Selačka ( sr-cyr, Селачка) is a village in the

Kotor Varoš Kotor Varoš ( sr-cyrl, Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varoš has a population o ...

municipality in central

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 ...

. There are 41 inhabitants (2013 census).

Geography

The name Selačka is used in a wider geographical sense for the north-eastern slopes of Šipraško Brdo which includes a few hamlets and settlements, of which the largest are Kerle, Grič, Selačka, Hajdarovići, Kurušići, and Gelići. Selačka, elevated between 680–850 m, is situated above the two tributaries of

Vrbanja river The Vrbanja ( sr-Cyrl, Врбања) is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina; with Ugar (river), Ugar, the largest right tributary of the Vrbas (river), Vrbas. Its basin covers an area of approximately 703.5 km2. The Vrbanja has ...

, Trnovac and

Crkvenica The Crkvenica ( sr-cyrl, Црквеница) is a Bosnian river. It is a right bank tributary of the Vrbanja River. The Crkvenica rises between the northwestern slopes of Očauš and Šipraška brda mountains, flowing southeast at around abov ...

. The local roads are connected to the regional road R-440:

Kruševo Brdo Kruševo Brdo is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, municipality Kotor Varoš in geographical region Bosanska Krajina. It is administratively divided into Krševo Brdo I and II. Geography This settlement is located at the be ...

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Šiprage Šiprage ( sr-Cyrl, Шипраге) is a settlement municipality in Kotor Varoš Municipality, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The administrative status of this populated place was changed – from the local community has grown a munici ...

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Obodnik Obodnik is a village in the municipality of Kotor Varoš, Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This settlement is located at the mouth of Kruševica and Vigošća in Vrbanja river (altitude 340 m). From this location Vrbanja valley expan ...

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Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...

History

During World War II, the

Yugoslav Partisans The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, and Slovene language, Slovene: , officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska i partizanski odr ...

were active in the

area, especially during the

Sixth Enemy Offensive Operation Kugelblitz () was a massive counter-insurgency operation by the German 2nd Panzer Army conjunction with collaborationist forces against the Yugoslav Partisans around the eastern Bosnian region of the Independent State of Croatia during ...

(1943–44). Selačka was not listed as a settlement in the 1961, 1971 and 1981 censuses. According to the 1991 census, the village was ethnically mixed, inhabited by Muslims (now known as Bosniaks) and Serbs. During 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 ...

(1992–95), JNA and Serb paramilitary dispersed the Bosniaks from Selačka. The village is now described as Serb-inhabited. In 2008, 70 sheep were euthanised due to widespread illness in the municipality. In 2011 the village was a site of bear attacks on sheep.

Population

In 2009, the village was described as Serb-inhabited. In 2011, it was estimated that there were 10 inhabitants in the village. The village was part of the local community (''mjesna zajednica'') of Šiprage. According to the 2013 preliminary census, there were 41 inhabitants.

References

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