Rogatica
Town and municipality
Rogatica (Serbian Cyrillic: Рогатица, pronounced [rɔɡǎtit͡sa]) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica itself has a population of 6,855 inhabitants.
01Geography
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.
02History
The history of Rogatica dates back to the ancient era, with typical remains of fortified settlements of the Illyrians.
Medieval Borač Castle was located about 10km south from Rogatica. It was a seat of the Pavlović noble family and one of the largest fortified cities on the territory of Bosnia in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Medieval artifacts from this area include numerous stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. Stećak from Banja Stijena and stećak Vlatka Vlađevića are preserved at the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. Borak stećak necropolis near Burati is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
In 1463, the town, along with rest of the Kingdom of Bosnia, fell to the Ottoman Empire and was assigned to the Sanjak of Bosnia. The Ottomans referred to the town as Çelebi Pazar.
In 1878, Rogatica became a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. First school in Rogatica was established in 1880. Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the center of the city between 1883-86.
From October 1941 until January 1942, Serbian Chetniks killed about 2,000 Muslim civilians from the Rogatica district.
In 1942, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime slaughtered about 6,000 Serbs in Stari Brod near Rogatica and Miloševići.
03Demographics
Population
| 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
| 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%) | |||||
04Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
| 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 |
05Notable people
- Zehra Bajraktarević, singer
- Kemal Mešić, athlete
- Muhamed Mustafić, handball player
- Ibrahim Šehić, football goalkeeper
- Mersad Selimbegović, football player
- Nezir Škaljić, third mayor of Sarajevo (1899-1905)
- Safet Zec, painter
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Рогатица, Република Српска 14.jpg by Ljubiša Malenica, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rogatica-naselja.PNG by Варја at Serbian Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 rs
- Slap – Drina 3.jpg by Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Spomen soba borcima rogaticke brigade VRS ,Rogatica.jpg by Novakovic.milos.pop, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pecat Pavlovica.JPG by Marko Vego, Public domain
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