Trebinje
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Trebinje (Serbian Cyrillic: Требиње) is the southern-most city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in southeastern Herzegovina at .
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[edit] History
The toponym Trebinje comes from a medieval term Travunia. Trebinje was built by the Slavs, probably on the site of a Roman town laid waste by the Saracens in 840. In the mid-10th century Fritz Erkocevic mentioned it under the name of Terbunia. It commanded the road from Ragusa to Constantinople, traversed, in 1096, by Raymond of Toulouse and his crusaders. Under the name of Tribunia or Travunja (the Trebigne of the Ragusans), it belonged to the Serbian Empire until 1355. There is a medieval tower in Gornje Police (Gornye Politse) whose construction is often attributed to Djuro Agbabic. In 1483 it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. During the period of Austro-Hungarian administration (1878-1918) several fortifications were built on the surrounding hills, and there was a garrison based in the town.
[edit] Geography
The town lies on the small Trebišnjica river, and there are several mills along the river, as well as an Ottoman stone bridge spanning it (Arslanagić bridge).
There is a new Orthodox church in the town, whilst nearby is what is now an Episcopal church dating back from the 15th century nearby (Tvrdoš Orthodox). Trebinje is also home to the small Catholic Cathedral of the Birth of Mary. The town largely escaped damage during the war, but some Muslim architecture was destroyed. The Mosque of Trebinje was rebuilt by the returned Muslim community and inaugurated in July 2005.
Trebinje is the seat of the Catholic Bishopric of Trebinje-Mrkan.
The local football club is FK Leotar Trebinje.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Trebinje municipality were Orthodox Christians (71.38%).
In the 1991 census, there were 30,879 inhabitants of the Trebinje municipality:
- 21,387 Serbs (69.2%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 5,542 Muslims by nationality (17.9%)
- 1,625 Yugoslavs (5.3%)
- 1,226 Croats (3.9%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 1,099 others (3.7%)
The town of Trebinje itself had 3,562 residents:
- 53% Serbs
- 35% Muslims by nationality
- 8% Yugoslavs
- 2% Croats
- 2% others
[edit] Famous persons originating from Trebinje
[edit] References
- Treasures of Yugoslavia, published by Yugoslaviapublic Beograd, Belgrade 1980
[edit] External links
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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