Mrkonjić Grad
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Mrkonjić Grad (Cyrillic: Мркоњић Град) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska entity. It is located in the Bosanska Krajina, between Banja Luka and Jajce.
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[edit] Name
The city changed its name several times in history: Gornje Kloke, Novo Jajce (Jenidži Jajce), Varcarev Vakuf, Varcar Vakuf, and ultimately the present one. The last renaming took place in 1924 after King Peter I of Serbia, who had taken the nom-de-guerre "Mrkonjić" while fighting as a hajduk in the uprising (1875-1878) against the Turks.
[edit] History
In World War II, the city became renowned by the first meeting of ZAVNO BiH on November 25, 1943, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed as a common republic of Serbs, Croats and Muslims/Bosniaks.
For the most of Bosnian war the city was in Serbian hands, but HVO (English: Croat Defence Council) units took it in 1995, while Serbian population fled. After the Dayton peace agreement the city was assigned to Republika Srpska.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 1910
According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Varcar Vakuf municipality were Orthodox Christians (79.61%).
[edit] 1991
In the 1991 census, the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad had 27,379 residents, including:
- 21,159 Serbs (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 3,275 Muslims by nationality
- 2,141 Croats (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 584 Yugoslavs
- 220 others
The town itself had 11,261 residents, including:
- 78% Serbs
- 13% Muslims by nationality
- 4% Yugoslavs
- 3% Croats
- 2% others
[edit] 2006
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs. [2]
[edit] Features
The Balkana lake lies near the town and presents a small, but beautiful tourist resort.
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