Berkovići
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Geography
The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.[1]
History
The old town of Koštun near Berkovići from the early Middle Ages, built of very large stones, was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004.[2]
Medieval artifacts include numerous stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. The site of Potkuk stećak necropolis in Bitunja is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.[3]
The municipality was created in 1995, after the Bosnian War, out of the Republika Srpska-controlled parts of the pre-war municipality of Stolac (now in the Federation of B&H).[4] The village was struck by a big earthquake on April 22, 2022 with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.[5]
Settlements
Aside from the village of Berkovići itself, the municipality includes the following settlements:
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Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:
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- Barane
- Burmazi
- Do
- Hodovo
- Hrgud
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Berkovići municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1938. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 2,573 | 3,166 | 2,114 | |||||
| 1 | Berkovići | 747 | 749 | 651 | 159 | 230 | ||
| 2 | Hatelji | 468 | 409 | |||||
| 3 | Ljuti Do | 316 | 233 | |||||
| 4 | Meča | 88 | 300 | |||||
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Berkovići village | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |
| Total | 240 (100,0%) | 159 (100,0%) | 651 (100,0%) | 749 (100,0%) |
| Serbs | 238 (99,17%) | 147 (97,484%) | 611 (93,856%) | 744 (100,0%) |
| Croats | 2 (0,83%) | 1 (0,154%) | 1 (0,134%) | |
| Bosniaks | 4 (2,516%) | 4 (0,614%) | ||
| Yugoslavs | 33 (5,069%) | |||
| Other | 2 (0,307%) | 2 (0,267%) | ||
| Montenegrins | 1 (0,134%) | |||
| Macedonians | 1 (0,134%) | |||
| Ethnic composition – Berkovići municipality | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | |
| Total | 2,114 (100,0%) |
| Serbs | 1,942 (91,86%) |
| Bosniaks | 159 (7,52%) |
| Croats | 11 (0,52%) |
| Others | 2 (0,09%) |
Economy
The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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External links
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