Romanija ( sr-cyrl, Романија) is a mountain,

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, and geographical region in eastern

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, including numerous villages and towns, such as

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Sokolac Sokolac ( sr-Cyrl, Соколац) is a town and municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 ...

Rogatica Rogatica ( sr-cyrl, Рогатица, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica itself has a population of 6,855 inh ...

and

Han Pijesak Han Pijesak ( sr-cyrl, Хан Пијесак) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 3,530 inhabitants, while the town of Han Pijesak has a population of 1,820 inha ...

. 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

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club from the neighbouring town of

bears its name, FK Romanija.

History

The region is north of

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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 The SAO of Romanija ( sr-Cyrl, САО Романија, sr-Latn, SAO Romanija) was a self-proclaimed ethnic Serb autonomous region within SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in the prelude to the Bosnian War. It was named after the Romanija mountain. ...

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Bosnian region of Romanija

In 1991-1992 there was the so-called "Bosnian Region of Romanija" ("Srpska autonomna

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Romanija"), an autonomous region created by the

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, which was part of the Bosnian Serb republic during the 1992-1995

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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 Vlasenica ( sr-Cyrl, Власеница) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 11,467 inhabitants, while the town of Vlasenica has a population of 7,228 inhabitants. Etymology ...

) and placed under the presidency of

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, 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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History

Bosnian region of Romanija

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