Modriča

Modriča
Модрича
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Coat of arms
Location of Modriča within Republika Srpska
Coordinates:
Entity  Republika Srpska
Government
 • Mayor Mladen Krekić (SNSD) [1]
Area
 • Total 336 km2 (129.7 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 35,413
 • Municipality ?
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 53
Website www.modrica.ba

Modriča (Serbian Cyrillic: Модрича) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska entity. It is located near the towns of Šamac, Derventa and Doboj. After the war, prewar municipal borders were changed, villages of Jakeš, Pećnik and Modrički Lug were excluded from Modriča and included in new Vukosavlje municipality), and few villages from western part of prewar Gradačac municipality were included. So the area of municiplity changed substantially.

Contents

Demographics

1971

31,622 total

1991

According to the 1991 census, the Modriča municipality had a population of 35,413 people, including[1]:

Economy

The Modriča oil refinery, currently owned by Russian investors, is located in Modriča.

Sports

Car racing club OPTIMA - MODRICA

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-s.html

External links

Historic Photos of Modriča

Other links