Knežina, Sokolac

Knežina
Village
Sultan Selim Mosque
Sultan Selim Mosque
Knežina is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Knežina
Knežina
Coordinates: 44°01′12″N 18°45′32″E / 44.02000°N 18.75889°E / 44.02000; 18.75889
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
MunicipalitySokolac
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Knežina (Serbian Cyrillic: Кнежина) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

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In 1991 the area was incorporated into the SAO Romanija, a Serb-established autonomous province, which later merged with other SAOs to form Republika Srpska in 1992.

The present-day settlement of Kadića Brdo was historically a hamlet (zaseok) of Knežina.

Demographic history

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According to the 1991 census, the village had 465 inhabitants, out of whom 289 were Muslims (Bosniaks) (62,15%), 170 Serbs (36,56%).[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census" (Document). Sarajevo: Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine. 1991.

44°01′12″N 18°45′32″E / 44.02000°N 18.75889°E / 44.02000; 18.75889