Novo Goražde (Serbian Cyrillic: Ново Горажде, lit. 'New Goražde') is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its center is the village of Kopači. As of 2013, it has a population of 3,117 inhabitants.
Novo Goražde
Ново Горажде | |
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 Old railway bridge in Ustiprača | |
 Location of Novo Goražde within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Coordinates: 43°41′28″N 19°05′13″E / 43.691°N 19.087°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographical region | Podrinje |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Mila Petković (SNSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 3,117 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 58 |
History
editGoražde was mentioned in 1379 as a trade center and city settlement, with a connection to the Dubrovnik caravan trade, and as an open city in 1444. The medieval fortress Samobor built by Stjepan Vukčić Kosača located in the municipality. Duke of Saint Sava Stjepan Vukčić built the Church of St. George located in Donja Sopotnica.
In the period from 1519 to 1521, the Goražde printing house functioned in Novo Goražde, making it the second oldest in the Balkans.[1]
The East Bosnian railway from Sarajevo to Uvac and Vardište was built through Ustiprača during Austro-Hungarian rule. The name of the railway station was Ustiprača-Goražde at that time. Construction of the line started in 1903. It was completed in 1906, using the 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) track gauge. With the cost of 75 million gold crowns, which approximately translates to 450 thousand gold crowns per kilometer, it was one of the most expensive railways in the world built by that time.[2] The extensions were built from Uvac to Priboj, and from Vardište to Belgrade in 1928. In 1939, the railway station Ustiprača became a junction railway station to destinations of Sarajevo, Belgrade and Foča, after a branch line from Ustiprača to Foča had been built.[3] The entire line was closed down in 1978, and dismantled afterwards.[2]
In 1994, the municipality was created by dividing of the pre-existing municipality of Goražde between Republika Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Dayton Agreement. The original name of the municipality was Srpsko Goražde ("Serbian Goražde"),[4] but in 2004 the name was declared unconstitutional and was temporarily changed to Ustiprača. The current name was adopted one year later, in 2005.[5]
Demographics
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Population by settlement
edit| Settlement | Population
(2013 census)[6] |
Population
(1991 census)[7] |
|---|---|---|
| Bašabulići | 9 | 70 |
| Blagojevići | 0 | 13 |
| Bogdanići | 27 | 65 |
| Borak Brdo | 39 | 22 |
| Borova | 0 | 31 |
| Bošanje | 0 | 25 |
| Bučje | 23 | 90 |
| Donje Selo | 5 | 18 |
| Dragolji | 8 | 0 |
| Dragovići | 12 | 55 |
| Džuha | 1 | 21 |
| Gojčevići | 14 | 48 |
| Gradac | 82 | 145 |
| Hajradinovići | 2 | 13 |
| Hladila | 51 | 93 |
| Hrid | 9 | 24 |
| Hrušanj | 15 | 0 |
| Hubjeri | 80 | 80 |
| Jabuka | 5 | 20 |
| Kanlići | 25 | 20 |
| Karauzovići | 9 | 32 |
| Karovići | 2 | 114 |
| Kopači | 146 | 230 |
| Kostenik | 24 | 58 |
| Krašići | 40 | 91 |
| Ljeskovik | 0 | 20 |
| Mašići | 251 | 294 |
| Milanovići | 0 | 0 |
| Nevorići | 23 | 107 |
| Novakovići | 2 | 105 |
| Odžak | 7 | 71 |
| Podhomara | 0 | 56 |
| Podkozara Donja | 157 | 256 |
| Podkozara Gornja | 92 | 136 |
| Podmeljine | 0 | 30 |
| Pribjenovići | 18 | 34 |
| Prolaz | 2 | 20 |
| Pršeši | 11 | 26 |
| Radići | 0 | 0 |
| Radijevići | 2 | 41 |
| Radmilovići | 0 | 42 |
| Rusanj | 19 | 36 |
| Seoca | 7 | 28 |
| Slatina | 357 | 390 |
| Sopotnica | 488 | 268 |
| Surovi | 2 | 13 |
| Šovšići | 0 | 14 |
| Šućurići | 0 | 0 |
| Trebeševo | 0 | 29 |
| Uhotići | 0 | 5 |
| Ustiprača | 278 | 498 |
| Vlahovići | 33 | 76 |
| Zakalje | 33 | 64 |
| Zapljevac | 43 | 128 |
| Zemegresi | 3 | 41 |
| Zidine | 556 | 276 |
| Zorlaci | 15 | 41 |
| Žigovi | 12 | 29 |
| Žitovo | 0 | 15 |
| Živojevići | 11 | 34 |
| Žuželo | 37 | 114 |
| Total | 3,117 | 4,715 |
Ethnic composition
edit| Ethnicity | Population
(2013 census)[8] |
Population
(1991 census) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,117 (100,0%) | 4,715 (100,0%) |
| Bosniaks | 1,459 (46.8%) | 3,614 (76.6%) |
| Croats | 2 (0.1%) | 4 (0.1%) |
| Serbs | 1,618 (51.9%) | 1,020 (21.6%) |
| Others | 38 (1.2%) | 77 (1.6%) |
References
edit- ^ "ИСТОРИЈАТ ОПШТИНЕ". Општина Ново Горажде. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ a b "Narrow-gauge railway in Višegrad". visegradturizam.com. Tourist organization of Višegrad. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Uskotračne željeznice - Grafikoni" [Narrow-gauge railways - Graphs]. zeljeznice.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Heleta, Slavko. "Političke zavrzlame oko Novog Goražda". Politika Online. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Old place names in B&H" (in Bosnian). January 24, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "BiH Novo Goražde - 2013 Census". Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "BiH Novo Goražde - 1991 Census". Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "BiH Novo Goražde - Analysis". Retrieved August 9, 2020.
Sources
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