Derventa
Derventa (Serbian Cyrillic: Дервента) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj. As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while the municipality has 27,404 inhabitants.
Derventa
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| Grad Derventa Град Дервента City of Derventa | |
 Collage of Derventa | |
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 Location of Derventa within Republika Srpska | |
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| Coordinates: 44°58′39″N 17°54′27″E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographical region | Posavina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milorad Simić (SNSD) |
| • City | 516.84 km2 (199.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Urban | 11,631 |
| • City | 27,404 |
| • City density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 53 |
| Website | www |
Geography
The Derventa municipality borders with Brod, Modriča, Doboj, Stanari, Prnjavor and Srbac, as well as Croatia across the Sava river. It has an area of 517 km2 (200 sq mi).
The town of Derventa lies on the river Ukrina, and roads lead from it to Brod, Kotorsko (Doboj), Prnjavor (Banja Luka) and Srbac.
The town has a suburb called Derventski Lug which has grown substantially in recent years due to growth of Municipality.
History
From 1929 to 1939, Derventa was part of the Vrbas Banovina and from 1939 to 1941 of the Banovina of Croatia within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Prior to the Bosnian War, there was a significant population of ethnic Croats within Derventa, while the majority were Bosniaks. When the war started, some of the prominent Serbs within the town took up certain positions of power. During the war, the major fighting factions were the HVO and the VRS, with some units from the ARBiH participating in the conflict. The HVO controlled the town for a short period in early stage of war during which it commited several attrocities against Serb population. The HVO eventually lost control of Derventa after Operacija Koridor '92 by the VRS and they were pushed up north, and as a result of the battle most of the Croats and Bosniaks were ethnically cleansed from the area, and Serb refugees from war-affected regions shortly settled in the town.
After the Dayton Agreement in 1995, some Bosniak and Croat refugees returned to Derventa.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Derventa, the municipality and consists of 56 following settlements:
- Agići
- Begluci
- Bijelo Brdo
- Bosanski Dubočac
- Brezici
- Bukovac
- Bukovica Mala
- Bukovica Velika
- Bunar
- Cerani
- Crnča
- Dažnica
- Donja Bišnja
- Donja Lupljanica
- Donji Detlak
- Donji Višnjik
- Drijen
- Gornja Bišnja
- Gornja Lupljanica
- Gornji Božinci
- Gornji Detlak
- Gornji Višnjik
- Gradac
- Gradina
- Kalenderovci Donji
- Kalenderovci Gornji
- Kostreš
- Kovačevci
- Kulina
- Kuljenovci
- Derventski Lug
- Lužani
- Lužani Bosanski
- Lužani Novi
- Mala Sočanica
- Mišinci
- Miškovci
- Modran
- Osinja
- Osojci
- Pjevalovac
- Pojezna
- Poljari
- Polje
- Rapćani
- Stanići
- Šušnjari
- Tetima
- Trstenci
- Tunjestala
- Velika
- Velika Sočanica
- Vrhovi
- Zelenike
- Žeravac
- Živinice
Demography
Population
| Population of settlements – Derventa Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 43,787 | 53,592 | 56,141 | 57,010 | 56,489 | 27,404 | ||
| 1 | Cerani | 1,905 | 1,028 | |||||
| 2 | Crnča | 1,019 | 684 | |||||
| 3 | Derventa | 9,098 | 9,133 | 9,843 | 11,824 | 14,357 | 17,748 | 11,631 |
| 4 | Donja Lupljanica | 1,271 | 705 | |||||
| 5 | Donji Detlak | 430 | 249 | |||||
| 6 | Drijen | 783 | 442 | |||||
| 7 | Gornja Lupljanica | 946 | 329 | |||||
| 8 | Gornji Detlak | 1,031 | 577 | |||||
| 9 | Kalenderovci Gornji | 512 | 364 | |||||
| 10 | Kostreš | 403 | 279 | |||||
| 11 | Kulina | 808 | 417 | |||||
| 12 | Lug | 1,254 | 1,107 | |||||
| 13 | Lužani | 356 | 223 | |||||
| 14 | Lužani Bosanski | 786 | 422 | |||||
| 15 | Mala Sočanica | 759 | 221 | |||||
| 16 | Miškovci | 782 | 528 | |||||
| 17 | Osinja | 1,890 | 1,244 | |||||
| 18 | Pojezna | 1,277 | 756 | |||||
| 19 | Polje | 1,124 | 369 | |||||
| 20 | Tetima | 1,164 | 254 | |||||
| 21 | Trstenci | 894 | 548 | |||||
| 22 | Velika Sočanica | 1,489 | 960 | |||||
| 23 | Živinice | 1,290 | 269 | |||||
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Derventa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 11,631 (100,0%) | 17,748 (100,0%) | 14,357 (100,0%) | 11,824 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 9,667 (83,11%) | 4,555 (25,66%) | 2,934 (20,44%) | 2,496 (21,11%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 1,306 (11,23%) | 5,558 (31,32%) | 4,593 (31,99%) | 5,065 (42,84%) | |||
| Croats | 378 (3,250%) | 4,317 (24,32%) | 3,727 (25,96%) | 3,439 (29,08%) | |||
| Unaffiliated | 153 (1,315%) | ||||||
| Others | 38 (0,327%) | 695 (3,916%) | 242 (1,686%) | 267 (2,258%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 37 (0,318%) | 2,623 (14,78%) | 2,799 (19,50%) | 459 (3,882%) | |||
| Ukrainians | 21 (0,181%) | ||||||
| Unknown | 21 (0,181%) | ||||||
| Roma | 4 (0,034%) | ||||||
| Turks | 4 (0,034%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 1 (0,009%) | 21 (0,146%) | 38 (0,321%) | ||||
| Albanians | 1 (0,009%) | 18 (0,125%) | 11 (0,093%) | ||||
| Macedonians | 12 (0,084%) | 14 (0,118%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 9 (0,063%) | 32 (0,271%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 2 (0,014%) | 3 (0,025%) | |||||
| Ethnic composition – Derventa Municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 27,404 (100,0%) | 56,489 (100,0%) | 57,010 (100,0%) | 56,141 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 22,351 (81,56%) | 22,938 (40,61%) | 22,840 (40,06%) | 23,124 (41,19%) | |||
| Croats | 2,573 (9,389%) | 21,952 (38,86%) | 23,629 (41,45%) | 25,228 (44,94%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 2,002 (7,306%) | 7,086 (12,54%) | 6,034 (10,58%) | 6,548 (11,66%) | |||
| Unaffiliated | 252 (0,920%) | ||||||
| Others | 65 (0,237%) | 1,165 (2,062%) | 500 (0,877%) | 550 (0,980%) | |||
| Unknown | 58 (0,212%) | ||||||
| Yugoslavs | 53 (0,193%) | 3,348 (5,927%) | 3,914 (6,865%) | 575 (1,024%) | |||
| Ukrainians | 31 (0,113%) | ||||||
| Roma | 10 (0,036%) | ||||||
| Turks | 4 (0,015%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 3 (0,011%) | 35 (0,061%) | 48 (0,085%) | ||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,004%) | 16 (0,028%) | 36 (0,064%) | ||||
| Albanians | 1 (0,004%) | 20 (0,035%) | 12 (0,021%) | ||||
| Macedonians | 16 (0,028%) | 17 (0,030%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 6 (0,011%) | 3 (0,005%) | |||||
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[1]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 132 |
| Mining and quarrying | 5 |
| Manufacturing | 3,398 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 45 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 104 |
| Construction | 227 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,237 |
| Transportation and storage | 212 |
| Accommodation and food services | 227 |
| Information and communication | 45 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 66 |
| Real estate activities | 5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 125 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 48 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 244 |
| Education | 489 |
| Human health and social work activities | 187 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 33 |
| Other service activities | 83 |
| Total | 6,912 |
Sports
The most popular sport in Derventa is football and the town has a long footballing tradition. Derventa's first football club was formed in 1919 under the name FK Dečko. Several other sports associations formed in Derventa prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The war caused the dissolution of all previous clubs in Derventa and the formation of FK Tekstilac, who merged with FK Dečko. FK Tekstilac still competes today in the First League of the Republika Srpska and its home ground is Gradski Stadion FK Tekstilac, which has an attendance capacity of around 500 spectators. Derventa's most successful sports team is RK Derventa, which currently competes in the Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina for handball, which is the nation's top professional handball division. Derventa is known throughout the region for its tradition of handball excellence, creating many great players as well as having a very successful club given that it is such a small town.[2]
Notable people
- Vedran Ćorluka (born 1986), footballer
- Mile Kitić (born 1952), folk singer
- Miroslav Pejić (born 1986), footballer
- Mario Tokić (born 1975), footballer
- Radenka Maric, President University of Connecticut
- Ivan Martić (born 1990), footballer
- Abaz Arslanagić (born 1944), handball player and coach
- Muhamed Memić (born 1960), handball player
- Sulejman Medenčević (born 1963), cinematographer
- Senad Lupić (born 1966), footballer
- Zoran Rankić (1935–2019), actor
- Alojz Benac (1914–1992), archaeologist
References
- "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "O nama kroz istoriju". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- "Делегација општине боравила у братском граду Пинероло". derventa.ba (in Serbian). Derventa. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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