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Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

January 06, 2023

Šamac (Serbian Cyrillic: Шамац, pronounced [ʃâmat͡s]),[1] formerly Bosanski Šamac (Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Шамац) is a town and municipality located in the northeastern part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are also small, uninhabited, parts located in Odžak municipality[2] and in Domaljevac-Šamac municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

Šamac
Шамац (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Šamac
Location of Šamac within Republika Srpska
Šamac
Location of Šamac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šamac
Šamac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Coordinates: 45°03′38″N 18°28′3″E / 45.06056°N 18.46750°E / 45.06056; 18.46750Coordinates: 45°03′38″N 18°28′3″E / 45.06056°N 18.46750°E / 45.06056; 18.46750
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Geographical regionPosavina
Government
 • Municipal mayorĐorđe Milićević
 • Municipality177.54 km2 (68.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Town
5,390
 • Municipality
17,273
 • Municipality density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code54
Websitewww.opstinasamac.org
Šamac municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population

As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,390 inhabitants, while the municipality has 17,273 inhabitants. It is situated on the right bank of the Sava river. Across the river is Slavonski Šamac in Croatia.

History

The city was founded by Bosnian settlers from Ottoman province of Smederevo in 1862. It was part of the Ottoman province of Bosnia by the time it was annexed by Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1887.[citation needed] After World War I, the city became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1929 to 1939, it was part of Drina Banovina; and from 1939 until 1941 it was part of the Banovina of Croatia. During World War II, Šamac, as all the rest of Bosnia-Herzegovina, was included into Nazi-controlled Independent State of Croatia. After 1945, the city was reintegrated within the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tito's Yugoslavia.

In the early stages of the Bosnian war the town was occupied by Bosnian Serbs who established the provisional municipal government. Most Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats were ethnically cleansed between April and November 1992.[4][5] During the war, a semi-permanent front line was established against Croatian and Bosniak forces towards the neighboring Orašje. In 2003, three Bosnian Serb town leaders at the time of the Yugoslav Wars were sentenced in ICTY for crimes against humanity.[6]

The town lies on an important strategic position in Republika Srpska, near Brčko. As with most other places under Serb control, Srpska authorities removed the "Bosnian" adjective from the town's official name and changed it to "Šamac". Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats continued to refer to it by its historical name of "Bosanski Šamac" (Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Шамац, pronounced [bǒsanskiː ʃâmat͡s]).[1] causing tension among the inhabitants. A court order had the official name changed to simply Šamac, removing any ethnic divisions in its previous names.[7]

Settlements

Aside from the town of Šamac, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Šamac municipality
1948. 1953. 1961. 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 37,512 44,269 31,374 32,320 32,960 17,273
1 Batkuša 924 625
2 Brvnik 609 253
3 Crkvina 1,704 1,223
4 Donja Slatina 623 471
5 Donji Hasić 1,029 207
6 Gajevi 626 438
7 Gornja Slatina 1,361 903
8 Gornji Hasić 1,048 427
9 Grebnice 443
10 Kornica 830 302
11 Kruškovo Polje 706 588
12 Lugovi 422
13 Novo Selo 1,095 419
14 Obudovac 3,199 2,421
15 Pisari 608 436
16 Šamac 4,877 5,605 6,239 5,390
17 Škarić 298 273
18 Srednja Slatina 1,277 519
19 Tišina 2,032 890
20 Zasavica 558 339

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Šamac town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 5,390 (100%) 6,239 (100%) 5,605 (100%) 4,877 (100%)
Serbs 3,449 (67.19%) 1,755 (28.13%) 1,342 (23.94%) 1,500 (30.76%)
Bosniaks 1,253 (24.41%) 2,178 (34.91%) 1,697 (30.28%) 2,163 (44.35%)
Croats 227 (4.42%) 827 (13.26%) 687 (12.26%) 726 (14.89%)
Others 204 (3.97%) 284 (4.55%) 61 (1.08%) 38 (0.77%)
Yugoslavs 1 195 (19.15%) 1 774 (31.65%) 429 (8.79%)
Albanians 22 (0.393%) 3 (0.062%)
Montenegrins 13 (0.232%) 8 (0.164%)
Slovenes 5 (0.089%) 3 (0.062%)
Hungarians 4 (0.071%) 4 (0.082%)
Macedonians 3 (0.062%)


Ethnic composition – Šamac municipality
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 17,273 (100%) 32,960 (100%) 32,320 (100%) 31,374 (100%)
Serbs 13,256 (76,74%) 13,628 (41,35%) 13,328 (41,24%) 14,230 (45,36%)
Croats 2,426 (14.05%) 14,731 (44.69%) 14,327 (44.33%) 14,336 (45.69%)
Bosniaks 1,265 (7.324%) 2,233 (6.775%) 1,725 (5.337%) 2,192 (6.987%)
Others 326 (1.887%) 613 (1.860%) 262 (0.811%) 88 (0.28%)
Yugoslavs 1,755 (5.32%) 2 601 (8.05%) 481 (1.53%)
Montenegrins 33 (0.10%) 25 (0.08%)
Montenegrins 27 (0.08%) 8 (0.02%)
Hungarians 7 (0.022%) 4 (0.013%)
Slovenes 6 (0.019%) 6 (0.019%)
Macedonians 4 (0.012%) 4 (0.013%)

Economy

 
Main square
 
Monument to Serb casualties of the Bosnian War
 
Serbian Orthodox church in Obudovac

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[8]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 84
Mining and quarrying 40
Manufacturing 426
Distribution of power, gas, steam and air-conditioning 31
Distribution of water and water waste management 19
Construction 5
Wholesale and retail, repair 417
Transportation and storage 182
Hotels and restaurants 117
Information and communication 6
Finance and insurance 20
Real estate activities -
Professional, scientific and technical activities 57
Administrative and support services 7
Public administration and defence 176
Education 248
Healthcare and social work 122
Art, entertainment and recreation 8
Other service activities 7
Total 1,972

Sport

The local football club, FK Borac Šamac, plays in the third tier-Second League of the Republika Srpska.

Notable people

 
Serbian PM Zoran Đinđić
 
Alija Izetbegović

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Mangold (2005:212)
  2. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.hrw.org/reports/1994/bosnia/ War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina: Bosanski Samac — Six War Criminals Named by Victims of “Ethnic Cleansing”, Human Rights Watch, April 1994
  5. ^ FACE TO FACE WITH EVIL, Time magazine, May 13, 1996
  6. ^ http://www.asil.org/ilib/ilib0622.htm#j3 International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (Trial Chamber II): Prosecutor v. Blagoje Simic, Mirolsav Tadic and Simo Zadic (October 17, 2003) February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ RS bez "bosanskih" gradova
  8. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska 2017" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba (in Serbian). December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

References

  • Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  • Mangold, Max (2005), Das Aussprachewörterbuch, Duden, ISBN 9783411040667

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Šamac.
  • Official website

January 06, 2023
Šamac, bosnia, herzegovina, Šamac, serbian, cyrillic, Шамац, pronounced, ʃâmat, formerly, bosanski, Šamac, serbian, cyrillic, Босански, Шамац, town, municipality, located, northeastern, part, republika, srpska, entity, bosnia, herzegovina, there, also, small, . Samac Serbian Cyrillic Shamac pronounced ʃamat s 1 formerly Bosanski Samac Serbian Cyrillic Bosanski Shamac is a town and municipality located in the northeastern part of Republika Srpska an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina There are also small uninhabited parts located in Odzak municipality 2 and in Domaljevac Samac municipality Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Samac Shamac Serbian Town and municipalitySamacLocation of Samac within Republika SrpskaSamacLocation of Samac within Bosnia and HerzegovinaShow map of Republika SrpskaSamacSamac Bosnia and Herzegovina Show map of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoordinates 45 03 38 N 18 28 3 E 45 06056 N 18 46750 E 45 06056 18 46750 Coordinates 45 03 38 N 18 28 3 E 45 06056 N 18 46750 E 45 06056 18 46750Country Bosnia and HerzegovinaEntity Republika SrpskaGeographical regionPosavinaGovernment Municipal mayorĐorđe Milicevic Municipality177 54 km2 68 55 sq mi Population 2013 census Town5 390 Municipality17 273 Municipality density97 km2 250 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Area code54Websitewww wbr opstinasamac wbr orgSamac municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population As of 2013 the town has a population of 5 390 inhabitants while the municipality has 17 273 inhabitants It is situated on the right bank of the Sava river Across the river is Slavonski Samac in Croatia Contents 1 History 2 Settlements 3 Demographics 3 1 Population 3 2 Ethnic composition 4 Economy 5 Sport 6 Notable people 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe city was founded by Bosnian settlers from Ottoman province of Smederevo in 1862 It was part of the Ottoman province of Bosnia by the time it was annexed by Austro Hungarian Empire in 1887 citation needed After World War I the city became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia From 1929 to 1939 it was part of Drina Banovina and from 1939 until 1941 it was part of the Banovina of Croatia During World War II Samac as all the rest of Bosnia Herzegovina was included into Nazi controlled Independent State of Croatia After 1945 the city was reintegrated within the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tito s Yugoslavia In the early stages of the Bosnian war the town was occupied by Bosnian Serbs who established the provisional municipal government Most Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats were ethnically cleansed between April and November 1992 4 5 During the war a semi permanent front line was established against Croatian and Bosniak forces towards the neighboring Orasje In 2003 three Bosnian Serb town leaders at the time of the Yugoslav Wars were sentenced in ICTY for crimes against humanity 6 The town lies on an important strategic position in Republika Srpska near Brcko As with most other places under Serb control Srpska authorities removed the Bosnian adjective from the town s official name and changed it to Samac Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats continued to refer to it by its historical name of Bosanski Samac Serbian Cyrillic Bosanski Shamac pronounced bǒsanskiː ʃamat s 1 causing tension among the inhabitants A court order had the official name changed to simply Samac removing any ethnic divisions in its previous names 7 Settlements EditAside from the town of Samac the municipality includes the following settlements Batkusa Brvnik Crkvina Donja Slatina Donji Hasic Gajevi Gornja Slatina Gornji Hasic Grebnice Kornica Kruskovo Polje Lugovi Novo Selo Obudovac Pisari Srednja Slatina Skaric Tisina ZasavicaDemographics EditPopulation Edit Population of settlements Samac municipality1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2013 Total 37 512 44 269 31 374 32 320 32 960 17 2731 Batkusa 924 6252 Brvnik 609 2533 Crkvina 1 704 1 2234 Donja Slatina 623 4715 Donji Hasic 1 029 2076 Gajevi 626 4387 Gornja Slatina 1 361 9038 Gornji Hasic 1 048 4279 Grebnice 44310 Kornica 830 30211 Kruskovo Polje 706 58812 Lugovi 42213 Novo Selo 1 095 41914 Obudovac 3 199 2 42115 Pisari 608 43616 Samac 4 877 5 605 6 239 5 39017 Skaric 298 27318 Srednja Slatina 1 277 51919 Tisina 2 032 89020 Zasavica 558 339Ethnic composition Edit Ethnic composition Samac town2013 1991 1981 1971 Total 5 390 100 6 239 100 5 605 100 4 877 100 Serbs 3 449 67 19 1 755 28 13 1 342 23 94 1 500 30 76 Bosniaks 1 253 24 41 2 178 34 91 1 697 30 28 2 163 44 35 Croats 227 4 42 827 13 26 687 12 26 726 14 89 Others 204 3 97 284 4 55 61 1 08 38 0 77 Yugoslavs 1 195 19 15 1 774 31 65 429 8 79 Albanians 22 0 393 3 0 062 Montenegrins 13 0 232 8 0 164 Slovenes 5 0 089 3 0 062 Hungarians 4 0 071 4 0 082 Macedonians 3 0 062 Ethnic composition Samac municipality2013 1991 1981 1971 Total 17 273 100 32 960 100 32 320 100 31 374 100 Serbs 13 256 76 74 13 628 41 35 13 328 41 24 14 230 45 36 Croats 2 426 14 05 14 731 44 69 14 327 44 33 14 336 45 69 Bosniaks 1 265 7 324 2 233 6 775 1 725 5 337 2 192 6 987 Others 326 1 887 613 1 860 262 0 811 88 0 28 Yugoslavs 1 755 5 32 2 601 8 05 481 1 53 Montenegrins 33 0 10 25 0 08 Montenegrins 27 0 08 8 0 02 Hungarians 7 0 022 4 0 013 Slovenes 6 0 019 6 0 019 Macedonians 4 0 012 4 0 013 Economy Edit Main square Monument to Serb casualties of the Bosnian War Serbian Orthodox church in Obudovac The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity as of 2016 8 Activity TotalAgriculture forestry and fishing 84Mining and quarrying 40Manufacturing 426Distribution of power gas steam and air conditioning 31Distribution of water and water waste management 19Construction 5Wholesale and retail repair 417Transportation and storage 182Hotels and restaurants 117Information and communication 6Finance and insurance 20Real estate activities Professional scientific and technical activities 57Administrative and support services 7Public administration and defence 176Education 248Healthcare and social work 122Art entertainment and recreation 8Other service activities 7Total 1 972Sport EditThe local football club FK Borac Samac plays in the third tier Second League of the Republika Srpska Notable people Edit Serbian PM Zoran Đinđic Alija Izetbegovic Milica Babic Jovanovic 1909 1968 costume designer at the Serbian National Theatre Ljubo Milos 1919 1948 Croatian World War II official and concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes Alija Izetbegovic 1925 2003 first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sulejman Tihic 1951 2014 Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Đinđic 1952 2003 former prime minister of Serbia Srebrenko Repcic b 1954 former football player Predrag Nikolic b 1960 chess Grand Master Stevo Nikolic b 1984 footballer Mario Mandzukic b 1986 footballerSee also EditMunicipalities of Republika Srpska Samac oil fieldNotes Edit a b Mangold 2005 212 Naseljena Mjesta 1991 2013 in Bosnian Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina Retrieved December 19 2021 Naseljena Mjesta 1991 2013 in Bosnian Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina Retrieved December 19 2021 https www hrw org reports 1994 bosnia War Crimes in Bosnia Hercegovina Bosanski Samac Six War Criminals Named by Victims of Ethnic Cleansing Human Rights Watch April 1994 Time magazine FACE TO FACE WITH EVIL Time magazine May 13 1996 http www asil org ilib ilib0622 htm j3 International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ICTY Trial Chamber II Prosecutor v Blagoje Simic Mirolsav Tadic and Simo Zadic October 17 2003 Archived February 6 2012 at the Wayback Machine RS bez bosanskih gradova Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska 2017 PDF rzs rs ba in Serbian December 2017 Retrieved 21 October 2018 References EditOfficial results from the book Ethnic composition of Bosnia Herzegovina population by municipalities and settlements 1991 census Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine Bilten no 234 Sarajevo 1991 Mangold Max 2005 Das Ausspracheworterbuch Duden ISBN 9783411040667External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samac Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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