Bosanski Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Босански Петровац) is a town and municipality located in the

Una-Sana Canton The Una-Sana Canton (Serbian and / Унско-сански кантон; ) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country and has been ...

of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 7,328 inhabitants, while the town has a population of 3,427 inhabitants.

History

The settlement has existed since

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times. It was conquered by the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

somewhere between 1520 and 1530. From 1929 to 1941, Bosanski Petrovac was part of the

Vrbas Banovina The Vrbas Banovina or Vrbas Banate ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Vrbaska banovina, Врбаска бановина), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was named after the Vrbas River and consis ...

of the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 ...

. During the Second World War, it was a Partisan stronghold which was conveniently located close to Marshal Josip Broz Tito's headquarters in Drvar. On 6 December 1942 the

Women's Antifascist Front of Yugoslavia The Women's Antifascist Front ( sh, Antifašistička fronta žena, Антифашистички фронт жена, abbreviated AFŽ/AФЖ; sl, Protifašistična fronta žensk; mk, Антифашистички фронт на жените), was ...

was established in the town. During the 1992–95 Bosnian War, the town's

Serb 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 ...

majority remained in the city while the Bosniaks and

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were forced to leave their homes. Then in 1995, as the war was nearing its end, the

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine or ARBiH), often referred to as Bosnian Army, was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the government of ...

seized Bosanski Petrovac and it remained in Bosnian hands until the end of the war. In the following years, the Serbs' right to return would be hindered. However, the town would eventually return to its pre-war ethnic composition.

Settlements

* Bara *

Bjelaj Bjelaj ( sr-cyrl, Бјелај) is a village in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the population census of 1991 there lived 569 inhabitants. The Village is dominated by the ruin ...

Bjelajski Vaganac Bjelajski Vaganac ( sr-cyrl, Бјелајски Ваганац) is a village in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 43, all Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cy ...

* Bosanski Petrovac * Bravski Vaganac * Brestovac * Bukovača *

Bunara Bunara ( sr-cyrl, Бунара) is a village in the municipality of Petrovac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 39, all Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) ...

* Busije * Cimeše * Dobro Selo *

Drinić Drinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дринић) is a village and seat of the municipality of Petrovac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also located partly in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac. It is also known for strangely being th ...

* Janjila * Jasenovac * Kapljuh * Klenovac *

Kolunić Kolunić ( sr-cyrl, Колунић) is a village in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known inform ...

* Krnja Jela * Krnjeuša * Lastve * Medeno Polje * Oraško Brdo *

Oštrelj Oštrelj ( sr-cyrl, Оштрељ; ro, Oștreli) is a village in the municipality of Bor, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, s ...

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

Prkosi Prkosi ( sr-cyrl, Пркоси) is a village in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 14, all Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the mos ...

Rašinovac Rašinovac ( sr-cyrl, Рашиновац) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 398. References

Revenik Revenik ( sr-cyrl, Ревеник) is a village in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informa ...

* Risovac * Skakavac * Smoljana * Suvaja * Vedro Polje * Vođenica * Vranovina * Vrtoče

Demographics

Bosanski Petrovac is a member of the Alliance of Serb Municipalities.

Population

Ethnic composition

Notable people

* Mersad Berber, painter *

Jovan Bijelić Jovan Bijelić ( sr-cyr, Јован Бијелић ( – 12 March 1964) was a painter and academic. Bijelić is one of the most important representatives of color expressionism in Yugoslavia. The Department of Fine Arts and Music of the Serbian ...

, painter *

Ahmet Hromadžić Ahmet Hromadžić (11 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was a Bosnian writer. Bibliography *Labudova poljana, novel, Sarajevo, 1952. *Patuljak iz Zaboravljene zemlje, novel, Sarajevo, 1956. *Patuljak vam priča, short stories, Sarajevo, 1957. ...

, writer * Tomislav Krizmanić, boxer, bronze medal winner at the 1953 European amateur boxing championships *

Skender Kulenović Skender Kulenović (2 September 1910 – 25 January 1978) was a Yugoslav poet, novelist and dramatist. Biography Skender Kulenović was born in 1910 in the Bosnian town of Bosanski Petrovac (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), to Muslim ...

, writer * Marinko Rokvić, Serbian folk singer * , painter

References

External links

Official site
(in Bosnian) {{Authority control Municipalities of the Una-Sana Canton Serb communities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina