Ravna Romanija
Ravna Romanija
Равна Романија | |
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Village | |
Ravna Romanija | |
Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 18°40′20″E / 43.90944°N 18.67222°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Republika Srpska |
Municipality | Sokolac |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 260 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ravna Romanija (Serbian: Равна Романија) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography[]
The village, named "flat Romanija", is located within the Romanija geographical region.
History[]
In 1991 the area was incorporated into the SAO Romanija, a Serb-established autonomous province, which later merged with other SAOs to form Republika Srpska in 1992.
Religion[]
In Ravna Romanija there it is the medieval monastery of Sokolica, dedicated to Saint George.[1] Ravna Romanija belongs to the parish in Mokro (of the Serbian Orthodox Church), which is headquartered in the "Church of the Dormition of the Virgin" in Mokro.
Demographic history[]
According to the 1991 census, the village had 115 inhabitants, out of whom 111 were Serbs (96,52%), 3 Muslims (2,61%), and 1 Yugoslav (0,87%).[2] In 2013 the population has increased to 260, nearly all Orthodox Serbs.
References[]
- ^ Monastery Sokolica is the spiritual center of Romanija
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census". Sarajevo: Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine. 1991. Cite journal requires
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Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 18°40′20″E / 43.90944°N 18.67222°E
- Populated places in Sokolac
- Romanija plateau
- Sokolac geography stubs