Trnovo, Republika Srpska Explained

Trnovo, Republika Srpska should not be confused with Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Trnovo
Native Name:Трново
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2: Istočno Sarajevo
Flag Size:150px
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Unit Pref:Metric
Coordinates:43.6656°N 18.4464°W
Population As Of:2013 census
Area Total Km2:138
Population Total:2050
Area Code:57
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Dragomir Gagović
Leader Party:SNSD
Image Map1:Trnovo-naselja.PNG

Trnovo (Serbian: Трново) is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 2,050 inhabitants. The town itself had a total population of 1,023, with 956 of them living in the Republika Srpska part[1] and 67 in the Federation part.[2]

It consists of roughly one third of the pre-war municipality of Trnovo. Roughly two thirds of the pre-war Trnovo municipality is now part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity.

Geography

Trnovo is situated south of Sarajevo on the M-18 road Sarajevo-Trnovo-Foča-Trebinje. It is surrounded by the Jahorina, Bjelašnica and Treskavica mountains which were the locations of Olympic competitions during the 1984 Winter Olympics. Those mountains are popular destinations for a variety of winter sports and activities.[3]

The Željeznica river is one of the town's chief geographic features. It flows through the town and municipality from south through the center of Trnovo, Kijevo and East Sarajevo to west part of Sarajevo City eventually meets with the Bosna river.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Trnovo, the municipality includes the following settlements:[4]

Demographics

The pre-war municipality, with 63 settlements, had a total population of 6,991 people, of whom Muslims consisted 68.81% and Serbs 29.45% of total population. Most of the Serb-inhabited settlements became part of the Trnovo municipality of Republika Srpska . The 2013 census preliminary results counted 2,192 inhabitants of the municipality of Trnovo in RS, and 1,018 in the settlement of Trnovo in RS.

Population

Population of settlements – Trnovo (RS) municipality
Settlement1971.1981.1991.2013.
Total9,5558,1616,9912,050
1Jablanica435257
2Kijevo452269
3Tošići391259
4Trnovo7651,4032,0991,018

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Trnovo (RS) town
2013.http://www.statistika.ba/?show=12&id=205911991.1981.1971.
Total956 (100,0%)2,099 (100,0%)1,403 (100,0%)765 (100,0%)
Bosniaks234 (24,5%)1,078 (51,36%)552 (39,34%)233 (30,46%)
Serbs705 (73,7%)939 (44,74%)737 (52,53%)506 (66,14%)
Yugoslavs46 (2,192%)91 (6,486%)1 (0,131%)
Others10 (1,0%)22 (1,048%)2 (0,143%)
Croats7 (0,7%)14 (0,667%)8 (0,570%)17 (2,222%)
Montenegrins13 (0,927%)7 (0,915%)
Slovenes1 (0,131%)
Ethnic composition – Trnovo (RS) municipality
2013.1991.1981.1971.
Total2,050 (100,0%)6,991 (100,0%)8,161 (100,0%)9,555 (100,0%)
Serbs1,178 (57,46%)2,059 (29,45%)2,242 (27,47%)3,093 (32,37%)
Bosniaks837 (40,83%)4,790 (68,52%)5,693 (69,76%)6,342 (66,37%)
Others20 (0,976%)54 (0,772%)22 (0,270%)40 (0,419%)
Croats15 (0,732%)16 (0,229%)19 (0,233%)50 (0,523%)
Yugoslavs72 (1,030%)163 (1,997%)12 (0,126%)
Montenegrins19 (0,233%)17 (0,178%)
Slovenes3 (0,037%)1 (0,010%)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013. Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. March 12, 2022. Bosnian.
  2. Web site: Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013. Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. March 12, 2022. Bosnian.
  3. http://www.oc-jahorina.com/ Jahorina official website
  4. Web site: Министарство управе и локалне самоуправе Републике Српске. Уредба о насељеним мјестима која чине подручје јединице локалне самоуправе. Влада Републике Српске.