Srbac Србац | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Srbac within Republika Srpska | |
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| Coordinates:45°5′45″N17°31′9″E / 45.09583°N 17.51917°E /45.09583; 17.51917 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Mlađan Dragosavljević (SNSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 452.51 km2 (174.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 17,587 |
| • Density | 38.865/km2 (100.66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
| Area code | 51 |
| Phone code | +387 |
| Website | www |
Srbac (Serbian Cyrillic:Србац) is a town and municipality inRepublika Srpska,Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 17,587 inhabitants, while the town of Srbac has a population of 2,707 inhabitants.
The municipality of Srbac is situated at the coordinates of45°30′N17°19′E / 45.5°N 17.31°E /45.5; 17.31 on the right bank of theSava, acrossDavor, at the confluence of theVrbas into Sava, and about 20 km (12 mi) downstream fromGradiška.
The area around Srbac is mountainous woodland to the south-east (40% of the total area) and farmland to the south-west (60% of total area). The city itself is built in thePannonian plain, which is located on the transition between low mountain areas and flat farmlands. The mountain ranges to the south-east are calledMotajica and the highest peak is called Gradina at 652m above sea level. The lowest point is 89m in the small village of Vlaknica along the Sava river.
The Municipality of Srbac is located in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Hercegovina's entity Republika Srpska and borders the municipalities ofDerventa,Prnjavor,Laktaši and Gradiška and has a 42 km long border withCroatia. The Municipality of Srbac covers an area of 453 km2 (174.9 mi2) and consists of 39 villages.
Srbac has atemperate climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of 22.1 °C (71.8 °F). The coldest month of the year is January, when temperatures average 1.2 °C (34.2 °F).Annual precipitation for Srbac is about 770 mm. Due to the city's high latitude; it snows in Srbac almost every year as well. Strong winds come from the north and northeast bringing much snow.
| Climate data for Srbac (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) | 7.7 (45.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 43.8 (1.72) | 40.6 (1.60) | 49.9 (1.96) | 59.6 (2.35) | 76.9 (3.03) | 84.5 (3.33) | 62.2 (2.45) | 65.3 (2.57) | 80.3 (3.16) | 76.2 (3.00) | 70.6 (2.78) | 59.3 (2.33) | 769.3 (30.29) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 114.9 |
| Source:NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Archaeological evidence points to anIron Age settlement existing in the region (Cagan grad). Before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire the town was mentioned in this area. As throughout in the Balkans duringOttoman occupation, towns were constantly burnt and destroyed. In the cadastral area of modern Srbac the historical town of Svinjar existed (meaning "swine stable").
At the time of theLong War (1591–1606), Ahmet Hafiz-pasha transported his huge army from Ottoman-heldSlavonia across the Sava at Svinjar further into Bosnia (1596). During Ottoman occupation the region was part of theSanjak of Bosnia. Svinjar was one of the important rebel sites in Bosnia during theHerzegovina Uprising (1875–78) against theOttoman Empire; one of the battles took place here on 21 November 1875 at a place called Srbac wherehajduks ofMotajica burnt down and destroyed an Ottoman military camp.
In the late 19th century Svinjar was underAustro-Hungary. In 1888 a primary school was opened in Svinjar. Between the years of 1899 to 1921 around 7,000 Poles and around 5,000 Ukrainians migrated and settled in the area. Towards the end of 1929 a medical centre was also opened in Svinjar. On 2 November 1933 the minister of internal affairs of theKingdom of Yugoslavia changed the town name into Srbac.
DuringWorld War II these parts were frequently invaded by all the warring sides. During the 1970s Srbac saw rapid growth with the opening of a new textile factory and a packaging material factory. However, economic growth stopped during theBosnian War. Srbac was bombarded 3 times during the war by Croatian forces in the summer of 1992 only. No one was killed in these 3 incidents and Srbac suffered only minor structural damage.
According to the 2013 census results, the municipality has 17,587, while the town of Srbac had a population of 2,707 inhabitants.
| Population of settlements – Srbac municipality | ||||||||
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| Settlement | 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 21,226 | 22,336 | 21,840 | 17,587 | ||||
| 1 | Bajinci | 900 | 621 | |||||
| 2 | Bardača | 269 | 195 | |||||
| 3 | Brezovljani | 292 | 267 | |||||
| 4 | Brusnik | 176 | 86 | |||||
| 5 | Vlaknica | 247 | 133 | |||||
| 6 | Gaj | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Glamočani | 615 | 559 | |||||
| 8 | Gornja Lepenica | 351 | 240 | |||||
| 9 | Gornji Kladari | 392 | 316 | |||||
| 10 | Gornji Srđevići | 608 | 455 | |||||
| 11 | Donja Lepenica | 537 | 326 | |||||
| 12 | Donji Kladari | 222 | 172 | |||||
| 13 | Donji Srđevići | 393 | 302 | |||||
| 14 | Dugo Polje | 332 | 247 | |||||
| 15 | Ilićani | 207 | 124 | |||||
| 16 | Inađol | 785 | 779 | |||||
| 17 | Kaoci | 797 | 528 | |||||
| 18 | Kobaš | 1,014 | 509 | |||||
| 19 | Korovi | 534 | 317 | |||||
| 20 | Kukulje | 950 | 842 | |||||
| 21 | Lilić | 315 | 199 | |||||
| 22 | Nova Ves | 377 | 243 | |||||
| 23 | Novi Martinac | 15 | 13 | |||||
| 24 | Nožičko | 1,117 | 916 | |||||
| 25 | Povelič | 1,219 | 982 | |||||
| 26 | Pribljezi | 562 | 432 | |||||
| 27 | Razboj Župski | 481 | 312 | |||||
| 28 | Razboj Ljevčanski | 903 | 845 | |||||
| 29 | Rakovac | 36 | 6 | |||||
| 30 | Resevac | 242 | 196 | |||||
| 31 | Selište | 134 | 81 | |||||
| 32 | Seferovci | 307 | 238 | |||||
| 33 | Sitneši | 1,207 | 871 | |||||
| 34 | Sitneši Mali | 490 | 314 | |||||
| 35 | Srbac | 573 | 492 | 789 | 1,437 | 2,442 | 3,043 | 2,707 |
| 36 | Srbac Selo | 824 | 822 | |||||
| 37 | Stari Martinac | 452 | 323 | |||||
| 38 | Ćukali | 380 | 308 | |||||
| 39 | Crnaja | 110 | 104 | |||||
| Ethnic composition – Srbac town | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 2,707 (100,0%) | 3,043 (100,0%) | 2,442 (100,0%) | 1,437 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 2,605 (85,61%) | 1,840 (75,35%) | 1,285 (89,42%) | ||||
| Yugoslavs | 209 (6,868%) | 394 (16,13%) | 10 (0,696%) | ||||
| Others | 124 (4,075%) | 71 (2,907%) | 28 (1,949%) | ||||
| Croats | 54 (1,775%) | 65 (2,662%) | 46 (3,201%) | ||||
| Bosniaks | 51 (1,676%) | 33 (1,351%) | 39 (2,714%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 29 (1,188%) | 22 (1,531%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 7 (0,287%) | 2 (0,139%) | |||||
| Albanians | 3 (0,123%) | ||||||
| Roma | 4 (0,278%) | ||||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,070%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Srbac municipality | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 17,587 (100,0%) | 21,840 (100,0%) | 22,336 (100,0%) | 21,226 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 16,630 (94,56%) | 19,382 (88,75%) | 19,175 (85,85%) | 19,469 (91,72%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 417 (2,371%) | 940 (4,304%) | 800 (3,582%) | 1 018 (4,796%) | |||
| Others | 409 (2,326%) | 567 (2,596%) | 557 (2,494%) | 454 (2,139%) | |||
| Croats | 131 (0,745%) | 140 (0,641%) | 172 (0,770%) | 203 (0,956%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 811 (3,713%) | 1 543 (6,908%) | 34 (0,160%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 57 (0,255%) | 27 (0,127%) | |||||
| Albanians | 12 (0,054%) | 5 (0,024%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 11 (0,049%) | 4 (0,019%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 6 (0,027%) | 8 (0,038%) | |||||
| Roma | 3 (0,013%) | 4 (0,019%) | |||||
