Sanski Most

Sanski Most
Municipality

Coat of arms
Sanski Most

Location of Sanski Most

Coordinates: 44°46′N 16°40′E / 44.767°N 16.667°E / 44.767; 16.667Coordinates: 44°46′N 16°40′E / 44.767°N 16.667°E / 44.767; 16.667
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivisions 75
Government
 • Mayor Mustafa Avdagić (SDA)
Area
 • Total 781 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
 • Total 47,359
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 37
Website http://www.sanskimost.gov.ba

Sanski Most (pronounced [sâːnskiː mɔ̂ːst]) is a city in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Geography

It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

In 1878 the little town (varošica) of Sanski Most was described as Muslim by Croatian historian Vjekoslav Klaić.[1] From 1929 to 1941, Sanski Most was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

During World War II it was part of the Axis Independent State of Croatia. At the beginning of May 1941 in several villages south-east of Sanski Most (Kijevo, Tramošnja, Kozica, etc.) the first armed conflict between the Ustaše and insurgent Serbs occurred. The event is known as the Đurđevdan uprising. The State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ZAVNOBiH) held its second meeting from 30 June to 2 July 1944 in the town; it declared the equality of Muslims (Bosniaks), Serbs and Croats.

During the Bosnian War, the town was controlled by the Army of Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serbs) and remained under its control until October 1995 when the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina took over it shortly before the end of the war. During the war many non-Serbs were killed or forced to flee.

In 2004, Serb-inhabited Oštra Luka was split from Sanski Most and ceded to the Republika Srpska entity.

Sport

The football club of the town is NK Podgrmeč.

Businesses and Organisations

Sanski Most is home to many different types of stores, and in the city center Konzum is located, part of a food chain from Croatia. There is also a store of the Tuš-chain of foodstores. There are many cafés in the city as well as many bakeries.

There are several non-governmental organisations in Sanski Most. Center for Peacebuilding, in the local language "Centar za Izgradnju Mira (CIM)" has been active in the city since 2004. The "Fenix Center", Centar Fenix provides humanitarian aid to the persons in need in the local community.

Demographics

Ethnic Composition
Year Serbs  % Bosniaks  % Croats  % Yugoslavs  % Others  % Total
1961 19,156 48.52% 12,350 31.28% 4,844 12.27% 3,014 7.63% % 39,483
1971 30,422 48,98% 24,839 39,99% 6,307 10,15% 195 0,31% 339 0,57% 62,102
1981 26,619 42.61% 27,083 43.36% 5,314 8.51% 2,936 4.70% 515 0,82% 62,467
1991 25,363 42.05% 28,136 46.65% 4,322 7.16% 1,247 2.06% 1,239 2.08% 60,307

The size of the municipality's area more than doubled after 1961. Therefore, the population rose quite a bit.

The city of Sanski Most itself had 17,144 residents in 1991.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vjekoslav Klaić (1878). Bosna: podatci o zemljopisu i poviesti Bosne i Hercegovine. Naklad. "Matice Hrvatske". p. 192.

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