Trnovo, Republika Srpska

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

Not to be confused with Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
For other places with the same name, see Trnovo.
Trnovo
Трново
Municipality
Flag of Trnovo
Flag
Location of Trnovo, Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Trnovo, Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Trnovo
Coordinates: 43°39′56″N 18°26′47″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
City Istočno Sarajevo
Government
 • Municipal mayorDragomir Gagović (SNSD)
Area
 • Total138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total2,050
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code57
Websitewww.trnovo-rs.com

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 (RS). 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
Settlement 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 9,555 8,161 6,991 2,050
1 Jablanica 435 257
2 Kijevo 452 269
3 Tošići 391 259
4 Trnovo 765 1,403 2,099 1,018

Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Trnovo (RS) town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 956 (100,0%) 2,099 (100,0%) 1,403 (100,0%) 765 (100,0%)
Bosniaks 234 (24,5%) 1,078 (51,36%) 552 (39,34%) 233 (30,46%)
Serbs 705 (73,7%) 939 (44,74%) 737 (52,53%) 506 (66,14%)
Yugoslavs 46 (2,192%) 91 (6,486%) 1 (0,131%)
Others 10 (1,0%) 22 (1,048%) 2 (0,143%)
Croats 7 (0,7%) 14 (0,667%) 8 (0,570%) 17 (2,222%)
Montenegrins 13 (0,927%) 7 (0,915%)
Slovenes 1 (0,131%)
Ethnic composition – Trnovo (RS) municipality
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 2,050 (100,0%) 6,991 (100,0%) 8,161 (100,0%) 9,555 (100,0%)
Serbs 1,178 (57,46%) 2,059 (29,45%) 2,242 (27,47%) 3,093 (32,37%)
Bosniaks 837 (40,83%) 4,790 (68,52%) 5,693 (69,76%) 6,342 (66,37%)
Others 20 (0,976%) 54 (0,772%) 22 (0,270%) 40 (0,419%)
Croats 15 (0,732%) 16 (0,229%) 19 (0,233%) 50 (0,523%)
Yugoslavs 72 (1,030%) 163 (1,997%) 12 (0,126%)
Montenegrins 19 (0,233%) 17 (0,178%)
Slovenes 3 (0,037%) 1 (0,010%)
  • Ruined Trnovo after the Bosnian war, 9 October 1996
    Ruined Trnovo after the Bosnian war, 9 October 1996
  • Bogatići Small Hydroelectric Power Station
    Bogatići Small Hydroelectric Power Station
  • Landscape from the area
    Landscape from the area
  • Road towardsTrnovo
    Road towardsTrnovo
  • Serbian Orthodox church, built in the 19th century
    Serbian Orthodox church, built in the 19th century
  • Monument dedicated to the Serb victims of the Bosnian war
    Monument dedicated to the Serb victims of the Bosnian war

References
  1. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. Jahorina official website; accessed 13 December 2015.
  4. Министарство управе и локалне самоуправе Републике Српске. "Уредба о насељеним мјестима која чине подручје јединице локалне самоуправе". Влада Републике Српске.
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