Kotor Varoš

Kotor Varoš municipality

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

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Kotor Varoš Media

Liplje monastery, mentioned for the first time in the 15th century
Swimming dam on the Bobas, a popular attraction
Orthodox church in Kotor Varoš
Catholic church in Kotor Varoš, rebuilt
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.
↑ "61 Km - Distance from Siprage to Banja Luka".
↑ http://www.udaljenosti.com/bosna/-Distances^{[dead link]} in B&H.
↑ Orbin M. (1601). Regno degli Slavi hoggi corrottamente detti Schiavoni. Historia di Mavro Orbini raveseo Abbate Melitense. 3. Dalmatia, Croatia, Bosna, Servia & Bvulgaria. Pesaro: Girolamo Concordia/Srpska književna zadruga.
↑ http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G1953/Pdf/G19534001.pdf.

[1] Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1962): Prnjavor (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd.

[2] Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće "Sejtarija", Sarajevo.

[3] rtabih

[4] Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo, ISBN 9958-766-00-0.

[5] "61 Km - Distance from Siprage to Banja Luka".

[6] ttp://www.udaljenosti.com/bosna/-Distances^{[dead link]} in B&H.

[Mavro-7] Orbin M. (1601). Regno degli Slavi hoggi corrottamente detti Schiavoni. Historia di Mavro Orbini raveseo Abbate Melitense. 3. Dalmatia, Croatia, Bosna, Servia & Bvulgaria. Pesaro: Girolamo Concordia/Srpska književna zadruga.

[8] ttp://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G1953/Pdf/G19534001.pdf.

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