Bileca, katolicky vojensky kostel (bez veze)

Bileća ( sr-cyrl, Билећа) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,476 inhabitants, while the municipality has 10,807 inhabitants.

History

The first traces of civilization in Bileća date from the Neolithic period, although archaeological sites are insufficiently explored. During the Middle Ages, Bileća was located on the boundary of the župa of Vrm and the nearby Vlach

necropolis A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead". The term usually im ...

was often mentioned as an important crossroad location for caravans on the way from Dubrovnik to Nikšić and Ključ, near Gacko. The town became part of the Bosnian state for the first time in 1373, after the defeat of Nikola Altomanović, but the first mention of the town under its present name is from 25 January 1387, while it appears as ''Bilechia'' in 1438. A document dated 8 September 1388 mentions that the army of the duke Vlatko Vuković defeated the Turkish army at the

Battle of Bileća The Battle of Bileća was fought in August 1388 between the forces of the Kingdom of Bosnia led by Grand Duke Vlatko Vuković, and the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Lala Şahin Pasha. The Ottoman army broke into Hum, the kingdom's southe ...

. The period from the 13th to the 16th century was marked by the building of a large number of stećci, monolith markers that weigh up to 5 tons. Bileća was held by the Turks from 1466, although it was a rebellious area that was difficult to control. Nearby lies the town of Vučji Do, in which the

Battle of Vučji Do The Battle of Vučji Do ( sr-cyr, Битка код Вучјег дола) was a major battle of the Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1876-78 that took place on 18 July 1876 in Vučji Do, Montenegro, fought between the combined forces of Montenegr ...

took place in 1876. The Congress of Berlin included Bileća in the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

, which brought economic development to the region. The first primary school in Bileća was opened in 1880. File:Bileća - panoramio (2).jpg, Necropolis of

stećak Stećak (, ) or Stećci in plural form (, ) is the name for monumental medieval tombstones, that lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the border parts of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. An estimated 60,000 are found within the border ...

tombstones in Bileća File:Stara fortifikacijska utvrda Drakuljica kod Bilece - panoramio.jpg, Old fotification Drakuljica File:Korička jama i spomenik korićkim žrtvama 11.jpg, A pit in which Ustaše threw killed Serb civilians from Bileća, a part of the wider Genocide of Serbs File:Bilećki partizanski bataljon.jpg, Yugoslav Partisans from Bileća File:Парк Народних хероја са костурницом, Билећа.jpg, Park of People's Hero

Settlements

Aside from the town of Bileća, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Baljci *

Bijela Rudina Bijela Rudina ( sr-cyrl, Бијела Рудина) is a village in the Municipalities of Republika Srpska, municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of three smaller villages: Krstače, Bijela Rudina and Milić ...

* Bijeljani *

Bodenik Bodenik ( sr-cyrl, Боденик) is a village in the Municipalities of Republika Srpska, municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by mun ...

* Bogdašići *

Brestice Brestice ( sr-cyrl, Брестице) is a village in the Municipalities of Republika Srpska, municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by ...

Čepelica Čepelica ( sr-cyrl, Чепелица) is a village and the small river in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herz ...

Deleuša Deleuša ( sr-cyrl, Делеуша) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often know ...

* Divin *

Dlakoše Dlakoše ( sr-cyrl, Длакоше) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...

Dola Dola may refer to: * Dola (mythology), protective spirits in Polish mythology * Dola, Ohio, United States * Dola, Shahdol, India * Dola, Gabon, a department of Gabon * Dola, Burkina Faso Dola, Burkina Faso is a village in the Bilanga Department of ...

* Donja Meka Gruda * Donji Davidovići * Đeče *

Fatnica Fatnica ( sr-cyrl, Фатница) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Safvet-beg Bašagić claims that the Ottoman governor Jazzar Pasha Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar ( ar, أحمد باشا الجز ...

Golobrđe Golobrđe ( sr-cyrl, Голобрђе) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...

* Gornja Meka Gruda * Gornji Davidovići * Granica *

Hodžići Hodžići may refer to: *Hodžići, Bileća, a village in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina *Hodžići (Kakanj) Hodžići (Cyrillic: Хоџићи) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According ...

Kačanj Kačanj ( sr-cyrl, Качањ) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known inf ...

* Kalac * Korita *

Krivača Krivača ( sr-cyrl, Кривача) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often know ...

Krstače Krstače ( sr-cyrl, Крстаче) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...

* Kukričje *

Kuti Kuti or Küti may refer to: People * Sándor Kuti (1908-1945), Hungarian-Jewish composer *Ransome-Kuti family, a prominent Nigerian family *Fela Kuti, musician and prominent figure in Afrobeat music Places * Kuti, Bileća, a village in Bosnia and ...

* Lađevići * Milavići * Mirilovići *

Miruše Miruše ( sr-cyrl, Мируше) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known i ...

* Mrežica * Narat *

Njeganovići Njeganovići ( sr-cyrl, Његановићи) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and ...

Oblo Brdo Oblo Brdo ( sr-cyrl, Обло Брдо) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...

Orah Orah (Serbo-Croatian for "walnut") may refer to: Places Bosnia and Herzegovina * Orah, Bileća, a village in Bileća, Republika Srpska * Orah, Rudo, a village in Rudo, Republika Srpska * Orah, Ravno, a village in Ravno, Federation of Bosnia and ...

* Orahovice *

Pađeni Pađeni ( sr-cyrl, Пађени) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known ...

* Panik * Plana * Podgorje * Podosoje * Preraca * Prijevor * Prisoje * Rioca * Selišta *

Simijova Simijova ( sr-cyrl, Симијова) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kn ...

Skrobotno Skrobotno ( sr-cyrl, Скроботно) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and ofte ...

* Šobadine * Todorići * Torič * Trnovica * Vlahinja * Vranjska * Vrbica * Zasada *

Zaušje Zaušje ( sr-cyrl, Заушје) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known i ...

* Zvijerina * Žudojevići

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Bileća municipality were Orthodox Christians (82.27%). According to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1931 population census, the majority was held by

Orthodox Christians Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion. Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churc ...

''81.27%''.

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

Sports

Local football club

FK Hercegovac FK Hercegovac may refer to: * FK Hercegovac Bileća, a football club based in Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina * , a football club based in Gajdobra Gajdobra () is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the Sou ...

has spent one season in the country's second tier- First League of the Republika Srpska.

Features

* Th
Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and Littoral (official site in Serbian)Serbian Orthodox Church (official site in English)

Hydroelectric power plants on the Trebisnjica River (near Bileća)
* Lake Bileća (''Bilećko jezero'') is located south of the town.

Notable people

Tijana Bošković in attack (team Serbia, 2017)

* Safet Isović, singer * Beba Selimović, singer * Fadil Hadžić, movie director and writer *

Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films. Biography Vukotić w ...

, Oscar for best animated short in 1961 for

Surogat ''Surogat'' (known in English as ''Ersatz'' and ''The Substitute'') is a 1961 Yugoslav short animated film by Croatian director Dušan Vukotić, produced by Zagreb Film, then a Yugoslav film production company. The film is also known by several o ...

Karlo Mijić Karlo Mijić (1887–1964) was a Yugoslav painter noted for his paintings of the Bosnian landscape. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mijic, Karlo 1887 births 1964 deaths Yugoslav painters ...

, painter *

Jevto Dedijer Jevto Dedijer (Serbian Cyrillic: Јевто Дедијер; 15 August 1880 – 24 December 1918) was a Bosnian-Serb writer and geographer from the Maleševci clan who was influential in the formation of the Serb Academy. He was born to a peasan ...

, writer *

Nenad Mišanović Nenad Mišanović (; born June 11, 1984) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. He played the center position and is officially listed at . Playing career Mišanović retired as a player with Slodes in April 2021. A ...

, basketball player *

Prokopije Čokorilo Prokopije Čokorilo (born ''Procopius Tchokorilo''; 1802–1866) was a Serbian Orthodox priest from Bosnia and Herzegovina who wrote several works in Serbian, Russian and Greek, his most well-known work being ''The Chronicles of Herzegovina''. Ea ...

, priest * Ervin Eleskovic, Swedish tennis player * Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player, World and European champion, silver medalist at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bileca Populated places in Bileća