Srebrenik ( sr-cyrl, Сребреник) is a city located in
Tuzla Canton
The Tuzla Canton ( bs, Tuzlanski kanton; hr, Tuzlanska županija; sr, Тузлански кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the ci ...
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, near
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...
. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,678 inhabitants. The town of Srebrenik had a population of 6,694.
History
Prehistory
Based on unsystematic archaeological research, there have been found what appears to be remains of a neolithic village near Hrgovi Gornji. Further research is required before any conclusions are made.
Medieval
The earliest historical record documenting Srebrenik is the
edict of Stephen II to Ragusa signed on the 15th of February, 1333. According to documents from the same period, Srebrenik was under the administration of
župa Usora.
Srebrenik fortress, a medieval fortress dating back to at least 1333, is located on the
Majevica
Majevica ( sr-cyrl, Мајевица, ) is a low mountain range in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated between Semberija, Posavina, and Tuzla Canton.
Its highest peak is Stolice, some 16 kilometres east of Tuzla, in the far southe ...
mountain, providing an important strategic stronghold in the area.
In September 1363, king
Louis I of Hungary
Louis I, also Louis the Great ( hu, Nagy Lajos; hr, Ludovik Veliki; sk, Ľudovít Veľký) or Louis the Hungarian ( pl, Ludwik Węgierski; 5 March 132610 September 1382), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370 ...
sent an army to Bosnia, led by his palatine
Nicholas Kont
Nicholas Kont of Orahovica ( hr, Nikola Kont Orahovički, hu, raholcai Kont Miklós; *? - † before 16 April 1367) was a Croato- Hungarian nobleman, very powerful and influential in the royal court of king Louis the Angevin, serving as Count ...
. This army suffered substantial losses of Hungarian soldiers and materials under Srebrenik. Among the lost materials was the royal seal, which was replaced afterwards.
After the death of Louis I, numerous other Hungarian conquests occurred. One was led by
Sigismund of Luxembourg, whose army besieged and conquered Srebrenik, holding out for the next four years. It was then granted to a Serbian despot
Stefan Lazarević
Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...
although the Hungarian army maintained its garrison for some time after the grant.
Srebrenik again fell under Bosnian control after it was conquered by
grand duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. It is not known exactly when the city was recaptured by the Hungarians and for how long Hrvoje Vukčić held the city by himself.
Earliest accounts of
Ottoman raiders near Srebrenik have been found in Ragusan letters directed to Sigismund in August 1426, detailing Ottoman activities as follows:
Almost entire summer an army composed of about four thousand Turks was in Bosnia; neither lord king of Bosnia nor his barons dared to do anything about them. Duke Sandalj and duke Radoslav Pavlović
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have managed to achieve peace among themselves. Turks raided parts of Croatia and captured many Croats and Vlachs dwelling there. They raided parts of Usora and Srebrenik twice; they were also present in territories of duke Zlatonosović; these Turks have returned to their lands and few remained in Bosnia. Glorious lord despot, with his nephew Đurađ
Đurađ ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ, ; ) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek '' Georgios''. It is also transliterated as Djuradj.
It is, along with the variant ''Đorđe'', the equivalent of the English ''George''. It was widespr ...
, as it is told, made peace with Venetians in Zeta
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; a part of the land remained in possession of lord despot and his nephew and the other in possession of Venetians.
By 1462 the entire župa Usora was under Ottoman control, including Srebrenik. Due to failures in logistics and an epidemic, the Ottoman army had to retreat and
Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several mi ...
managed to seize back Srebrenik. In order to further improve defense against future Ottoman attacks, Matthias created banate of Srebrenik in 1464 and granted it to
Nicholas of Ilok
Nicholas of Ilok ( Hungarian: ''Újlaki Miklós'', Bosnian and Croatian: ''Nikola Iločki'', ; 1410–1477) was a Hungarian nobleman, Ban of Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia and Macsó, Voivode of Transylvania and titular King of Bosnia from 1471 ...
who later became the titular king of Bosnia.
There are two accounts related to the Ottoman conquest of Srebrenik. According to one, Srebrenik was taken in 1512, together with
Teočak
Teočak ( sr-cyrl, Теочак) is a municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center of the municipality is the village of Teočak-Krstac.
Geography
The municipa ...
. The other version says that Srebrenik was taken together with Sokol and
Tešanj
Tešanj ( sr-cyrl, Тешањ) is a town and municipality located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 43,063 inhabitants, while the town o ...
in 1521 by the Bosnian
sanjak-bey
''Sanjak-bey'', ''sanjaq-bey'' or ''-beg'' ( ota, سنجاق بك) () was the title given in the Ottoman Empire to a bey (a high-ranking officer, but usually not a pasha) appointed to the military and administrative command of a district (''sanjak' ...
Firuz Bey
Firuz Bey ( 1495–1515) was a 15th and 16th-century Ottoman military officer, Sanjak-bey of the Sanjak of Scutari and Sanjak of Bosnia.
Origin
Firuz Bey belonged to the Mihaloğlu family, a noted Byzantine family which converted to Islam and ...
.
Demographics
1971
33,620 total
* Bosniaks - 24,628 (73,25%)
* Serbs - 5,489 (16,32%)
* Croats - 3,256 (9,68%)
* Yugoslavs - 34 (0,10%)
* others - 213 (0,65%)
1991
In the 1991
census
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, the municipality of Srebrenik had 40,882 inhabitants:
*30,595
Bosniaks
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(74.8%),
*5,326
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
(13.0%),
*2,761
Croats
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(6.8%),
*and 2,200 others (5,4%).
2013 Census
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List of residential places in Srebrenik municipality
The list from 1991: Salihbašići, Babunovići, Behrami, Brda, Brezik, Brnjičani, Cage
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, Cerik, Crveno Brdo, Čekanići, Ćehaje
Ćehaje is a village in the municipality of Srebrenik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, Ćojlučko Polje, Ćojluk, Dedići, Donji Moranjci, Donji Podpeć, Donji Srebrenik
Donji Srebrenik is a village in the municipality of Srebrenik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, Duboki Potok, Falešići
Falešići is a village in the municipality of Srebrenik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, Gornji Hrgovi, Gornji Moranjci, Novo naselje Polje, Gornji Podpeć, Gornji Srebrenik, Huremi, Jasenica, Ježinac, Kiseljak
Kiseljak (Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the Kreševka ...
, Kuge
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, Like
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, Lipje, Lisovići, Luka
Luka may refer to:
People
* Luka (given name), a South Slavic masculine given name cognate of Luke, and a Japanese given name
* Luka (singer), stage name of Brazilian singer and songwriter Luciana Karina Santos de Lima (born 1979)
* Luka Keʻelik ...
, Ljenobud, Maoča, Podorašje, Previle, Rapatnica, Seona, Sladna, Srebrenik, Straža, Šahmeri, Špionica Centar, Špionica Donja, Špionica Gornja, Špionica Srednja, Tinja Donja, Tinja Gornja, Tutnjevac, Uroža
Uroža is a village in the municipality of Srebrenik
Srebrenik ( sr-cyrl, Сребреник) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, near Tuzla. As of ...
and Zahirovići.
Sport
The local football
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club, NK Gradina
Omladinski Fudbalski Klub Gradina Srebrenik is a professional association football club from the city of Srebrenik that is situated in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The club currently plays in the First League of the Federatio ...
, plays in the .
See also
* Srebrenik Fortress
References
External links
Official Website
( Bosnian)
Srebrenik.NETwork city portal (Bosnian language, Bosnian)
External links
{{Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Populated places in Srebrenik
Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina