Gacko Гацко | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 Gacko | |
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| Coordinates:43°10′N18°32′E / 43.167°N 18.533°E /43.167; 18.533 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographicalregion | Herzegovina |
| Boroughs | 71(as of 2008) |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Vukota Govedarica (SDS) |
| • Municipality | 735.88 km2 (284.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Town | 5,784 |
| • Municipality | 8,990 |
| • Municipality density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 59 |
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Gacko (Serbian Cyrillic:Гацко) is a town and municipality inRepublika Srpska,Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region ofEast Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inhabitants, while the municipality has 8,990 inhabitants.
The municipality covers an area of 736 km2 (284 sq mi), making it one of the largest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The town is near the state border withMontenegro.
In the 14th century the region was governed by the powerfulVojinović family.[1]
In 1359,veliki čelnikDimitrije controlled the region.[2]
The rebels were defeated at thefield of Gacko. This was ultimately due to the lack of foreign support.[3]
Austro-Hungarian authorities took it over in 1878, a decision which was made at theBerlin Congress. In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina sparking theBosnian Crisis, which eventually led toWorld War I.
After the war, Gacko joined theState of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and later theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by the end of 1918. These were the first moments ofYugoslavia's existence.
The Croatian fascistUstaše movement committed theGacko massacre on 4 June 1941. In response, on 6 June 1941 the rebels from Gacko under the command of Orthodox priestRadojica Perišić started the uprising against the genocidalIndependent State of Croatia known as theJune 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina. The communist historiography intentionally ignored the pre-22 June rebels in Eastern Herzegovina andSanski Most, because they occurred in the period of collaboration between the communists and fascists, therefore contradicting the communist narrative about rebels being led by communists.[4] On the other hand, the first Partisan battalion established in Gacko at the end of 1941 was named "6th June" in honor of the first date of the uprising.[5] During the period after theFall of the Berlin Wall, the Gacko municipality proclaimed 6 June as their holiday in honor of the beginning of the uprising and held public ceremonies on 6 June named theDay of Gacko.[6]
Aside from the town of Gacko, the municipality includes the following settlements:
| Population of settlements – Gacko municipality | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1879. | 1885. | 1895. | 1910. | 1921. | 1931. | 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 9,295 | 10,582 | 12,675 | 15,107 | 13,667 | 15,235 | 14,424 | 14,628 | 13,296 | 12,033 | 10,279 | 10,788 | 8,990 | |
| 1 | Avtovac | 594 | 261 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Dobrelji | 143 | 257 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Gacko | 1,527 | 5,911 | 1,368 | 1,604 | 2,602 | 4,584 | 5,784 | ||||||
| 4 | Lipnik | 253 | 214 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Miholjače | 334 | 604 | |||||||||||
| Ethnic composition – Gacko town | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 5,784 (100,0%) | 4,584 (100,0%) | 2,602 (100,0%) | 1,604 (100,0%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 2,253 (49,15%) | 1,235 (47,46%) | 776 (48,38%) | ||||
| Serbs | 2,144 (46,77%) | 1,100 (42,28%) | 776 (48,38%) | ||||
| Others | 81 (1,767%) | 10 (0,384%) | 6 (0,374%) | ||||
| Yugoslavs | 78 (1,702%) | 207 (7,955%) | 15 (0,935%) | ||||
| Croats | 28 (0,611%) | 17 (0,653%) | 10 (0,623%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 31 (1,191%) | 20 (1,247%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 1 (0,038%) | ||||||
| Albanians | 1 (0,038%) | ||||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,062%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Gacko municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 8,990 (100,0%) | 10,788 (100,0%) | 10,279 (100,0%) | 12,033 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 8,556 (95,17%) | 6,661 (61,74%) | 6,215 (60,46%) | 7,634 (63,44%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 369 (4,105%) | 3,858 (35,76%) | 3,424 (33,31%) | 4,184 (34,77%) | |||
| Others | 50 (0,556%) | 156 (1,446%) | 22 (0,214%) | 33 (0,274%) | |||
| Croats | 15 (0,167%) | 29 (0,269%) | 21 (0,204%) | 15 (0,125%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 84 (0,779%) | 380 (3,697%) | 20 (0,166%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 215 (2,092%) | 142 (1,180%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 1 (0,010%) | 3 (0,025%) | |||||
| Albanians | 1 (0,010%) | 1 (0,008%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,008%) | ||||||
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TheGacko coal mine and thermoelectric powerplant is located in the municipality, and is also the largest employer in the area.
The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in professional fields per their core activity (as of 2018):[7]
| Professional field | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 28 |
| Mining and quarrying | 682 |
| Manufacturing | 31 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1,246 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 129 |
| Construction | 230 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 155 |
| Transportation and storage | 78 |
| Accommodation and food services | 75 |
| Information and communication | 16 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 21 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 15 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 2 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 183 |
| Education | 185 |
| Human health and social work activities | 79 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 39 |
| Other service activities | 36 |
| Total | 3,230 |
The localfootball club,FK Mladost Gacko, plays in theFirst League of the Republika Srpska.
Volleyball teams, both men's and women's, are among the most successful in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the women's volleyball team being vice champions multiple times, also winning the Cup of Republika Srpska once.
Да је овај Устанак почео 6. а не 7. јуна, зна се и по томе што се први партизански батаљон, који је настао у Гацку крајем 1941. године, звао Батаљон 6. јун
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