Knežina (Serbian Cyrillic: Кнежина) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, city of Istočno Sarajevo in the entity of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Knežina | |
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Village | |
 Sultan Selim Mosque | |
 Interactive map of Knežina | |
  Knežina | |
| Coordinates: 44°01′12″N 18°45′32″E / 44.02000°N 18.75889°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Sokolac |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editIn 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
editAccording to the 1991 census, the village had 465 inhabitants, out of whom 289 were Muslims/Bosniaks (62,15%), 170 Serbs (36,56%).[1]
Notable people
edit- Halid Bešlić, singer[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census" (Document). Sarajevo: Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine. 1991.
- ↑ "Veličina koja ne poznaje granice: Smrt legendarnog Halida Bešlića glavna vijest u regionalnim medijima". klix.ba. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
44°01′12″N 18°45′32″E / 44.02000°N 18.75889°E
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