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Han Pijesak

Han Pijesak (Serbian Cyrillic: Хан Пијесак) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 3,530 inhabitants, while the town of Han Pijesak has a population of 1,820 inhabitants.

Geography

Han pijesak is located about 70km northeast from Sarajevo, on the slopes of mountain Romanija, at the altitude of 1,100m.

History

Postcard from Austro-Hungarian era

Medieval stećak monuments on the sites of Pokojnica (Mramorje) and Podgroblje (Luka) are located near the village of Nevačka in Han Pijesak municipality.

In his writings from 1664 Evliya_Çelebi mentioned Han Pijesak as one of the biggest and most important rest stops (hans) on the caravan road from Sarajevo to Zvornik.

During the Habsburg era, Han Pijesak began to serve as an administrative center for the region. A settlement of wood logging workers around the area of the former han was first mentioned in 1895.

After the Battle of Cer victory in World War I, the Serbian Army led by Miloš Božanović advanced to Han Pijesak area. They fought with the Austrian Army in Eastern Bosnia between August and October 1914, eventually withdrawing to the other side of the Drina.

The summer residence of King Aleksandar I Karadjordjević was built in Han Pijesak in 1922. It was in possession of the royal family until the Second World War, when it began to serve as a military bunker. The renovation of the villa has started in 2023.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Han Pijesak, the municipality consists of the following settlements:

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Han Pijesak municipality
Settlement 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 7,804 6,879 6,348 3,530
1 Han Pijesak 1,487 1,695 2,117 1,820
2 Japaga 152 210
3 Kraljevo Polje 349 402
4 Džimrije 207 134
5 Mrkalji 141 109
6 Nevačka 334 109
7 Kusače 135 88
8 Podžeplje 319 89
9 Gođenje 580 78
10 Kram 102 62
11 Malo Polje 121 60
12 Pjenovac 128 54
13 Stoborani 247 47
14 Rijeke 130 37
15 Jelovci 76 32
16 Ravanjsko 57 33

Ethnic composition

Stećak found in Han Pijesak, a part of a medieval fortress
PM Milan Stojadinović in the city
Villa of king Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Waterfall in Žeravice
Landscape from Han Pijesak
City centre
Pjenovac monastery
Ethnic composition – Han Pijesak town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 1,820 (100,0%) 2,117 (100,0%) 1,695 (100,0%) 1,487 (100,0%)
Serbs 1808 (99.3%) 1,873 (88,47%) 1,413 (83,36%) 1,326 (89,17%)
Bosniaks 0 (0%) 148 (6,991%) 82 (4,838%) 108 (7,263%)
Yugoslavs 0 (0%) 55 (2,598%) 160 (9,440%) 3 (0,202%)
Others 8 (0.4%) 38 (1,795%) 9 (0,531%) 6 (0,403%)
Croats 4 (0.2%) 3 (0,142%) 3 (0,177%) 4 (0,269%)
Montenegrins 17 (1,003%) 19 (1,278%)
Albanians 9 (0,531%) 11 (0,740%)
Macedonians 2 (0,118%) 6 (0,403%)
Slovenes 4 (0,269%)
Ethnic composition – Han Pijesak municipality
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 3,530 (100,0%) 6,348 (100,0%) 6,879 (100,0%) 7,804 (100,0%)
Serbs 3,068 (86,91%) 3,674 (57,88%) 3,927 (57,09%) 4,790 (61,38%)
Bosniaks 431 (12,21%) 2,543 (40,06%) 2,666 (38,76%) 2,921 (37,43%)
Others 24 (0,680%) 56 (0,882%) 18 (0,262%) 11 (0,141%)
Croats 7 (0,198%) 7 (0,110%) 9 (0,131%) 16 (0,205%)
Yugoslavs 68 (1,071%) 222 (3,227%) 7 (0,090%)
Montenegrins 24 (0,349%) 28 (0,359%)
Albanians 9 (0,131%) 19 (0,243%)
Macedonians 3 (0,044%) 8 (0,103%)
Slovenes 1 (0,015%) 4 (0,051%)

Economy

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

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 437
Mining and quarrying 1
Manufacturing 100
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 15
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 25
Construction 16
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Transportation and storage 32
Accommodation and food services 21
Information and communication 2
Financial and insurance activities 6
Real estate activities -
Professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Administrative and support service activities 1
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 105
Education 37
Human health and social work activities 28
Arts, entertainment and recreation 14
Other service activities 2
Total 884

See also

References

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  2. ^ "О Хан Пијеску - Општина Хан Пијесак" (in Serbian). 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
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  6. ^ "RTS :: Region :: Han Pijesak: Srpska groblja i spomenici koje ne poznajemo". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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  9. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.