Sijerča
Sijerča | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 43°34′N 18°33′E / 43.567°N 18.550°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Republika Srpska |
Municipality | Kalinovik |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sijerča (Serbian Cyrillic: Сијерча) is a village in the municipality of Kalinovik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Geography[]
Sijerča is a village located about 52 kilometers south of Sarajevo and 18 kilometers east of Kalinovik, the Kalinovik municipality's capital. It is situated on a karst plateau, overlooking the Bistrica river canyon, Sjeračke Stijene, named after the village.
Demographics[]
In 1961, the census recorded 175 inhabitants. In the 1960s and 1970s, due to urbanization, the population of the village diminished and Sijerča practically has no year-round inhabitants today.
For at least a century, four families lived in Sijerča: Elez, Purković, Tepavčević and Vučetić.
References[]
- ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
Categories:
- Villages in Republika Srpska
- Populated places in Kalinovik
- Kalinovik geography stubs