Berkovići
Geography
The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.
History
The old town of Koštun near Berkovići from the early Middle Ages, built of very large stones, was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004.
Medieval artifacts include numerous stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. The site of Potkuk stećak necropolis in Bitunja is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
The municipality was created in 1995, after the Bosnian War, out of the Republika Srpska-controlled parts of the pre-war municipality of Stolac (now in the Federation of B&H). The village was struck by a big earthquake on April 22, 2022 with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.
Settlements
Aside from the village of Berkovići itself, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:
- Barane
- Burmazi
- Do
- Hodovo
- Hrgud
Demographics
Population
Population of settlements – Berkovići municipality | ||||||||
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Settlement | 1938. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 2,573 | 3,166 | 2,114 | |||||
1 | Berkovići | 747 | 749 | 651 | 159 | 230 | ||
2 | Hatelji | 468 | 409 | |||||
3 | Ljuti Do | 316 | 233 | |||||
4 | Meča | 88 | 300 |
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Berkovići village | ||||
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2013 | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |
Total | 240 (100,0%) | 159 (100,0%) | 651 (100,0%) | 749 (100,0%) |
Serbs | 238 (99,17%) | 147 (97,484%) | 611 (93,856%) | 744 (100,0%) |
Croats | 2 (0,83%) | 1 (0,154%) | 1 (0,134%) | |
Bosniaks | 4 (2,516%) | 4 (0,614%) | ||
Yugoslavs | 33 (5,069%) | |||
Other | 2 (0,307%) | 2 (0,267%) | ||
Montenegrins | 1 (0,134%) | |||
Macedonians | 1 (0,134%) |
Ethnic composition – Berkovići municipality | |
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2013 | |
Total | 2,114 (100,0%) |
Serbs | 1,942 (91,86%) |
Bosniaks | 159 (7,52%) |
Croats | 11 (0,52%) |
Others | 2 (0,09%) |
Economy
The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.
See also
References
- ^ Lojović, Milimir; Gnjato, Obren (2016). "The old village in East Herzegovina and the possibilities of its revitalization". Demografija (13): 353–373. ISSN 1820-4244. 1820-42441613353L.
- ^ "About us". Berkovići Turizam. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "O Berkovićima". Opština Berkovici (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Service, s Balkan (2022-04-23). "Bosnian earthquake victim died after a hillside collapsed on a home". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2023-09-27.