Novi Grad Нови Град | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 Novi Grad | |
 Location of Novi Grad within Republika Srpska | |
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| Coordinates:45°02′53″N16°22′37″E / 45.04806°N 16.37694°E /45.04806; 16.37694 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographicalregion | Bosanska Krajina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Miroslav Drljača (SNSD) |
| • Municipality | 472.72 km2 (182.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Town | 11,063 |
| • Municipality | 27,115 |
| • Municipality density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Novi Grad (Serbian Cyrillic:Нови Град), formerlyBosanski Novi (Serbian Cyrillic:Босански Нови), is a town and municipality inRepublika Srpska,Bosnia and Herzegovina. Situated in the far northwest of the country, it lies across theUna from theCroatian town ofDvor. According to the 2013 census[update], the town has a population of 11,063 while its municipality comprises a total of 27,115 inhabitants.
Known for its scenic quay, Novi Grad lies at the confluence of the Una andSana rivers.
Novi Grad is located on the right bank of the Una and both banks of the Sana, between two geographic zones: the slopes of the mountains ofGrmeč andKozara, and the alluvial land surrounding the town's two rivers. The town itself is located 122 m (400 feet) above sea level, at nearly 45°N; the climate is temperate-continental. Its governed municipality covers an area of 470 km2 (180 sq mi).
Novi Grad's climate isoceanic (Köppen:Cfb), bordering on ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen:Cfa).
| Climate data for Novi Grad (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 84.9 (3.34) | 83.5 (3.29) | 87.2 (3.43) | 99.4 (3.91) | 113.3 (4.46) | 110.9 (4.37) | 89.6 (3.53) | 75.7 (2.98) | 126.8 (4.99) | 104.8 (4.13) | 112.0 (4.41) | 103.1 (4.06) | 1,191.1 (46.89) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 122.6 |
| Source:NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
The town was first mentioned in 1280 under theLatin nameCastrum Novum which translated means 'new fort'. In 1483, theBattle of Una was fought near the city. It belonged to thecounts of Blagaj, a cadet branch of theBabonić family, and in the early sixteenth century came under power ofNikola Zrinski.Croatian ban Adam Bačan conquered Novi in 1693.[2]: 36 Evliya Çelebi on his journey throughBosnia mentions that Croatian nobles built Novi Grad.[3] In 1895, duringAustro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the town was officially given the name Bosanski Novi. At the same time, the city included around 3,300 people with 550 households. Wooden bridges existed across theUna andSana rivers which the citizens had to guard against floods in the autumn and spring. For that reason, a current-day symbol of the town was built in 1906—the Una quay.
In 1872, Novi Grad was the first municipality to have a train station on the new Bosnian railway, which afforded it significant cultural and economic advantages over otherKrajina[4] municipalities. The first hospital was established around the same time.
From 1929 to 1941, Bosanski Novi was part of theVrbas Banovina of theKingdom of Yugoslavia.
From 1992 through 1995, the town was ethnically cleansed of itsBosniak andCroat inhabitants, thereby rendering it almost completelySerb-populated. In order to distance the town from itsBosnian history and its cultural roots and in tune with the war politics, the local Serb government renamed the town to Novi Grad, a change criticized by Croat and Bosniak residents. Consequently, the majority of people from Bosanski Novi were misplaced and live all overEurope, theAmerican continent,Australia and elsewhere around the globe.
After theBosnian War,Kostajnica was split from the municipality.
Aside from the town of Novi Grad, the municipality includes the following settlements:
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| Population of settlements – Novi Grad municipality | ||||||||
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| 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | ||
| Total | 41,216 | 42,142 | 41,665 | 27,115 | ||||
| 1 | Ahmetovci | |||||||
| 2 | Blagaj Japra | 1,279 | 807 | |||||
| 3 | Blagaj Rijeka | 980 | 488 | |||||
| 4 | Blatna | 443 | 367 | |||||
| 5 | Cerovica | |||||||
| 6 | Crna Rijeka | |||||||
| 7 | Čađavica Donja | 408 | 338 | |||||
| 8 | Čađavica Gornja | 297 | 240 | |||||
| 9 | Čađavica Srednja | 262 | 192 | |||||
| 10 | Ćele | |||||||
| 11 | Devetaci | |||||||
| 12 | Dobrljin | 1,141 | 858 | |||||
| 13 | Donje Vodičevo | 801 | 615 | |||||
| 14 | Donji Agići | 935 | 637 | |||||
| 15 | Donji Rakani | 315 | 338 | |||||
| 16 | Gornje Vodičevo | 368 | 278 | |||||
| 17 | Gornji Agići | 540 | 244 | |||||
| 18 | Gornji Rakani | 254 | 249 | |||||
| 19 | Grabašnica | |||||||
| 20 | Hozići | 958 | 610 | |||||
| 21 | Johovica | |||||||
| 22 | Jošava | |||||||
| 23 | Kršlje | 632 | 434 | |||||
| 24 | Kuljani | |||||||
| 25 | Lješljani | |||||||
| 26 | Mala Krupska Rujiška | 431 | 384 | |||||
| 27 | Mala Novska Rujiška | 573 | 412 | |||||
| 28 | Mala Žuljevica | |||||||
| 29 | Maslovare | 500 | 284 | |||||
| 30 | Matavazi | 563 | 466 | |||||
| 31 | Mazić | |||||||
| 32 | Novi Grad | 4,070 | 4,884 | 7,023 | 9,849 | 12,186 | 13,588 | 11,063 |
| 33 | Petkovac | 227 | 205 | |||||
| 34 | Poljavnice | 1,137 | 1,266 | |||||
| 35 | Prusci | |||||||
| 36 | Radomirovac | 557 | 419 | |||||
| 37 | Rakovac | |||||||
| 38 | Rašće | |||||||
| 39 | Ravnice | 639 | 581 | |||||
| 40 | Rudice | 452 | 590 | |||||
| 41 | Sokolište | 611 | 410 | |||||
| 42 | Suhača | 1,087 | 506 | |||||
| 43 | Svodna | 1,270 | 1,038 | |||||
| 44 | Trgovište | 377 | 274 | |||||
| 45 | Vedovica | |||||||
| 46 | Velika Rujiška | |||||||
| 47 | Velika Žuljevica | 410 | 224 | |||||
| 48 | Vitasovci | 385 | 399 | |||||
| Ethnic composition – Novi Grad town | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 11,063 (100,0%) | 13,588 (100,0%) | 12,186 (100,0%) | 9,849 (100,0%) | |||
| Muslims/Bosniaks | 6,831 (50,27%) | 5,211 (42,76%) | 5,520 (56,05%) | ||||
| Serbs | 5,121 (37,69%) | 3,900 (32,00%) | 3,610 (36,65%) | ||||
| Yugoslavs | 1,117 (8,220%) | 2,647 (21,72%) | 308 (3,127%) | ||||
| Others | 332 (2,443%) | 42 (0,345%) | 74 (0,751%) | ||||
| Croats | 187 (1,376%) | 217 (1,781%) | 287 (2,914%) | ||||
| Albanians | 77 (0,632%) | 20 (0,203%) | |||||
| Roma | 66 (0,542%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 16 (0,131%) | 18 (0,183%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 8 (0,066%) | 11 (0,112%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 1 (0,008%) | ||||||
| Hungarians | 1 (0,008%) | 1 (0,010%) | |||||
| Ethnic composition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 27,115 (100,0%) | 41,665 (100,0%) | 42,142 (100,0%) | 41,216 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 20,116 (74,19%) | 25,101 (60,24%) | 25,098 (59,56%) | 28,328 (68,73%) | |||
| Muslims/Bosniaks | 6,439 (23,75%) | 14,040 (33,70%) | 11,745 (27,87%) | 11,625 (28,21%) | |||
| Others | 379 (1,398%) | 564 (1,354%) | 116 (0,275%) | 173 (0,420%) | |||
| Croats | 181 (0,668%) | 403 (0,967%) | 458 (1,087%) | 640 (1,553%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 1 557 (3,737%) | 4 525 (10,74%) | 366 (0,888%) | ||||
| Albanians | 85 (0,202%) | 26 (0,063%) | |||||
| Roma | 72 (0,171%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 24 (0,057%) | 32 (0,078%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 10 (0,024%) | 19 (0,046%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 6 (0,014%) | 5 (0,012%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 3 (0,007%) | 2 (0,005%) | |||||
The economy is based on a few industries and a number of private firms. Novi Grad has notable potential in tourism, wood processing, food production and management of water resources.
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[5]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 92 |
| Mining and quarrying | 47 |
| Manufacturing | 722 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 103 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 91 |
| Construction | 30 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,038 |
| Transportation and storage | 438 |
| Accommodation and food services | 243 |
| Information and communication | 28 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 47 |
| Real estate activities | 4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 96 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 10 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 304 |
| Education | 424 |
| Human health and social work activities | 187 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 22 |
| Other service activities | 72 |
| Total | 3,998 |
There are several active sports organizations in the town, includingfootball,handball andbasketball clubs.
The localfootball club isFK Sloboda Novi Grad.
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