Gacko
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | Гацко |
| official_name | Gacko |
| settlement_type | Town and municipality |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Entity |
| subdivision_name1 | Republika Srpska |
| subdivision_type2 | Geographical region |
| subdivision_name2 | Herzegovina |
| parts | 71 (as of 2008) |
| leader_title | Municipal mayor |
| leader_name | Vukota Govedarica |
| leader_party | SDS |
| image_skyline | Nemanjina ulica u Gacku.jpg |
| image_caption | Gacko |
| image_map | Gacko municipality.svg |
| area_blank1_title | Town |
| area_blank2_title | Municipality |
| area_blank2_km2 | 735.88 |
| population_as_of | 2013 census |
| population_blank1_title | Town |
| population_blank1 | 5784 |
| population_density_blank1_km2 | auto |
| population_blank2_title | Municipality |
| population_blank2 | 8990 |
| population_density_blank2_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| area_code | 59 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| image_map1 | Gacko-naselja.PNG |
| image_shield | Coat of Arms of Gacko.png |
| :: |
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Gacko (Гацко) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inhabitants, while the municipality has 8,990 inhabitants.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 736 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The town is near the state border with Montenegro.
History
Middle Ages
In the 14th century the region was governed by the powerful Vojinović family.
In 1359, veliki čelnik Dimitrije controlled the region.
Ottoman period
The rebels were defeated at the field of Gacko. This was ultimately due to the lack of foreign support.
Modern history
Austro-Hungarian authorities took it over in 1878, a decision which was made at the Berlin Congress. In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina sparking the Bosnian Crisis, which eventually led to World War I.
The Croatian fascist Ustaše movement committed the Gacko massacre on 4 June 1941. In response, on 6 June 1941 the rebels from Gacko under the command of Orthodox priest Radojica Perišić started the uprising against the Independent State of Croatia known as the June 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina. The first Partisan battalion established in Gacko at the end of 1941 was named "6th June" in honor of the first date of the uprising. During the period after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gacko municipality proclaimed 6 June as their holiday in honor of the beginning of the uprising and held public ceremonies on 6 June named the Day of Gacko.
When the German and Italian Zones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Gacko fell in , administered civilly by Croatia but militarily by Italy.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Gacko, the municipality includes the following settlements:
- Avtovac
- Bahori
- Bašići
- Berušica
- Brajićevići
- Branilovići
- Cernica
- Čemerno
- Danići
- Dobrelji
- Domrke
- Donja Bodežišta
- Dramešina
- Dražljevo
- Drugovići
- Dubljevići
- Fojnica
- Gareva
- Gornja Bodežišta
- Gračanica
- Gradina
- Hodinići
- Igri
- Izgori
- Jabuka
- Jasenik
- Jugovići
- Kazanci
- Ključ
- Kokorina
- Kravarevo
- Kula
- Lipnik
- Lončari
- Luka
- Lukovice
- Ljeskov Dub
- Medanići
- Međuljići
- Mekavci
- Melečići
- Miholjače
- Mjedenik
- Mrđenovići
- Muhovići
- Nadinići
- Novi Dulići
- Platice
- Poda
- Pridvorica
- Pržine
- Ravni
- Rudo Polje
- Samobor
- Slivlja
- Soderi
- Srđevići
- Stambelići
- Stari Dulići
- Stepen
- Stolac
- Šipovica
- Šumići
- Ulinje
- Višnjevo
- Vratkovići
- Vrba
- Zagradci
- Zurovići
- Žanjevica
Demographics
Population
::data[format=table]
| Population of settlements – Gacko municipality |
|---|
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| :: |
Ethnic composition
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/8č._Crkvica_u_Dobreljima.jpg" caption="Serbian Orthodox Church in Dobrelji"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Crkva_svetog_Ilije_Nadinići_5.jpg" caption="Church of St. Elijah in Nadinići"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Etnografski_muzej_Beograd_Kolega2357_208.jpg" caption="[[Serbian traditional clothing]] from Gacko"] ::
::data[format=table]
| Ethnic composition – Gacko town |
|---|
| Total |
| Bosniaks |
| Serbs |
| Others |
| Yugoslavs |
| Croats |
| Montenegrins |
| Macedonians |
| Albanians |
| Slovenes |
| :: |
::data[format=table]
| Ethnic composition – Gacko municipality |
|---|
| Total |
| Serbs |
| Bosniaks |
| Others |
| Croats |
| Yugoslavs |
| Montenegrins |
| Macedonians |
| Albanians |
| Slovenes |
| :: |
Economy
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Jezero_Klinje_(Gacko)_41.jpg" caption="The [[Dam]] on the [[Klinje Lake]] is the biggest in the municipality"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Gacko_–_Power_Plant_2.jpg" caption="Gacko Power Plant"] ::
The Gacko coal mine and thermoelectric powerplant is located in the municipality, and is also the largest employer in the area.
The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in professional fields per their core activity (as of 2018): ::data[format=table]
| Professional field | Total |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 28 |
| Mining and quarrying | 682 |
| Manufacturing | 31 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1,246 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 129 |
| Construction | 230 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 155 |
| Transportation and storage | 78 |
| Accommodation and food services | 75 |
| Information and communication | 16 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 21 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 15 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 2 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 183 |
| Education | 185 |
| Human health and social work activities | 79 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 39 |
| Other service activities | 36 |
| Total | 3,230 |
| :: |
Sports
The local football club, FK Mladost Gacko, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.
Volleyball teams, both men's and women's, are among the most successful in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the women's volleyball team being vice champions multiple times, also winning the Cup of Republika Srpska once.
Notable people
- Admir Ćatović, footballer
- Nemanja Supić, footballer
- Vukašin Višnjevac, football coach
- Vule Avdalović, basketball player
- Nemanja Gordić, basketball player
- Sava Vladislavić, diplomat
- Bogdan Zimonjić, priest and vojvoda (military commander)
References
Bibliography
- HadžiMuhamedović, Safet (2018) Waiting for Elijah: Time and Encounter in a Bosnian Landscape. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books.
References
- Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr.. (1994). "The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest". University of Michigan Press.
- (1908). "Glas". SANU.
- Ćorović, Vladimir. (2001). "Историја српског народа". Јанус.
- "Prva puška hercegovačka". Večernje Novosti.
- (2004). "Književnost". Prosveta.
- "DAN ZA ISTORIJU – 6. JUN 1941: Hercegovci započeli prvi ustanak u porobljenoj Evropi".
- (25 December 2019). "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska". Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics.
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