Rogatica ( sr-cyrl, Рогатица, ) is a town 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, the municipality has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica itself has a population of 6,855 inhabitants.

Geography

The town lies on the river Rakitnica, on the magistral road between Podromanija and Ustiprača, roughly west of

Višegrad Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav (Drina), Rzav river. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,668 in ...

and east of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

History

The history of Rogatica dates back to the ancient era, with typical remains of fortified settlements of the

Illyrians The Illyrians (, ; ) were a group of Indo-European languages, Indo-European-speaking people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan populations, alon ...

. Medieval Borač Castle was located about 10km south from Rogatica. It was a seat of the Pavlović noble family and one of the largest fortified cities on the territory of Bosnia in the 14the and 15th centuries. Medieval artifacts from this area include numerous stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. Stećak from Banja Stijena and stećak Vlatka Vlađevića are preserved at the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. Borak stećak necropolis near Burati is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. In 1463, the town, along with rest of the

Kingdom of Bosnia The Kingdom of Bosnia ( / Краљевина Босна), or Bosnian Kingdom (''Bosansko kraljevstvo'' / Босанско краљевство), was a medieval kingdom that lasted for nearly a century, from 1377 to 1463, and evolved out of the ...

, fell to the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

and was assigned to the Sanjak of Bosnia. The Ottomans referred to the town as ''Çelebi Pazar''. In 1878, Rogatica became a part of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

. First school in Rogatica was established in 1880. Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the center of the city between 1883-86. From October 1941 until January 1942, Serbian

Chetniks The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...

killed around 2,000

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

civilians from the Rogatica district. In 1942, the Croatian fascist

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionar ...

regime slaughtered about 6,000

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

in Stari Brod near Rogatica and Miloševići.

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

Notable people

*Zehra Bajraktarević, singer *

Kemal Mešić Kemal Mešić (born 4 August 1985, in Rogatica) is a shot putter and discus thrower from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He competed at the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, 2012 Olympic Games and the Athletics at the 2016 Summer ...

, athlete * Muhamed Mustafić, handball player * Ibrahim Šehić, football goalkeeper * Mersad Selimbegović, football player * Nezir Škaljić, third mayor of Sarajevo (1899–1905) * Safet Zec, painter

Gallery

File:Рогатица - римско урбано насеље, средњовјековни споменик 06.jpg, Ancient Roman tomb File:Костурница палим српским војницима у Првом свјетском рату, Рогатица 03.jpg, Ossuary of the Serbian Army member killed in action in

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

File:Banj Stijena 05,.jpg, Banja Stijena File:Vodopad ,Rogatica @.jpg, Waterfall located in the municipality File:Болнички парк, Рогатица 02.jpg, Park in the city File:Manastir Svetog Jovana Krstitelja.jpg, Monastery of Saint John the Baptist File:Srpska pravoslavna crkva u Obrtićima.jpg, Church in Obrtići File:Despot supermarket in Rogatica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.jpg, Despot supermarket and residential building in the town of Rogatica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Rogatica Cities and towns in Republika Srpska Glasinac plateau