Međurečje (Rudo) Explained

Official Name:Međurečje
Native Name:Serbian: Међуречје
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Republika Srpska
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Area Total Km2:3.958
Population As Of:2013[1]
Population Total:171
Population Density Km2:43
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.5561°N 19.4128°W
Elevation M:450
Area Code:(+387) 58

Međurečje (Serbian: Међуречје) is a village located in the municipality of Rudo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] It is surrounded by the Serbian municipality of Priboj, in Zlatibor District, making it an exclave of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and an enclave within Serbia, a kilometer from the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While Serbia recognizes Međurečje as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the entire area is currently under the administration of the Serbian government. Sastavci is the neighboring village in Serbia.

Demographics

With an area of 395.84ha, Međurečje has 173 inhabitants as of 2013 census. In 1999, the village had 75 households with a population of 270.[3] [4]

Vital infrastructure in the enclave of Međurečje is tied to the Serbian municipality of Priboj. A majority of the population works in Priboj. However, the land of Međurečje is registered in the municipality of Rudo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), where the population of the village pays its land tax.[4]

History

Historic facts about the formation of the enclave within the territory of Serbia are not known, but it is believed to be tied to the period after the 1878 Congress of Berlin, when the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires were sharing the border and Austria-Hungary was allowed to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Independent Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Međurečje settlement . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204747/http://nasbih.com/village/221279. 4 March 2016. dead . nasbih.com . 20 Nov 2015.
  2. Web site: Systematic List of Municipalities and Settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina . fzs.ba . 20 Nov 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305101405/http://www.fzs.ba/Dem/Popis/nas_mjestaBiH.pdf . 5 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Jan S. Krogh's Geosite: Bosnian exclave of Međurječje. 20 Nov 2015. geosite.jankrogh.com.
  4. Web site: Embassy of Serbia. Canberra, Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20050224122132/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.culture.discuss.boundary-point/4656. Questions about enclaves of Serbia and Montenegro. article.gmane.org. 24 February 2005. dead. 26 Aug 2004. Dr. Brendan R. Whyte, Curator of Maps at National Library of Australia. 20 Nov 2015.