Ribnik ( sr-cyrl, Рибник) is a municipality in
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
. It is situated in the southern part of the
Bosanska Krajina region. As of 2013, it has a population of 6,048 inhabitants. Seat of the municipality is the village of
Gornji Ribnik.
Ribnik, briefly known as ''Srpski Ključ'' (Српски Кључ), was created from part of the pre-war municipality of
Ključ (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...
).
Geography
It is located between municipalities of
Oštra Luka in the north,
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...
and
Mrkonjić Grad
Mrkonjić Grad ( sr-cyrl, Мркоњић Град, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Bosanska Krajina region, between Banja Luka and Jajce. As of 2013, the municipality has a populatio ...
in the east,
Glamoč
Glamoč ( sr-cyrl, Гламоч) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Glamoč in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the fo ...
in the south, and
Istočni Drvar,
Bosanski Petrovac
Bosanski Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Босански Петровац) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a p ...
, and
Ključ in the west.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Ribnik has 6,048 inhabitants. The majority of its population are ethnic
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
.
Population
Ethnic composition
Education
There are three elementary and one high school in the municipality.
Gallery
File:Заклетва војника 2001. године на Војном полигону Мањача..jpg, Oath-taking Ceremony in 2001 at the Manjača Military Range
File:Banjica - panoramio.jpg, Banjica
File:Sokolovo - panoramio.jpg, Sokolovo
File:Busije, Bosnia and Herzegovina - panoramio.jpg, Busije
File:Jezero na Manjači.jpg, Manjača lake
File:Rijeka Sana gornji tok 2.jpg, Sana river
File:Donji Vrbljani Church.jpg, Serbian Orthodox church in Donji Vrbljani
See also
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Municipalities of Republika Srpska
Under the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to ...
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribnik, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Municipalities of Republika Srpska