Kotor Varoš Explained

Settlement Type:Town and municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Native Name:Котор Варош
Official Name:Kotor Varoš
Area Blank1 Title:Town
Area Blank2 Title:Municipality
Area Blank2 Km2:544.26
Population As Of:2013 census
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:7330
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Population Blank2 Title:Municipality
Population Blank2:19710
Population Density Blank2 Km2:auto
Coordinates:44.6222°N 17.3703°W
Area Code:51
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Zdenko Sakan
Leader Party:PDP
Image Map1:Kotor Varoš-naselja.PNG

Kotor Varoš (Serbian: Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varoš has a population of 7,330 inhabitants.

History

An early Roman (3rd–5th c.) basilica was discovered along with other Roman findings in the Šiprage area, at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja river mouth. 12th-century stećci testify a medieval settlement.[1] [2] The original location of the stećci was at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja, from where they were removed and built into the walls of surrounding buildings (possibly due to the belief in their miraculous properties).[1] One of the best preserved steći is submerged in the Vrbanja.

It has been theorized that Kotor Varoš was mentioned in the De Administrando Imperio as "Katera" (Κατερα),[3] [4] a part of the "land of Bosnia".[5]

The town was part of the Donji Kraji province of the Banate of Bosnia in the 13th century, and the Kingdom in the 14th and 15th century. The Kotor fortress and its podgrađe was the property of the Hrvatinić noble family.

Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1878 and ended with the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The town was part of the Vrbas Banovina (1929–41), but after World War II it became part of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a republic of Yugoslavia.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Kotor Varoš, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Kotor Varoš municipality
Settlement1895.1910.1921.1931.1948.1953.1961.1971.1981.1991.2013.
Total20,85823,78022,07227,23622,19837,89832,51632,83235,71336,65319,710
1Borci Donji419255
2Garići1,341498
3Grabovica887345
4Hrvaćani745248
5Kotor Varoš3121,3611,4281,4002,4284,7152,8933,7465,4237,4117,330
6Liplje744271
7Maljeva595200
8Maslovare2,2841,930
9 Orahova842650
10Prisočka1,423208
11Radohova700236
12Šibovi671230
13Šiprage952652
14Večići1,744608
15Vrbanjci2,9751,902
16Zabrđe1,154482

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Kotor Varoš town
2013.1991.1981.1971.
Total7,3307,4115,4233,746
Serbs6,251 (82.2%)2,522 (34%)1,310 (24.2%)749 (20%)
Bosniaks920 (12.1%)1,800 (24.3%)1,436 (26.5%)1,342 (35.8%)
Croats252 (3.3%)2,432 (32.8%)1,789 (33%)1,490 (40%)
Others180 (2.4%)110 (1.5%)101(1.8%)47(1.2%)
Yugoslavs547 (7.4%)787 (14.5%)110 (3%)
Ethnic composition – Kotor Varoš municipality[6] [7]
2013.1991.1981.1971.
Total19,71036,85335,71332,832
Serbs13,091 (66.4%)14,056 (38.1%)14,771 (41.4%)15,255 (46.5%)
Bosniaks5,241 (26.6%)11,090 (30%)9,667 (27.1%)8,366 (25.5%)
Croats1,116 (5.6%)10,695 (29%)9,572 (26.8%)8,863 (27%)
Others262 (1.3%)267 (0.7%)405(1.1%)172(0.5%)
Yugoslavs745 (2%)1,298 (3.6%)176 (0.5%)

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[8]

Professional fieldTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing300
Mining and quarrying2
Manufacturing2,998
Distribution of power, gas, steam and air-conditioning45
Distribution of water and water waste management43
Construction84
Wholesale and retail, repair342
Transportation and storage126
Hotels and restaurants112
Information and communication24
Finance and insurance25
Real estate activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities27
Administrative and support services91
Public administration and defence193
Education316
Healthcare and social work 115
Art, entertainment and recreation7
Other service activities55
Total4,910

Famous people

Features

The city also features a large monument to the local partisans who died for Yugoslavia during the fighting with the German and Ustaša forces during WW2.

Sister cities

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Radimsky V. (1892): Ostanci rimskih naseobina u Šipragi i Podbrgju, za tim starobosanski stećci u Šipragi i uz Vrbanju u Bosni. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina IV, Knjiga I: 75–80.
  2. Richter E. (1905): II. Historička i politička geografija. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina XVI, Knjiga 1: 275–321.
  3. Book: Марко Атлагић. Branislav Milutinović. Извори за историју Срба до XV века. 2002. Филозофски факултет. 9788680273037. Шафарик претпоставл>а да је Катера Которско име у Босни, док С. Новаковић се колеба између два решен>а: Котор у Сарајевскод области или Котор на Врбан>и-притоци Врбаса. М. Прелог тражи Котор на југоисточнод ивици ....
  4. Book: Zarij M. Bešić. Istorija Crne Gore: od najstarijih vremena do kraja XII vijeka. 1967. Pedakt︠s︡ija za istoriju t︠s︡rne gore. У нащубл>ем неточном краку унутрапньег залива Боке Ко- торске подигнут je град Котор,58 уюпцештен измену ... та Дехатера, за разлику од Котора (Катера) у Босни. Барски родослов има све облике имена Котор: Decatarum, ....
  5. Book: Moravcsik, Gyula. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus . Constantine VII. 1993. 1967. Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies. De Administrando Imperio. Washington D.C.. 153–155.
  6. Book: "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva – Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991.", Statistički bilten No 234, Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo.
  7. Internet – Source: "Popis po mjesnim zajednicama" – Web site: Archived copy . 2013-03-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002409/http://www.fzs.ba/Podaci/nacion_po_mjesnim.pdf . 5 October 2013 .
  8. Web site: Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska 2017. rzs.rs.ba. 20 October 2018. December 2017. sr.