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Romanija ( sr-cyrl, Романија) is a mountain,
In 1991-1992 there was the so-called "Bosnian Region of Romanija" ("Srpska autonomna Romanija-Birac
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karst
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plateau
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, and geographical region in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, including numerous villages and towns, such as Pale, Sokolac, Rogatica and Han Pijesak. Its highest point is Veliki Lupoglav (1,652 m).
It is located about 20 km east of Sarajevo, between the neighboring mountains of Ozren to the north and Jahorina to the south.
A football
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club from the neighbouring town of Pale bears its name, FK Romanija.
History
The region is north ofSarajevo
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and local features include the "Romanija Mountains" and "Romanija Planina".
Administratively the region was part of the Republika Srpska's region called: Region Sarajevo-Romanija (formerly SAO Romanija).
Bosnian region of Romanija
In 1991-1992 there was the so-called "Bosnian Region of Romanija" ("Srpska autonomna oblast
An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...
Romanija"), an autonomous region created by the Serbs
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, which was part of the Bosnian Serb republic during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
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From November 1991, this region was expanded by the addition of the Serbian area of Birac (located around the town of Vlasenica) and placed under the presidency of Drago Blagojevic, and by 1992 it was incorporated into the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...
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See also
* Glasinac * Ravna Romanija * Podromanija * SAO RomanijaReferences
Bibliography
* Regions of Republika Srpska Mountains of Republika Srpska Mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-stub