Pelagićevo ( sr-cyrl, Пелагићево) 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 ...

. It is located in the

Posavina Posavina ( sr-cyr, Посавина) is a geographical region that stretches along the Sava river, encompassing only the inner areas of the Sava river basin, that are adjacent or near to the Sava river itself, namely catch region spanning fro ...

geographical region. As of 2013, the village has a population of 2,529 inhabitants, while the municipality has 5,220 inhabitants. It was originally named Gornji Žabar ( sr-cyrl, Горњи Жабар) until 1970, when it was renamed after

Vasa Pelagić Vasilije "Vasa" Pelagić (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије "Васа" Пелагић; 1833 – 25 January 1899) was a Bosnian Serb writer, physician, educator, clergyman, nationalist and a proponent of utopian socialism among the Serbs in th ...

, a representative of

utopian socialism Utopian socialism is the term often used to describe the first current of modern socialism and socialist thought as exemplified by the work of Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, Étienne Cabet, and Robert Owen. Utopian socialism is often de ...

in Serbia during the second half of the nineteenth century, born in the village in 1833.

History

The municipality was created after the

Dayton 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 ...

from part of the pre-war municipality of

Gradačac Gradačac () is a city located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, roughly south of the Sava river. As of 2013, ...

(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 ...

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Sport

The town has a

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

FK Pelagićevo FK Pelagićevo (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Пeлaгићeвo) is a Association football, football club based in Pelagićevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. External links Pelagićevo municipality
official website. Football clubs in ...

References

External links

Municipalities of Republika Srpska
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pelagicevo Populated places in Pelagićevo Municipalities of Republika Srpska