Šljivno, Banja Luka
Šljivno (Serbian Cyrillic: Шљивно) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village is currently uninhabited.
Geography
The village is located 25 km southwest of Banja Luka.
Population
The village was abandoned after the start of the construction of a military training ground on Mount Manyacha.
| Nationality | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | 1961 |
| Serbs | 105 (99.05%) | 818 | ||
| Other | 1 (0.94%) | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 106 | 818 |
History
The first mention of the village dates back to 1541. The village developed slowly, with a population of just over a thousand people by the early 1960s. Over time, the construction of a military training ground on Mount Manyacha began, and all residents were forced to leave the village forever.
Notable Natives
- Vitomir Miletic; Serbian artist born here in 1967.
References
- ^ Nataša Gojković; Ognjen Ignjić (2014). Попис Становништва, Домаћинстава И Станова У Бих 2013. Републикa Српскa Прелиминарни Резултати [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in BH 2013 Republika Srpska Preliminary Results] (PDF) (Report) (in Serbian and English). Banja Luka: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
Links
44°39′36″N 17°04′48″E / 44.66000°N 17.08000°E
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