Kotor Varoš
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Kotor Varoš or Kotor-Varoš (Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2][3][4]
In 2013, 22,001 people lived in Kotor Varoš.
The elevation of Kotor Varoš is 220 metres (720 feet). Total municipality area is 564.26 square kilometres (217.86 square miles).
Kotor Varoš is on the Vrbanja river, on its southeastern upstream line of the Banja Luka, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) and to Šiprage also,30 kilometres (19 miles).[5][6]
History
The first settlement of the medieval town Kotor, existed certainly before the 9th century, because, according to credible sources, it was previously "destroyed several times." It was named as Vasekatro „near Banja Luka“.[7]
Kotor Varoš settlement by Census years
| Census Year | 1879. | 1885. | 1889. | 1910 | 1921. | 1931. | 1948. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. |
| Population | 422 | 418 | 312 | 1.361 | 1.428 | 1.400 | 4.715 | 2.428 | 2.893 | 2.700 | 5.423 | 3.746 | 8.360 |
Kotor Varoš Media
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Liplje monastery, mentioned for the first time in the 15th century
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Swimming dam on the Bobas, a popular attraction
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Orthodox church in Kotor Varoš
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Catholic church in Kotor Varoš, rebuilt
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Old marketplace, čaršija, shops on left side
Related pages
References
- ↑ Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1962): Prnjavor (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.
- ↑ Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće "Sejtarija", Sarajevo.
- ↑ kartabih
- ↑ Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo, ISBN 9958-766-00-0.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ http://www.udaljenosti.com/bosna/-Distances[dead link] in B&H.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G1953/Pdf/G19534001.pdf.