Šamac Шамац | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 Šamac | |
 Location of Šamac within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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  Šamac Location of Šamac within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates:45°03′38″N18°28′3″E / 45.06056°N 18.46750°E /45.06056; 18.46750 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographicalregion | Posavina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Đorđe Milićević (SDS) |
| • Municipality | 177.54 km2 (68.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Town | 5,390 |
| • Municipality | 17,273 |
| • Municipality density | 97.291/km2 (251.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 54 |
| Website | www |
Šamac (Serbian Cyrillic:Шамац,pronounced[ʃâmat͡s]),[1] formerlyBosanski Šamac (Serbian Cyrillic:Босански Шамац) is a town and municipality inRepublika Srpska,Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are also small, uninhabited, parts located in the municipalities ofOdžak[2] andDomaljevac-Šamac,Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,390 inhabitants, while the municipality has 17,273 inhabitants. It is situated on the right bank of theSava river. Across the river isSlavonski Šamac inCroatia.
The modern town was founded byBosnian Muslim refugees expelled from theSanjak of Smederevo in 1862, after thePrincipality of Serbia gained autonomy from theOttoman Empire and the ethnic conflicts surrounding theČukur Fountain incident. These refugees hailed mainly fromUžice andSokol. At the time Šamac was initially called Gornja Azizija (Upper Azizija afterSultan Abdulaziz).[4] It was part of theVilayet of Bosnia before it was annexed by theAustro-Hungarian Empire in 1887.[citation needed] AfterWorld War I, the town became part of theKingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1929 to 1939, it was part of theDrina Banovina; and from 1939 until 1941 it was part of theBanovina of Croatia. During World War II, Šamac, as the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was occupied by theNazi-controlledIndependent State of Croatia. After 1945, the city was reintegrated within theSocialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina inTito'sYugoslavia.
In the early stages of theBosnian war the town was occupied byBosnian Serbs who established a provisional municipal government. MostBosniaks andBosnian Croats wereethnically cleansed between April and November 1992.[5][6] During the war, a semi-permanent front line was established againstCroatian andBosniak forces towards the neighboringOrašje. In 2003, three Bosnian Serb town leaders at the time of theYugoslav Wars were sentenced in theICTY forcrimes against humanity.[7]
The town lies on an important strategic position inRepublika Srpska, nearBrčko.As with most other places under Serb control,Srpska authorities removed the "Bosnian" adjective from the town's official name and changed it to "Šamac". Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats continued to refer to it by its historical name of "Bosanski Šamac" (Serbian Cyrillic:Босански Шамац,pronounced[bǒsanskiːʃâmat͡s]).[1] causing tension among the inhabitants. A court order had the official name changed to simply Šamac, removing any ethnic divisions in its previous names.[8]
Aside from the town of Šamac, the municipality includes the following settlements:
| Population of settlements – Šamac municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | ||
| Total | 37,512 | 44,269 | 31,374 | 32,320 | 32,960 | 17,273 | ||
| 1 | Batkuša | 924 | 625 | |||||
| 2 | Brvnik | 609 | 253 | |||||
| 3 | Crkvina | 1,704 | 1,223 | |||||
| 4 | Donja Slatina | 623 | 471 | |||||
| 5 | Donji Hasić | 1,029 | 207 | |||||
| 6 | Gajevi | 626 | 438 | |||||
| 7 | Gornja Slatina | 1,361 | 903 | |||||
| 8 | Gornji Hasić | 1,048 | 427 | |||||
| 9 | Grebnice | 443 | ||||||
| 10 | Kornica | 830 | 302 | |||||
| 11 | Kruškovo Polje | 706 | 588 | |||||
| 12 | Lugovi | 422 | ||||||
| 13 | Novo Selo | 1,095 | 419 | |||||
| 14 | Obudovac | 3,199 | 2,421 | |||||
| 15 | Pisari | 608 | 436 | |||||
| 16 | Šamac | 4,877 | 5,605 | 6,239 | 5,390 | |||
| 17 | Škarić | 298 | 273 | |||||
| 18 | Srednja Slatina | 1,277 | 519 | |||||
| 19 | Tišina | 2,032 | 890 | |||||
| 20 | Zasavica | 558 | 339 | |||||
| Ethnic composition – Šamac town | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 5,390 (100%) | 6,239 (100%) | 5,605 (100%) | 4,877 (100%) | |||
| Serbs | 3,449 (67.19%) | 1,755 (28.13%) | 1,342 (23.94%) | 1,500 (30.76%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 1,253 (24.41%) | 2,178 (34.91%) | 1,697 (30.28%) | 2,163 (44.35%) | |||
| Croats | 227 (4.42%) | 827 (13.26%) | 687 (12.26%) | 726 (14.89%) | |||
| Others | 204 (3.97%) | 284 (4.55%) | 61 (1.08%) | 38 (0.77%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 1 195 (19.15%) | 1 774 (31.65%) | 429 (8.79%) | ||||
| Albanians | 22 (0.393%) | 3 (0.062%) | |||||
| Montenegrins | 13 (0.232%) | 8 (0.164%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 5 (0.089%) | 3 (0.062%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 4 (0.071%) | 4 (0.082%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 3 (0.062%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Šamac municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 17,273 (100%) | 32,960 (100%) | 32,320 (100%) | 31,374 (100%) | |||
| Serbs | 13,256 (76,74%) | 13,628 (41,35%) | 13,328 (41,24%) | 14,230 (45,36%) | |||
| Croats | 2,426 (14.05%) | 14,731 (44.69%) | 14,327 (44.33%) | 14,336 (45.69%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 1,265 (7.324%) | 2,233 (6.775%) | 1,725 (5.337%) | 2,192 (6.987%) | |||
| Others | 326 (1.887%) | 613 (1.860%) | 262 (0.811%) | 88 (0.28%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 1,755 (5.32%) | 2 601 (8.05%) | 481 (1.53%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 33 (0.10%) | 25 (0.08%) | |||||
| Montenegrins | 27 (0.08%) | 8 (0.02%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 7 (0.022%) | 4 (0.013%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 6 (0.019%) | 6 (0.019%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 4 (0.012%) | 4 (0.013%) | |||||
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[9]
| Professional field | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 84 |
| Mining and quarrying | 40 |
| Manufacturing | 426 |
| Distribution of power, gas, steam and air-conditioning | 31 |
| Distribution of water and water waste management | 19 |
| Construction | 5 |
| Wholesale and retail, repair | 417 |
| Transportation and storage | 182 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 117 |
| Information and communication | 6 |
| Finance and insurance | 20 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 57 |
| Administrative and support services | 7 |
| Public administration and defence | 176 |
| Education | 248 |
| Healthcare and social work | 122 |
| Art, entertainment and recreation | 8 |
| Other service activities | 7 |
| Total | 1,972 |
The localfootball club,FK Borac Šamac, plays in the third tier — theSecond League of the Republika Srpska.
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