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Derventa (Cyrillic: ????????) is a town and municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
, located in the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina which represent a lower level of governance in the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the other entity is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
 entity, just northwest of the town of Doboj
Doboj

Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna ....
, in the Posavina
Posavina

Posavina is a Slavic name for the Sava river basin in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia....
 region.








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Derventa (Cyrillic: ????????) is a town and municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
, located in the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina which represent a lower level of governance in the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the other entity is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
 entity, just northwest of the town of Doboj
Doboj

Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna ....
, in the Posavina
Posavina

Posavina is a Slavic name for the Sava river basin in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia....
 region.

Geography

The Derventa municipality borders with Bosanski Brod
Bosanski Brod

Bosanski Brod , also known as Brod , is a town and municipality located on the right bank of the river Sava in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, Modrica
Modrica

Modrica is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near it lie the towns of ?amac, Derventa and Doboj....
, Doboj
Doboj

Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna ....
, Prnjavor
Prnjavor

Prnjavor is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity. The municipality is near the town of Banja Luka, which is located to the west of Prnjavor....
 and Srbac
Srbac

Srbac , formerly known as Svinjar , is a town and municipality on the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia. Srbac is located in the Republika Srpska entity at the entry of river Vrbas into river Sava....
, as well as Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
 across the Sava river. It has an area of and includes 57 villages in addition to the actual town of Derventa. The town of Derventa has a suburb called Derventski Lug which has grown substantially in recent years due to resettlement of refugees from Krajina.

Demographics


1971

56.141 total
  • Croats - 25.228 (44,93%)
  • Serbs - 23.124 (41,18%)
  • Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks)- 6.548 (11,66%)
  • Yugoslavs - 575 (1,02%)
  • Others - 666 (1,21%)


1991

Prior to the war in Bosnia
History of Bosnia and Herzegovina

This is a history of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
 (1992-1995), the municipality of Derventa had a population of around 57,000.

The 1991 census recorded 56,328 residents in the municipality, including:
  • 22,986 Serbs
    Serbs

    Serbs are a South Slavs people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia....
     (40.9%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Serbs are one of the three Constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska entity, although many also live in the other entity called the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
    )
  • 21,972 Croats
    Croats

    Croats are a South Slavs nation mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world....
     (39%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Croats form one of the three Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are frequently referred to as Bosnian Croats, but since the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina the number of Herzegovinian Croats exceeds the number in Bosnia....
    )
  • 7,122 Muslims by nationality
    Muslims by nationality

    Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims....
     ( Bosniaks) (12.6%)
  • 3,306 Yugoslavs
    Yugoslavs

    Yugoslavs is a national designation used by some people across the former Yugoslavia and by some of its diasporans, which continues to be used in some of its successor countries....
     (5.9%)
  • 942 others (1.6%)


The town of Derventa itself had 17,451 residents, including:
  • 32% Muslims by Nationality (Bosniaks)
  • 25% Croats
  • 25% Serbs
  • 15% Yugoslavs
  • 3% others


Settlements:
  • Settlement: Mus Srbs Croats Yugos Others Sum M% S% C% Y% O%
  • Derventa-1 3284 2689 2613 1644 417 10647 31% 25% 25% 15% 4%
  • Derventa-3 421 582 432 308 45 1788 24% 33% 24% 17% 3%
  • Potocani 534 244 170 130 68 1146 47% 21% 15% 11% 6%
  • Ukrina 1258 1002 1000 489 121 3870 33% 26% 26% 13% 3%


Source.

Current population

In 2006, the majority of inhabitants from the municipality were ethnic Serbs.

The post-war total population of the city is estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000, of which:
  • 90% is Serb.
  • 6% is Bosniaks.
  • 4% is Croat.


People from Derventa

  • Vedran Corluka
    Vedran Corluka

    Vedran Corluka is a Croatian football defender currently playing in the England Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. He is also a part of the Croatia national football team....
    , Croatian football player
  • Mile Kitic
    Mile Kitic

    Milojko "Mile" Kitic is a popular Bosnian Serbs Turbo-Folk singer. From the beginning of his career to 1991, he sang in the Ijekavian dialect - in use all over Bosnia and Herzegovina....
    , Serbian folk singer
  • Miroslav Pejic
    Miroslav Pejic

    Miroslav Pejic is a Bosnia and Herzegovina football midfielder, currently playing for NK Zagreb....
    , Croatian football player
  • Mario Tokic
    Mario Tokic

    Mario Tokic is a Bosnian Croat football who, as of 2007, is playing for Rapid Wien.Mario Tokic started his professional career in NK Rijeka in 1992....
    , Croatian football player
  • Abaz Arslanagic, Legendary handball player/coach
  • Sulejman Suki Medencevic
    Sulejman Suki Medencevic

    Sulejman Suki Medencevic is an internationally recognized cinematographer and producer. He went to the National Film School for Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and obtained a masters degree in Cinematography from FAMU ....
    , Cinematographer


See also

  • Municipalities of Republika Srpska
    Municipalities of Republika Srpska

    Under the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to the entity's borders and now provides for the division of Republika Srpska into 63 municipalities....
  • FK Tekstilac Derventa
    FK Tekstilac Derventa

    FK Tekstilac Derventa is a Association football club from the town of Derventa, in entity Republika Srpska of country Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Druga liga Republike Srpske....


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