Ubovića Brdo (Serbian Cyrillic: Убовића Брдо) is a village in the Mrkonjić Grad municipality, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village census shows that it had 593 inhabitants in 1953,[1] reduced to only 81 in 2013 as a result of its inhabitants moving to busy cities with resources and jobs are more prevalent.[2] The village is known for their yearly rock climbing competition and festivity called "Pecka Rock Climbing Festival".[3]
Ubovića Brdo
Убовића Брдо | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ubovića Brdo | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′13″N 16°53′05″E / 44.33694°N 16.88472°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Mrkonjić Grad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10 sq mi (25 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Name
editUbovića Brdo or Ubavića Brdo derives from the Ubović family. Ubav derives from the word (pretty, or beautiful).[4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 1991 census, the village had a total of 213 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Serbs: 213 (100%)
According to the 2013 census, the village had a total of 81 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Serbs 81 (100%)
Famous people
editThe village is the birthplace of
- Stevo Todorčević, a world-renowned mathematician
- Tode Nikoletić, children's poet and writer
Notes
edit- ^ Yugoslav Federal Statistic Institute
- ^ "Općina Mrkonjić Grad". nasbih.com.
- ^ Pecka Rock Climbing Festival
- ^ Udovčić 2007, p. 20.
- ^ a b "Popis 2013 u BiH". www.statistika.ba. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
References
edit- Udovčić, Rade (2007). Baraći i Baraćani (in Serbian). ISBN 978-99938-888-0-2.