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Encyclopedia > Gacko
Гацко
Gacko
Coat of arms
Location in Republika Srpska

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General Information
Entity Republika Srpska
Municipality area 736 km²
Population
- (est.)

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- (1991 census) 10,788
Settlements 71 (1991.)
Coordinates 43°10′N, 18°32′E
Area code +387 59
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Politics
Mayor Milan Radmilović (SDS) [1]

Gacko (Cyrillic: Гацко) is a town and municipality by the same name in southeastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Foča Region. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1520, 288 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gacko ... Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Categories: Bosnia and Herzegovina | Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Lists of subnational entities | Bosnia and Herzegovina geography stubs ... Anthem: Bože Pravde2 (English: God of Justice) Patron Saint: Saint Stephen3 The location of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Census was the last census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina taken before the Bosnian War. ... A reference to colonization, or the resulting communities. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precison atomic time standard. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precison atomic time standard. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Serb Democratic Party (Serbian: Srpska Demokratska Stranka, SDS) is a political party for Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... Anthem: Bože Pravde2 (English: God of Justice) Patron Saint: Saint Stephen3 The location of Republika Srpska as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Map showing the location of this region within Bosnia and Herzegovina The Foča Region (known in 1992-2004 as Srbinje Region) is one of the seven regions of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

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Geography

The town is in a short distance from Montenegro. The municipality covers an area of 736 km², making it one of the larger municipalities in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Government Republic  -  President Filip Vujanović  -  Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence due to the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro   -  Declared June 3, 2006   -  Recognized...


Population

See also: History of the demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Gacko municipality were Eastern Orthodox Christians (64.03%).[citation needed] But in the city itself Muslims were the absolute majority.[citation needed] This article is about the Demographic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and deals with the countrys documented demographics over time. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ...


Municipality

Census year Total Serbs
{See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina}
Muslims by nationality Croats
{See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina}
Yugoslavs Others
1991 10,788 6,661 (61.74%) 3,858 (35.76%) 29 (0.26%) 84 (0.77%) 156 (1.44%)
1981 10,279 6,215 (60.46%) 3,424 (33.31%) 21 (0.20%) 346 (3.36%) 273 (2.65%)
1971 12,033 7,634 (63.44%) 4,184 (34.77%) 15 (0.12%) 20 (0.16%) 180 (1.49%)

Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Ethnic map of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 municipality data. ... Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe people who spoke Serbo-Croatian language and professed Islam that werent identified as one of the other nations. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Coat of arms of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Croats Ethnic map of BIH, 2006. ... Yugoslav (Bosnian: Jugosloveni; Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic: Југословени; Latinic: Jugosloveni; Croatian: Jugoslaveni, Slovenian: Jugoslovani) is an ethnic designation used by some people in former Yugoslavia, which continues to be used in some of its successor countries. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...

Town

Census year Total Muslims by nationality Serbs
{See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina}
Croats
{See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina}
Yugoslavs Others
1991 4,584 2,253 (49.14%) 2,144 (46.77%) 28 (0.61%) 78 (1.70%) 81 (1.76%)

Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe people who spoke Serbo-Croatian language and professed Islam that werent identified as one of the other nations. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Ethnic map of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 municipality data. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Coat of arms of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Croats Ethnic map of BIH, 2006. ... Yugoslav (Bosnian: Jugosloveni; Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic: Југословени; Latinic: Jugosloveni; Croatian: Jugoslaveni, Slovenian: Jugoslovani) is an ethnic designation used by some people in former Yugoslavia, which continues to be used in some of its successor countries. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Settlements of Gacko municipality, 1991

Total: 71 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Avtovac, Bahori, Bašići, Berušica, Brajićevići, Branilovići, Cernica, Čemerno, Danići, Dobrelji, Domrke, Donja Bodežišta, Dramešina, Dražljevo, Drugovići, Dubljevići, Fojnica, Gacko, Gareva, Gornja Bodežišta, Gračanica, Gradina, Hodinići, Igri, Izgori, Jabuka, Jasenik, Jugovići, Kazanci, Ključ, Kokorina, Kravarevo, Kula, Lipnik, Lončari, Luka, Lukovice, Ljeskov Dub, Medanići, Međuljići, Mekavci, Melečići, Miholjače, Mjedenik, Mrđenovići, Muhovići, Nadinići, Novi Dulići, Platice, Poda, Pridvorica, Pržine, Ravni, Rudo Polje, Samobor, Slivlja, Soderi, Srđevići, Stambelići, Stari Dulići, Stepen, Stolac, Šipovica, Šumići, Ulinje, Višnjevo, Vratkovići, Vrba, Zagradci, Zurovići and Žanjevica.


Economy

There is a thermoelectric powerplant in the municipality, which is the main employer. The Czech power company ČEZ intends to build a new power plant.[citation needed] Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric company redirects here. ... CEZ Group is a conglomerate of 96 companies (including the parent company ÄŒEZ, a. ...


Sport

The local football club, FK Mladost Gacko, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska. A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it American football, Association football (soccer), Australian rules football, Canadian football, Brazilian football, Gaelic football, Rugby league, Rugby union, or other version of football. ... FK Mladost is a football club from the town of Gacko, in Republika Srpska. ... Prva liga Republike Srpske or Прва лига Републике Српске (First league of the Republika Srpska) is a second level football competition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. ...


See also

Under the Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. ...

External links

  • http://www.gacko-info.rs.ba
  • http://www.virtualnahercegovina.com/gacko/index.php
  • http://www.gacko.net
  • http://www.gacko.org
 
Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coordinates: 43°10′N, 18°32′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Vijesti (8756 words)
Koliko je cijela priča apsurdna, pokazuje i to da je ministar smjenjujući Saivičića i obrazlažući to gubicima preduzeća za koje se on smatra odgovornim, više nego duplo umanjio stvarne štete RiTE Gacko, koje je smijenjeni direktor „postigao“ za vrlo kratak period.
Naime, glavni razlog zastoja radova su što Rudnik i termoelektrana Gacko, koja je ugovorila najveći dio stanova, nije poštovala ugovor i dinamiku plaćanja.
Ovo je bio predmet tužbe opštine protiv Rudnika i termoelektrane Gacko i izvođača, a potom i razlog za raskid ugovora.
NATO/SFOR Informer: VRS Army guards SFOR (416 words)
Gacko- In the small town of Gacko, some 30 kilometres east of Nevesinje in Multinational Division South East (MND-SE), Spanish and French SFOR soldiers are working side by side with soldiers from the VRS Army in a Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) operation led by the Divisional CIMIC Battalion.
The two-week operation is called "Skupa 1", and the purpose is to give humanitarian aid and to rebuild infrastructure in Gacko and surrounding villages.
A total of about 60 soldiers are attached to the CIMIC force based in Gacko, 34 Spanish engineers from the Multinational Engineer Battalion in Mostar, 15 French support personnel, four CIMIC personnel and ten VRS Army soldiers.
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