Rogatica

Summary

Rogatica (Serbian Cyrillic: Рогатица) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica has a population of 6,855 inhabitants.

Rogatica
Рогатица
View on Rogatica
View on Rogatica
Location of Rogatica within Republika Srpska
Location of Rogatica within Republika Srpska
Coordinates: 43°47′55″N 19°00′13″E / 43.79861°N 19.00361°E / 43.79861; 19.00361
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Geographical regionPodrinje
Government
 • Municipal mayorMilorad Jagodić (SNSD)
 • Municipality645 km2 (249 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Town
6,855
 • Municipality
10,723
 • Municipality density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code57
Websitewww.rogatica.ba
Settlements of Rogatica municipality
Drina River in Slap, Rogatica
Monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the Bosnian Serb Army

Geography edit

The town lies on the river Rakitnica, on the magistral road between Podromanija and Ustiprača, roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Višegrad and 45 km (28 mi) east of Sarajevo.

History edit

From October 1941 until January 1942, Serbian Chetniks killed around 2,000 Muslim civilians from the Rogatica district.[1]

In 1942, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime slaughtered about 6,000 Serbs in Stari Brod near Rogatica and Miloševići.[2][3]

Demographics edit

Population edit

Population of settlements – Rogatica municipality
Settlement 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 25,501 23,771 21,812 10,723
1 Plješevica 454 426
2 Rogatica 4,792 6,496 8,916 6,855
3 Seljani 474 276

Ethnic composition edit

Ethnic composition – Rogatica town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 6,855 (100,0%) 8,916 (100,0%) 6,496 (100,0%) 4,792 (100,0%)
Bosniaks 5,681 (63,72%) 3,855 (59,34%) 3,172 (66,19%)
Serbs 2,971 (33,32%) 1,998 (30,76%) 1,524 (31,80%)
Yugoslavs 140 (1,570%) 584 (8,990%) 41 (0,856%)
Others 108 (1,211%) 9 (0,139%) 17 (0,355%)
Croats 16 (0,179%) 21 (0,323%) 25 (0,522%)
Montenegrins 15 (0,231%) 10 (0,209%)
Albanians 9 (0,139%) 2 (0,042%)
Slovenes 4 (0,062%) 1 (0,021%)
Macedonians 1 (0,015%)
Ethnic composition – Rogatica municipality
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 10,723 (100,0%) 21 978 (100,0%) 23,771 (100,0%) 25,501 (100,0%)
Serbs 9,527 (88,85%) 8,391 (38,18%) 8,877 (37,34%) 10,208 (40,03%)
Bosniaks 1,117 (10,42%) 13,209 (60,10%) 14,020 (58,98%) 15,096 (59,20%)
Others 60 (0,560%) 173 (0,787%) 31 (0,130%) 66 (0,259%)
Croats 19 (0,177%) 19 (0,086%) 32 (0,135%) 45 (0,176%)
Yugoslavs 186 (0,846%) 762 (3,206%) 62 (0,243%)
Montenegrins 22 (0,093%) 17 (0,067%)
Albanians 20 (0,084%) 4 (0,016%)
Slovenes 5 (0,021%) 1 (0,004%)
Macedonians 2 (0,008%) 2 (0,008%)

Economy edit

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[4]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 255
Mining and quarrying -
Manufacturing 363
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 69
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 65
Construction 30
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 346
Transportation and storage 48
Accommodation and food services 71
Information and communication 15
Financial and insurance activities 25
Real estate activities -
Professional, scientific and technical activities 22
Administrative and support service activities 6
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 180
Education 149
Human health and social work activities 104
Arts, entertainment and recreation 26
Other service activities 29
Total 1,803

Notable people edit

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ Čekić, Smail (1996). Genocid nad Bošnjacima u Drugom svjetskom ratu: dokumenti [Genocide against Bosniaks in the Second World War: documents]. Udruženje Muslimana za antigenocidne aktivnosti. p. 21.
  2. ^ Sokol, Anida (2014). "War Monuments: Instruments of Nation-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Croatian Political Science Review. 51 (5): 105–126.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Višković attends the commemorating ceremony in memory of the Serbs killed in Stari Brod and Miloševići in 1942". Republic of Srpska Government. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website