Popovac (Čelinac) Explained

Popovac
Native Name:Поповац
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Republika Srpska
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Čelinac
Coordinates:44.6786°N 17.2822°W
Area Code:+387 (051)
Population Total:306
Population As Of:1991
Timezone:Central European

Popovac (Serbian: Поповац) is a settlement in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska entity, Čelinac Municipality. In 1991, the village had 306 inhabitants.[1]

History

Popovac is birthplace of Radoslav Brđanin, a convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal. In 2004 he was sentenced to 32 years imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for crimes committed during the Bosnian War. The sentence, which he is serving in Denmark, was reduced by two years on appeal in 2008.

Population

Popovac[2] [3] Census 2013.: Total of 190 inhabitants
Census Year1991.1981.1971.
Serbs 303 (99.02%)443 (98.88%)594 (99.83%)
Croats1 (0.168%)
Bosniaks1 (0.223%)
Yugoslavs1 (0.327%)1 (0.223%)
Other and unknown2 (0.654%)3 (0.670%)
Total306448595

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nacionalni sastav stanovništva - Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991. . Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine. Sarajevo .
  2. Book: "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva - Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991.", statistički bilten br. 234, Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo.
  3. Internet - Source: "Popis po mjesnim zajednicama" - Web site: Sarajevo Centar . 2013-10-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002409/http://www.fzs.ba/Podaci/nacion%20po%20mjesnim.pdf . 2013-10-05 .