Rogatica

Rogatica (Serbian Cyrillic: Рогатица) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica has a population of 6,855 inhabitants.

Rogatica Рогатица
Town and municipality
View on Rogatica
Location of Rogatica within Republika Srpska
Coordinates: 43°47′55″N 19°00′13″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Geographical region	Podrinje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Ninoslav Perić (SNSD)
• Municipality	645 km2 (249 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Town	6,855
• Municipality	10,723
• Municipality density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	57
Website	www.rogatica.ba

Settlements of Rogatica municipality

Drina River in Slap, Rogatica

Monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the Bosnian Serb Army

Geography

The town lies on the river Rakitnica, on the magistral road between Podromanija and Ustiprača, roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Višegrad and 45 km (28 mi) east of Sarajevo.

History

Seal of Pavlović noble family, with a depiction of Borač Castle

The history of Rogatica dates back to the ancient era, with typical remains of fortified settlements of the Illyrians.^[1]

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 XIV and XV century.^[2]

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.^[3][4]

First school in Rogatica was established in 1880.^[5] Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the center of the city between 1883-86.^[6]

From October 1941 until January 1942, Serbian Chetniks killed around 2,000 Muslim civilians from the Rogatica district.^[7]

In 1942, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime slaughtered about 6,000 Serbs in Stari Brod near Rogatica and Miloševići.^[8][9]

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Rogatica municipality
	Settlement	1971.	1981.	1991.	2013.
	Total	25,501	23,771	21,812	10,723
1	Plješevica			454	426
2	Rogatica	4,792	6,496	8,916	6,855
3	Seljani			474	276

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Rogatica town
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	6,855 (100,0%)	8,916 (100,0%)	6,496 (100,0%)	4,792 (100,0%)
Bosniaks		5,681 (63,72%)	3,855 (59,34%)	3,172 (66,19%)
Serbs		2,971 (33,32%)	1,998 (30,76%)	1,524 (31,80%)
Yugoslavs		140 (1,570%)	584 (8,990%)	41 (0,856%)
Others		108 (1,211%)	9 (0,139%)	17 (0,355%)
Croats		16 (0,179%)	21 (0,323%)	25 (0,522%)
Montenegrins			15 (0,231%)	10 (0,209%)
Albanians			9 (0,139%)	2 (0,042%)
Slovenes			4 (0,062%)	1 (0,021%)
Macedonians			1 (0,015%)

Ethnic composition – Rogatica municipality
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	10,723 (100,0%)	21 978 (100,0%)	23,771 (100,0%)	25,501 (100,0%)
Serbs	9,527 (88,85%)	8,391 (38,18%)	8,877 (37,34%)	10,208 (40,03%)
Bosniaks	1,117 (10,42%)	13,209 (60,10%)	14,020 (58,98%)	15,096 (59,20%)
Others	60 (0,560%)	173 (0,787%)	31 (0,130%)	66 (0,259%)
Croats	19 (0,177%)	19 (0,086%)	32 (0,135%)	45 (0,176%)
Yugoslavs		186 (0,846%)	762 (3,206%)	62 (0,243%)
Montenegrins			22 (0,093%)	17 (0,067%)
Albanians			20 (0,084%)	4 (0,016%)
Slovenes			5 (0,021%)	1 (0,004%)
Macedonians			2 (0,008%)	2 (0,008%)

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):^[10]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	255
Mining and quarrying	-
Manufacturing	363
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	69
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	65
Construction	30
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	346
Transportation and storage	48
Accommodation and food services	71
Information and communication	15
Financial and insurance activities	25
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	180
Education	149
Human health and social work activities	104
Arts, entertainment and recreation	26
Other service activities	29
Total	1,803

Notable people

• Zehra Bajraktarević, singer
• Kemal Mešić, 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

• 
  Ancient Roman tomb
• 
  Ossuary of the Serbian Army member killed in action in World War I
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  Banja Stijena
• 
  Waterfall located in the municipality
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  Park in the city
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  Monastery of Saint John the Baptist
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  Church in Obrtići

References

1. "О Рогатици – Opština Rogatica". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
2. "Turistička organizacija Republike Srpske". web.archive.org. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
3. "Tombstone – Stecak from Banja Stijena, Rogatica Stecak14 – Global Digital Heritage". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
4. http://www.pauza.ba (2021-06-03). "Stećak Vlatka Vlađevića". Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-08-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
5. "О нашој школи – ЈУ Основна школа "Свети Сава" Рогатица" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
6. "Храм Свете Тројице – Рогатица | Туристичка организација Републике Српске" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
7. Čekić, Smail (1996). Genocid nad Bošnjacima u Drugom svjetskom ratu: dokumenti [Genocide against Bosniaks in the Second World War: documents]. Udruženje Muslimana za antigenocidne aktivnosti. p. 21.
8. Sokol, Anida (2014). "War Monuments: Instruments of Nation-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Croatian Political Science Review. 51 (5): 105–126.
9. "Prime Minister Višković attends the commemorating ceremony in memory of the Serbs killed in Stari Brod and Miloševići in 1942". Republic of Srpska Government. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
10. "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links

• Official website