Places * Grabovac, Osijek-Baranja County, a village in eastern Croatia * Grabovac Banski, a village in central Croatia * Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County, a village near Šestanovac in southern Croatia * Grabovac, Karlovac ...

* Jošavka Donja * Jošavka Gornja * Kablovi * Kamenica * Lađevci * Lipovac * Markovac * Mehovci * Memići * Miloševo * Opsječko * Popovac * Skatavica * Šahinovići * Šnjegotina Donja * Šnjegotina Srednja * Šnjegotina Velika * Štrbe * Vijačani Gornji

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Economy

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

Notable people

Radoslav Brđanin Radoslav Brđanin (9 February 1948 – 7 September 2022) was a Bosnian Serb political leader and a war criminal. In 2004 he was sentenced to 32 years imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for crimes commi ...

, politician *

Rajko Kuzmanović Rajko Kuzmanović ( sr-cyr, Рајко Кузмановић; born 1 December 1931) is a Bosnian Serb politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as President of the Republic of Srpska from 7 December 2007 to 15 November 2010. He succeeded ...

, politician * Željko Blagojević, ultramarathon

References

External links

Official Municipality Web Page

Čelinac on the Internet
Cities and towns in Republika Srpska Populated places in Čelinac {{Čelinac-geo-stub