Šamac

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Босански Шамац
Шамац
Bosanski Šamac
Šamac

Coat of arms
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Location in Republika Srpska
Shown in bright red (click to enlarge) The light red indicates the Republika Srpska entity
General Information
Entity	Republika Srpska
Municipality area	? km²
Population - (est.)	?
- (1991 census)	32,835
Coordinates	45°06′N 18°47′E
Area code	+387 54
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.opstinasamac.org
Politics
Mayor	Mirko Lukić (SDS) [1]

Bosanski Šamac [2] (Cyrillic: Босански Шамац) or Šamac (Cyrillic: Шамац) is a town and municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the right bank of the Sava river. Gradačac and Modriča are neighbouring towns. It is the part of Republika Srpska entity. Across the river is Slavonski Šamac in Croatia.

1 History
2 Demographics
- 2.1 1991
- 2.2 2006
3 Famous residents
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

During World War II, Šamac was included into Nazi-controlled Independent State of Croatia (i.e. the NDH).

The town lies on an important strategic position – the corridor connecting western and eastern parts of Republika Srpska. In the early stages of the Bosnian war the town was taken by Serbs who established the provisional municipal government. Most Bosniaks and Croats fled the town. In 2003, three town leaders at the time were sentenced in ICTY for crimes against humanity. [3] During the war, a semi-permanent front line was established against Croatian and Bosniak forces towards the neighboring Orašje.

As with most other places under their control, Serb leaders removed the "Bosnian" adjective from the town's official name. Bosniaks and Croats continue to refer to it as "Bosanski Šamac".

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1991

The census of 1991 recorded 32,835 people in the Bosanski Šamac municipality (which includes surrounding villages under its administration). Of those there were:

14,670 Croats (44.7%)
13,619 Serbs (41.5%)
2,248 Muslims by nationality (6.9%)
1,722 Yugoslavs (5.2%)
576 others (1.7%)

The census of 1991 recorded 6,267 residents in the town of Bosanski Šamac, of which there were:

35% Muslims by nationality (2,190)
28% Serbs (1,777) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
19% Yugoslavs (1,185)
13% Croats (834) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
5% others (281)

Source: [4].

[edit] 2006

In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of the municipality were ethnic Serbs. [5]

[edit] Famous residents

Bosanski Šamac is the birthplace of Alija Izetbegović (former leader of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Sulejman Tihić (Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Zoran Đinđić (former prime minister of Serbia), and Predrag Nikolić (chess Grand Master).

[edit] See also

Municipalities of Republika Srpska

[edit] External links

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