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Janja, Bijeljina
Janja (Cyrillic: Јања) is a town in the Municipalities of Republika Srpska, municipality of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is located in the Podrinje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is famous for the rivers Janja and Drina. It is the only Bosniaks, Bosniak community in the Municipality and consists of many displaced persons from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. About Janja Janja is a small town near Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia, located on the major road between Bijeljina and Zvornik. Located in the center of Janja is the Atik Mosque. Janja has three mosques which have been rebuilt after the war. History There is no exact accurate source of when Janja was founded. From 1878 to 1961, Janja was municipality center. The 1991 census showed Janja had a population of 10,458. Part of Janja lies on the opposite side of the Drina River from the rest of the municipality. Demographics 1971 In 1971 Janja had a population of 7,945. *Bosniaks - 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila (fairy)
A vila, or víla (plural: vile, or víly ; sh, vila, sl, vila, bg, vila, diva, juda, samovila, samodiva, samojuda, orv, vila, sk, víla, cz, víla, samodiva, divoženka) is a Slavic fairy similar to a nymph, female, beautiful and with long blonde hair. The vila is mostly known among South Slavs, however, some variants are present in the mythology of West Slavs as well. Among Czechs, ''víla'' denotes a woodland spirit (15th century), and ancient place names such as Vilice near Tábor, Vilov near Domažlice, and Vilín near Sedlčany seem to indicate that she was known there as well. In the '' Chronicle of Dalimil'' (3, 53) ''vila'' is "fool" (as in Old Polish). In Russia, vile are mentioned in the 11th century, but there is doubt that they were truly a part of Russian folklore, and not just a literary tradition. There are common traits between the vile and the rusalki, and Schneeweis holds that they are identical. Etymology The etymology is unclear. Possible explanatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |