Berkovići ( sr-cyr, Берковићи) is a village and 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 ...
. As of 2013, it has a population of 2,114 inhabitants.
Geography
The municipality is located in the westernmost part of
East Herzegovina.
History
The old town of Koštun near Berkovići from the early Middle Ages, built of very large stones, was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004.
Medieval artifacts include numerous
stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. The site of Potkuk stećak necropolis in Bitunja is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
The municipality was created in 1995, after the
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...
, out of the
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 ...
-controlled parts of the pre-war municipality of
Stolac (now in the
Federation of B&H).
[ ] The village was struck by a
big earthquake on April 22, 2022 with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.
Settlements
Aside from the village of Berkovići itself, the municipality includes the following settlements:
* Bitunja
* Brštanik
* Dabrica
* Hatelji
* Ljubljenica
* Ljuti Do
* Meča
* Predolje
*
Poplat
* Strupići
* Selišta
* Suzina
* Šćepan Krst
* Trusina
*
Žegulja
Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:
* Barane
* Burmazi
* Do
* Hodovo
* Hrgud
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
Economy
The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.
See also
*
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
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Villages in Republika Srpska
Populated places in Berkovići