Istočni Stari Grad ( sr-cyrl, Источни Стари Град,
lit. "East Old Town") is a municipality of the city of
Istočno Sarajevo,
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 1,131 inhabitants. The seat of municipality is
Hreša.
History
It was created with the signing
Dayton Peace Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Dejtonski mirovni sporazum, Дејтонски мировни споразум), and colloquially kn ...
1995 as ''Srpski Stari Grad'' (Serbian Old Town) from part of the pre-war municipality of
Stari Grad (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the
Canton Sarajevo 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 ...
). Following the
decision on the name of the cities in 2004 by the
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ustavni sud Bosne i Hercegovine, Уставни суд Босне и Херцеговине) is the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It ...
, which outruled the use of the prefix ''Srpski'' (Serbian), the municipality 2005 was renamed ''Istočni Stari Grad'' (East Old Town). From 2004 to 2005 the municipality was used name
Hreša.
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
Municipal mayors
Municipal mayors were:
Gallery
File:Narrow-Gauge-Railway Ostbahn Bridge-Dobrik West-of-Pale.jpg, Bridge built during the Austro-Hungarian rule
File:Romanija Dovlići.jpg, Romanija
File:Hreša.jpg, Hreša
File:Црква у Вучијој Луци.JPG, Serbian Orthodox church
References
External links
Official website
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Populated places in Istočni Stari Grad
Municipalities of Republika Srpska
Istočno Sarajevo