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 Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

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 ...

. 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 rivers, between municipalities of Laktaši and

Prnjavor Prnjavor is a common South Slavic placename, meaning "village on a monastery's property". It can refer to the following places: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina * ...

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 pop ...

to the east, Kotor Varoš, 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 Vrbanja river and Bosanska Krajina, including Čelinac, was member of the radical currents SDS - Radoslav Brdjanin, a native of nearby village of Popovac. Brđanin was a leading political figure in

Autonomous Region of Krajina The Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Bosanska Krajina ( sr, Српска aутономна област Босанска Крајина, Srpska autonomna oblast Bosanska Krajina) was a self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Oblast within today's Bosnia a ...

(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 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes in the Yugoslav Wars, war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to try ...

(

ICTY The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a body of the United Nations that was established to prosecute the war crimes that had been committed during the Yugoslav Wars and to try their perpetrators. The tribuna ...

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

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, ...

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 Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes ...

to tribunal in The Hague. At the hearing, Nikola Poplašen, 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 Balte ( sr-cyrl, Балте) is a village in the municipality of Čelinac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census ...

* Basići * Branešci Donji * Branešci Gornji * Brezičani * Crni Vrh * Čelinac Gornji * Dubrava Nova * Dubrava Stara * Grabovac * 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, 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 Zeljko Blagojevic is a Bosnian Serb runner who ran over 900 km from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia to Kosovo as a protest against the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence. He left on 2008-03-14, covering the distance in less tha ...

, 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